Dog Grooming Stylist

**Dogwood Shoreham Pet Grooming Spa** | Published 13/10/2025**:
120 High St, Shoreham, West Sussex BN43 5DB

12.53 per hour

Permanent

Part-time
- 32 hours per week - working any 4 out of 7 days a week

**Why join us?**

Dogwood has grown through the years, however it is still very much a family business at heart. We quickly identify individuals who are keen to progress and will provide them with the necessary training and experience to do so.

We are an award-winning family run business where you are a name, not a number. We continue to grow and now have over 40 salons around the country.

We are looking for experienced, customer focused, friendly stylists who have a genuine enthusiasm for pets to join our salons.

We are currently recruiting for a Stylist within our Dogwood salon based in **Shoreham.**

**Responsibilities of a Stylist**:

- Able to groom and style all breeds of dogs to the highest standard.
- Overseeing the running of the spa.
- Demonstrating a hands-on approach to train to Dogwoods high standards.
- Supporting your stylist in preparing the dogs ready for their groom.
- Responsible for the sales performance of the salon, identifying any improvements needed and implementing.
- Booking and managing appointments.
- Delivering high standards of customer service.
- Going ‘the extra mile’ for every customer.
- Ensuring first class spa presentation by our high level of housekeeping and maintenance of equipment.

**Requirements of a Stylist**:

- A genuine interest in Dogwood, our vision, our products, and our values.
- A confident and positive approach to handling dogs.
- Willing to build strong relationships with our customers and their pets.
- Excellent communication skills.
- A thirst for continued training and team development.
- The drive and determination to work equally well as part of a busy team and under own initiative.
- Willingness to pass grooming knowledge to trainee stylists.

**Benefits of becoming a Stylist with Dogwood**:

- The most extensive training and development plan in the industry with our Dogwood curriculum containing different training documents and dedicated Academy classroom sessions.
- Custom uniform and high quality equipment provided.
- Other reward systems in place to boost your wage
- Staff discount of 35% on accessories, 25% on food, 20% in Dogwood Grooming Salons.
- Tools, articles, and support to help manage mental, physical and emotional wellbeing.
- Offers across a large range of retail and wellbeing brands, including discounts on gym memberships and fun days out
- Salary Exchange Pension Scheme.

This role will involve heavy lifting.