Overview
Join Our Grooming Team: Assistant Stylist Wanted at Pets at Home.
Location: The Groom Room, Croft Retail Park, Welton Road, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 3PN
Contract Type: Permanent • Hours: Full-time • Contracted Hours: 39 • Salary: £12.21 per hour
About Us
At Pets at Home, we’re passionate about pets and it shows. Our Pet Care Centres across the UK include grooming salons, retail stores, and veterinary practices, all dedicated to delivering the very best care for pets and the people who love them.
We believe in creating welcoming, supportive environments where team members can thrive. If you share our love for pets and our commitment to excellence, we’d love to meet you.
The Role
Our Assistant Stylists are critical to the success of our Pets Grooming salons. You will deliver the highest standard of pet care, with a basic understanding of technical concepts relating to preparing and clipping dogs for grooming, including handling techniques, using equipment, and pre-grooming preparation.
We will provide training, skills, and knowledge to deliver service that supports our goal of being the Best Pet Care Business in the World. You’ll receive a competitive base pay and supported growth through comprehensive training and development opportunities, including Earn as You Learn programmes and additional skill-based pay enhancements.
Responsibilities
* Deliver a high standard of pet care in grooming salons
* Handle dogs in a professional grooming environment with appropriate techniques and equipment
* Assist with pre-grooming preparation and clipping under supervision
* Contribute to a positive customer experience in a busy retail setting
Qualifications / Requirements
* Passion for delivering excellent service
* Flexible to work across a busy retail environment with variable hours; minimum contract is guaranteed, with additional hours during busy periods, absences, and holidays
* Experience with dogs in a professional grooming or pet care environment is desirable but not essential (bathing/prepping your own dog does not count as professional experience)
* Experience in customer-facing roles or target-driven environments is preferable
Benefits
* Attractive pay plus commission, subject to targets
* 28 days paid annual leave (rises to 33 days after 2 years), including bank holidays, pro-rata for hours
* Extra day off for your birthday
* Life Assurance – 4 times annual salary
* Company pension contribution of 4%
* Colleague discount of 20% across the Group (including 30% off grooming services)
We’re committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and welcome those who share our values and can contribute to a welcoming environment for pets, their families, and colleagues.
Organisation: The Groom Room
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