Opportunity
Employer description:
Spruce is now seeking a new apprentice to train within their salon(s), and develop their practical skills in support of them gaining their Level 2 Dog Grooming apprenticeship.
It is 9-4pm (flexible) days including some Saturdays. Need a passion for dogs, ideally with dog handling/ ownership experience. Physical strength and emotional resilience is a must in grooming, in a very rewarding but sometimes challenging job. The ability to take on information quickly with a positive attitude, and patience and empathy towards dogs is vital.
Equally customer service skills are very important.
General duties will include;
- Take payments, man reception, and diary management
- Customer service: Welcome, receive and care for visitors, managing phone and email queries linked with diary management.
- Represent the key values and support/ convey the unique selling points of the salon to customers/ public
- Control, care (and suitable restraint) of all dogs on premises, including moving dogs between locations
- Preparing dogs for bath, inc. nails and ears, matt removals, etc.
- Bathing and drying dogs appropriately, to prepare them for styling
- Maintaining the biosecurity and cleanliness of the salon
- Learning and developing skills to style (basic trim, clip and strip) dogs
- Learning and developing skills in dog management and handling
Location
- Animal lover!
- positive
- resilient
- can-do attitude
- willingness to learn
- physical resilience
- strong work ethic
- work well as part of a close co-operative team.