Benefits:

Competitive salary

Employee discounts

Flexible schedule

Pet Groomer assistant - primarily bathing

Part-time, $12 to $14 an hour depending on experience, approximately 15 hours a week

Do you enjoy working with dogs? Come join our team at Dogtopia of HarrisonAve! We are currently looking for a part-time dog groomer assistant who will be responsible for primarily bathing dogs but may also include nail trim, ear cleaning and teeth brushing. You will be working primarily with our groomer Courtney who has over 10 years' experience grooming all breeds.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Independently performs full menu of bath and brush services and standalone services, such as nail trims, teeth brushing, and sanitary services in accordance with Dogtopia’s bathing standards and procedures.

• Shares additional health and wellness solutions with pet parents based on pet’s needs.

• Ensures a safe environment for our associates, pets, and pet parents.

• Responsible for taking immediate action when a sick/injured pet is identified in the store; transport to the vet as needed.

• We will teach you appropriate methods to reward positive behaviors and re-direct or correct unwanted behavior

• One of the biggest elements in maintaining a healthy environment is cleanliness. You will learn how to apply out Pet Safe Cleaning solutions to keep the SPA clean at all times.

We work as a team to make every day the most exciting day ever for you and our pups!

Skills you need:

• Positive attitude, even while managing more challenging dogs

• Willingness to learn and be coached

• Effective communications with groomer

• Reliability to show up for scheduled shift on time

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail and safety measures.

• Be willing and able to vacuum, mop, pick up poop with a smile (most of the time), and wipe down surfaces each shift

• Be able to lift 50lbs, good health conditions that wont prohibit you from being active on your feet for up to 5 hours at a time walking

• Experience in this field IS required

Essential physical demands and work environment

• Associate required to stand, walk, climb a ladder, and use hands to handle, feel, hold, write, etc. The associate frequently is required to reach with hands and arms: stoop, kneel, crouch, talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Associate must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally team lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, as well as a wet environment with an abundance of pet hair. The noise level is moderate in the work environment; however, associates may be exposed to high levels of noise at times. Exposure to live animals and their handling is common.

What we offer: Let’s look at what Dogtopia does for you!

It’s always bring your dog to work day!

Flexible scheduling

Fun, dynamic, family culture.

Career progression based on performance.

Location:

243 Grande Heights Dr., Cary, NC

Schedule:

2-3 Weekday mornings; shifts open are 830a-1p

Benefits:

Employee discounts on daycare, overnight and grooming

Flexible schedule - we will work the best we can with your schedule

Referral program