Hungry Hound is seeking a gentle and caring, energetic, and hard-working individuals for bather positions. Our perfect fit for this position would be someone who is calm under stress, has a great love for animals, and is warm and friendly. The right candidate may be able to go through our apprenticeship program to be trained as a groomer.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Bathing completely each time until water runs clear
* Making sure dogs are 100% dry
* Nail trimming and filing
* Ear cleaning
* Anal gland expression
* Teeth brushing and/or add on services such as de-shedding, facials, deep conditioners
Qualifications:
* At least 1 year of prior bathing experience in a salon is a plus but WE WILL TRAIN YOU
* Careful, kind, and safe with all breeds and temperaments of dogs
* Be able to lift both small and giant breed dogs and restrain them for their safety when necessary
* Have a positive and upbeat personality
* Be able to communicate with dog owner to ensure services they require are understood and or concerns are communicated after
* Finish all dogs in a timely manner
* Be able and willing to perform walk in services such as nail trims and ear cleaning
* Support groomers whenever necessary
* Maintain a clean environment including keeping (but not limited to) hair and debris off floors for all groomers in the salon that day, and taking care of laundry.
* Provide exceptional customer service with a smile
And a little more info:
* Full-time or part-time hours are available
* Flexible schedules
* Pay is hourly
* Ability to work at least one weekend day and two evenings until 7pm is mandatory
* The right candidate may be eligible to go thru our apprenticeship program to learn to become a groomer.
* Hungry Hound offers employee discounts and paid vacations to full-time employees. We are closed on all major holidays.