Professional Dog Groomer

The Urban Puppy Shop has been credited by our clients for providing excellence in grooming their dogs, and as a member of our grooming team, your job will be to continue this exceptional service. This includes:
- Combing, clipping, trimming and shaping dogs’ coats according to grooming techniques and styles.
- Demonstrating competence in ability to groom diverse range of breed types and styles.
- Studying proportions of dog to determine most appropriate cutting pattern to achieve desired result.
- Effectively using hand scissoring techniques to complete coat finishing.
- Communicating well with dog owners to determine style of coat desired.
- Educating clients in the maintenance of grooming between appointments;
selling retail groomingproducts to support such maintenance.
- Initiating follow up with clients to promote continuity of appointments and communicating effectively with other staff to ensure accurate scheduling of grooming appointments.
- Supporting promotional activities to attract new potential clients, including specials/discounts.
- Talking to dog and using others techniques to calm animal.
- Immediately reporting any identified health concerns/risks/injury (i.E. fleas, ticks, lice, cuts, lumps, lesions, skin allergies) to management.
- Maintaining cleanliness of grooming room and equipment, including vacuuming, wet-mopping and general cleaning on a daily basis.
- Ensuring sufficient inventory of grooming supplies and placing orders as required.
Requirements for this position include:
- high school diploma plus minimum of two years of dog grooming
- dog handling experience in multi-faceted dog environment with physical ability to place dogs securely in wash tub and on grooming table.
- ability to work a flexible schedule that includes weekdays and/or weekends
**Job Types**:
Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours:
30-40 per week
**Salary**:
$50,000.00-$60,000.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Flexible schedule
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Commission pay
- Tips
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Vancouver, BC:
reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
**Education**:
- Secondary School (preferred)
**Experience**:
- grooming:
1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- grooming certificate (preferred)
Work Location:
One location