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Working at Pets at Home

    Hiring in

    • United Kingdom
    • Guernsey

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    As a Head Stylist at Pets at Home in Handforth, you will lead the grooming salon in a full-time, hands-on role. You will combine expert dog grooming with leadership, setting high standards and driving performance in a target-led environment alongside the Store Manager.

    Requirements

    • Experienced and confident dog groomer
    • Strong customer focus and team-driven approach
    • Comfortable working to targets
    • Flexible across the week
    • No specific degree or minimum years of experience stated in the posting

    Skills & Responsibilities

    • Dog grooming: Deliver expert grooming to ensure every pet looks and feels their best.
    • Team leadership: Lead the salon by example, developing team members and maintaining high standards.
    • Target-driven performance: Work closely with the Store Manager to drive salon performance and meet targets.
    • Customer service: Provide a welcoming, supportive environment with a strong customer focus.
    • Potential transition routes: People from retail management or professional pet care backgrounds may bring transferable customer service and team leadership skills, alongside a passion for high standards of care.

    Job description

    Lead with Style, Groom with Purpose.

    About Us
    At Pets at Home, pets are at the heart of everything we do. Our Pet Care Centres combine grooming salons, retail stores, and veterinary practices to deliver outstanding care in a supportive, welcoming environment.

    Your Role
    As a Head Stylist, you’ll lead our grooming salon by example. This full-time, hands-on role blends expert grooming with leadership, setting salon standards, developing your team, and ensuring every pet leaves looking and feeling their best. You’ll work closely with the Store Manager to drive performance in a target-led environment.

    About You
    You’re an experienced, confident dog groomer with strong customer focus and a positive, team-driven approach. You’re comfortable working to targets, flexible across the week, and passionate about high standards of care.

    Why Join Us?
    We offer rewarding benefits to support your wellbeing, including:
    • Competitive pay plus commission (subject to targets)
    • 28* days holiday, rising to 33* after 2 years
    • Birthday day off
    • Life assurance (4x salary)
    • 4% pension contribution
    • 20% colleague discount (30% off own-brand)

    Click here to read our Values & Behaviours

    Click here for more details and other benefits

    “We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!”

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    Pets at Home

    Head Stylist - Dog Groomer

    Handforth
    On-site
    Competitive pay + commission + benefits

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