Dog Grooming Stylist

Dogwood is a natural pet grooming salon in our award-winning Pets Corner stores, we are looking for experienced, customer focused, friendly stylists who have a genuine enthusiasm for pets to join our Hitchin salon.

Dogwood is dedicated to providing the best customer service in the industry. In this position you can enjoy working for a company where you really can make a difference!

The role of a stylist will include:

• Able to groom and style all breeds of dogs to the highest standard.
• Overseeing the running of the spa.
• Leading by example by demonstrating a hands-on approach to motivate, train, and develop your team to Dogwoods high standards.

• Responsible for the sales performance of the salon, identifying any improvements needed and implementing.

• Booking and managing appointments.
• Delivering high standards of customer service.
• Ensuring first class spa presentation by our high level of housekeeping and maintenance of equipment.

Essential skills required for the role of Dog Grooming Stylist:

• A genuine interest in Dogwood, our vision, our products, and our values
• Proven experience of Dog Grooming to a high standard
• A confident and positive approach to handling dogs
• Strong customer focus with a desire to get to know our customers and their pets, building strong relationships, we love our customers pets as much as they do!
• A thirst for continued training and team development
• The drive and determination to work equally well as part of a busy team and under own initiative.
• Willingness to pass grooming knowledge to trainee stylists

Why join us? Pets Corner has become a larger company however it is still very much a family business at heart where you are a name and not a number. We quickly identify individuals who are keen to progress and will provide them with the necessary training and experience to do so.

Benefits of becoming a Stylist with Dogwood include:

• The most extensive training and development plan in the industry with our Pets Corner curriculum containing over 900 different training documents and dedicated Academy classroom sessions.
• Custom uniform and high quality equipment provided
• Targeted bonus schemes in place to enhance your earnings
• Other reward systems in place to boost your wage!
• Staff discount of 35% on accessories, 25% on food, 20% in Dogwood Grooming Salons
• Holiday entitlement of up to 28 days
• Tools, articles, and support to help manage mental, physical and emotional wellbeing.
• Offers across a large range of retail and wellbeing brands, including discounts on gym memberships and fun days out!
• Salary Exchange Pension Scheme