Dog Groomer Apprentice
(Doggy Styling Boutique SURBITON)

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

This role will include:

• 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
• Assist in ensuring excellent salon presentation is maintained and high standards are kept through cleanliness, safety and good standards of housekeeping
• Hours are: 9.15am to 6pm with 30 min lunch, Tuesday to Saturday

Desired Skills & Personal Qualities:

• Experience working and handling dogs in a professional grooming environment, preferable
• Have experience working in a fast paced environment
• Have excellent communication skills as you will be dealing with doggy parents
• Must be enthusiastic, willing to learn and have a real passion for dogs(Please ensure you show examples of above in your application.
• Ideally we are looking for a local and enthusiastic candidate that we can rely on

Desired Qualifications:

• Maths & English GCSE’s

Training

• Full training to be provided by the employer and KEITS at the place of employment.
• The applicant will be working towards and gain a Level 2 Dog Groomer Apprenticeship
• The learner will be allocated an industry specific training consultant who will provide both remote and on site visits throughout the apprenticeship.
• The apprentice will work towards an End Point Assessment (EPA) at the end of their 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.
• The applicant will be working towards and gain a Level 2 Dog Grooming Apprenticeship
• The learner will be allocated an industry specific training consultant who will provide both remote and on site visits throughout the apprenticeship.
• The apprentice will work towards an End Point Assessment (EPA) at the end of their apprenticeship.