Dog Groomer Apprentice (Doggy Styling Boutique Richmond)

About the position

Doggy Styling is a high-end, unique grooming salon and dog boutique, a home-from-home for our four-legged friends. This is a fantastic opportunity for an apprentice dog groomer to join our team and learn on the job. The goal is to progress to a stylist position.

Responsibilities

• Preparing dogs to specification, ready to be groomed by the stylist. Tasks include bathing, drying, nail clipping and rough trimming.
• Learning and following direction from a grooming trainer.
• Assisting in ensuring excellent salon presentation is maintained and high standards are kept through cleanliness, safety and good housekeeping standards.
• Working hours: 9:15am to 6pm with 30 min lunch, Tuesday to Saturday.

Desired Skills & Personal Qualities

• Experience working and handling dogs in a grooming environment preferred.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills, as you will be dealing with doggy parents.
• Enthusiastic, willing to learn and have a real passion for dogs (please show examples in your application).
• Preferably a local candidate that we can rely on.

Desired Qualifications

• Full training to be provided by the employer and KEITS at the place of employment.
• Working toward and gaining a Level 2 Dog Groomer Apprenticeship.
• Allocated an industry-specific training consultant providing remote and on-site visits throughout the apprenticeship.
• Working toward an End Point Assessment (EPA) at the end of the apprenticeship.

Future Prospects

• Great career progression opportunities as we continue to grow fast.

Things to consider

• Employee discounts and team outings.
• Full training to be provided by the employer and KEITS at the place of employment.
• Working toward and gaining a Level 2 Dog Grooming Apprenticeship.
• Allocated an industry-specific training consultant providing remote and on-site visits throughout the apprenticeship.
• Working toward an End Point Assessment (EPA) at the end of the apprenticeship.
• Address: 502 Centennial Park Elstree Hill South, Elstree Hertfordshire, WD6 3FG.