Groomer - Insch, United Kingdom - Bishops Brood Animal Services

Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Part Time, Newly Qualified Pet Groomer to join the Bishops Brood Animal Services team for 23 hours per week.

Bishops Brood Animal Services, which was established in 2020, is small but rapidly expanding Pet Services Business based in Old Rayne in Aberdeenshire.

We operate a Pet Grooming Service from a Salon at our base at Old Rayne and also a busy Dog Group Stimulation Service from our very own, secure Dog Park in the heart of South Logie Woodlands.

Our Salon, Style in the Stables, is in a semi converted steading and is equipped with all the large equipment needed for the grooming process.

Our customer base includes a mix of pet and working dogs, but our owners generally want practical pet grooms for the rural location that we are based at.

The successful applicant will initially be the only Pet Groomer in the team and will work alongside the Business Owner until confident enough to start lone working.

Additional in house training will be provided for styles and hair types that the Newly Qualified Groomer has not done before.

The hours of work are,

• 0845 to 1630 Tuesday and Wednesday
• 1045 to 1815 on Thursday.

Daily tasks include,

• Prepare the salon in the morning, ready for grooms to arrive.
• Full grooms of animals, including bathing, drying and trimming.
• Grooming the customers pet to their preference.
• Operating, maintaining and cleaning the Hydrobath.
• Operating, maintaining and cleaning the High and Low Velocity Dryers.
• Keeping tidy and cleaning when finished the Salon.
• Keeping track and ordering when required chemicals and grooming products.
• Keeping records up to date on the booking system.
• Welcoming customers and their pets in when arriving for their groom.
• Offering advice and educate customers about their pets grooming needs.
• Taking payments after the groom has finished.
• Coordinate pets and keep them safe whilst in the salon.
• Cleaning and tidying the salon at the end of the day.
• Taking pictures of the finished groom and uploading it to our social media accounts.
• Keeping the Business Owner up to date about the day to day running of the salon.

Why work for Bishops Brood Animal Services.

• Employee incentives and rewards.
• Competitive hourly rate based on the age and experience of the applicant.
• You will be supported to develop your skills in the business to allow you to organically grow.
• 28 days of holidays per year.
• Paid overtime.
• Uniform will be provided.
• Good physical fitness.
• Good people skills.
• Has completed their grooming qualification to Certificate or Diploma level.
• Has an interest to groom other animals than just dogs.
• Has their own grooming kit which includes scissors and clippers (including comb attachments).
• Willingness to be a lone worker.
• Pet first aid or willing to undertake training.
• Able to change & adapt in a rapidly expanding business.
• Organised & punctual.
• Good with technology.
• Willingness to undertake other duties as the service demands.
• Willingness to increase hours up to full time as the service demands.

Desirable criteria,

• Good animal photography skills.

- . Cat or Rabbit grooming experience.

Applications will close Friday 25th of August at 1800 for interviews to start the week commencing 28th August with an immediate start date.

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent, Graduate

Part-time hours: 23 per week


Salary:
Up to £12.00 per hour


Benefits:

• Company events
• Onsite parking
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus

COVID-19 considerations:
None


Application question(s):

• Please list an example of when you have had to change or adapt with your career/workplace and tell us how you managed this?
• In the space below, please tell us why you want to work for Bishops Brood Animal Services?
• Have you previous Pet Grooming experience?
• List your grooming experience and what styles you can achieve.
• Do you have any Qualifications in Grooming and if so, what are these?

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 25/08/2023


Reference ID:
BROODGROOMER0823