Dog Groomer

**Kip Newtown**:
**Position: Dog Groomer**:
As the leading provider of pet care services across Australia, Kip Happy Stays sets the benchmark for excellence, ensuring every pet receives the ultimate in care and enrichment during their time with us. And, we are now on the howl for a dog mad, get-your-hands-dirty-and-your-shirt-furry Groomer to join our Kip community.

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Ensuring that all pets are safe during the grooming process
- Grooming and styling pets according to pet owners’ instructions or standard grooming styles
- Accommodating special requests that pet owners may have
- General grooming responsibilities such as but not limited to dematting/detangling hair, bathing and drying, nail trims, ear cleans
- Identifying health issues in pets, such as ear infections, skin conditions, or tooth decay, and informing pet owners of these observations
- Frequent cleaning and upkeep of work station
- Building and maintaining rapport with our dog owners through daily feedback and transparency

**Key requirements**:

- Previous grooming experience
- Ability to carry out breed specific clips in a timely manner and with no supervision
- Able to handle larger breed dogs
- High level of communication and empathetic in nature
- Must be driven and have a strong work ethic as the role can be physically demanding

**Benefits and perks**:

- Did someone say pets?
- We offer opportunities for career growth and promote from within.
- Extensive training opportunities to further build your skillset.
- Enjoy up to 50% off on shop items and our boarding and daycare services.
- Generous incentive programs for our leaders to earn bonuses based on performance.
- A structured induction program to set you up to succeed.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that supports our employees with free confidential counselling services.
- Work with like-minded people in a fun and exciting business with a well-established reputation and brand.
- A generous Employee Referral Program where you can earn up to $3000 per person when you recommend exceptional people that we onboard at Kip Happy Stays.

**How to apply