RETAIL STORE ASSOCIATE &
​SALON ASSISTANT
(Little Silver)​

MOBILE PET GROOMER
Full or Part Time Position Available

Description:  Awarded one of Monmouth County's best pet salons, we are seeking to hire an additional and experienced Retail Store Associate & Salon Assistant to our growing team. This is the perfect position for anyone with strong retail experience who loves working with dogs! This position will entail working almost full time (approx. 30 hours a week) at our Little Silver location primarily.

Attributes Needed to Qualify For This Position:

• Must have strong retail experience in a fast paced working environment or a prior work history in a high volume pet facility of some sort to qualify (vet tech, pet boarding, pet supply store, pet grooming, etc..) for at least one year.
• Has an outgoing personality & the ability to feel comfortable talking to customers, answering questions and working as a team member among 10 other staff personnel.
• Has awesome interpersonal & communication skills to answer a high volume of telephone calls, scheduling appointments & greeting incoming customers
• Has the ability to multi task & accurately follow through with all job duties.
• Possesses excellent organizational skills and presenting themselves in a professional manner among customers & other staff.
• Can handle working in a fast paced environment among customers and staff & juggling many different tasks at certain times without being flustered
• Having some knowledge in holistic foods for pets is a big plus
• Must know most common breeds types for the purpose of scheduling appointments
• Must have strong experience as a cashier and processing various forms of payments accurately through a POS systems
• Has experience with end of shift closings
• Has excellent work ethics and the ability to help maintain our company's outstanding reputation with problem solving and ensuring our company's standards and excellent customer service is exceeded
• Inventory products accurately during delivery times through our POS system and put any overstock neatly in our stock room
• Must be able to lift & carry up to 30 lbs while stocking shelves
• Make outgoing reminder calls to scheduled salon clients
• Keep the store and common areas neat and shelves organized throughout the shift & clean up any pet accidents should they arise from canine guests.
• Assist three groomers daily with any small tasks when needed (folding laundry, helping with check-ins and check-outs, filing client cards, etc.).
• Has the ability to be proactive with things that need to be done without being instructed to do so and without supervision.
• Must have outstanding work ethics while being drug & drama free
• Must be able to work weekends (Friday, Saturdays and some Sundays) and cover a shift at our Freehold salon, if needed (20 minutes away).

What We Also Offer For This Position:

• Generous employee discount in our shop & our Little Silver store
• ​Working with an awesome staff or many pet professionals
• ​W2 paychecks
• ​Free product promos from various manufacturers
• Year end holiday bonus & company party

To Apply For This Job Listing:  Email your cover letter and resume to: contact@thedog-spaw.com and make sure to specify the job title you are applying for or fill out our Employment Application and mail or drop it off at 333 Silverside Avenue in Little Silver.  
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Description:  Become part of a successful grooming team at one of Monmouth County's premier pet salons!  At this time, we are seeking to add another experienced mobile pet groomer to our mobile division who has the following: 

Qualifications Needed to Qualify For This Position:

• Has at least three (3) years of professional pet grooming experience in a salon or mobile environment
• ​Must know all phases of pet grooming in a gentle, friendly & safe manner 
• ​Know must breed specific haircuts & styles with exceptional scissor finishing skills and have an eye for perfection
• ​Must complete grooms from start to finish without the use of a bather or the use of cage dryers (we hand blow dry for better results & safety)
• ​Has excellent customer service skills
• Is a team player and leaves personal drama at home
• Has the mentality to groom for quality not quantity and can do at least 4-5 dogs per shift.
• ​​​Cat grooming experience & creative grooming a big plus
• Candidate must be drug and drama free with a clean driving record and able to handle driving a Sprinter van 
• Has excellent time management & organizational skills with the ability to work independently​
• ​Maintains scissors, clippers and blades in great working order 

Shift Responsibilities:

• ​Arriving to clients homes in a timely fashion
• Taking and scheduling your own mobile appointments and interacting with customers via calls and texts
• Processing payments through our mobile credit card machine
• Cleaning and disinfecting the interior workspace after each appointment and an overall cleaning of the cabin at the end of the shift
• Emptying and refilling up water tanks at the end of your shift at our Little Silver location

What We Also Offer For This Position:

• Able to groom a minimum of 4 small to medium size dogs per shift on our mobile vans
• ​The flexibility to work 2 - 4 days per week
• ​Your own new I-Phone & appointment book
• ​All grooming supplies are provided including shampoos, conditioners, skin treatments, bows, bandanas and dryers
• All gas and tolls paid 
• ​Offering you to work independently with flexibility in your work schedule
• ​A very generous & competitive commission with awesome clientele
• ​W2 paychecks (we do not 1099!)
• ​A clean, drama free working environment in our state-of-the-art grooming vans
• ​Personal business cards and social media marketing to help build your own personal, regular clientele through our mobile division
• Generous employee discount in our store
• Year end holiday bonus & company party

To Apply For This Job Listing:  Email your cover letter and resume to: contact@thedog-spaw.com and make sure to specify the job title you are applying for or fill out our Employment Application and mail or drop it off at our Little Silver location at 333 Silverside Avenue, Little Silver NJ  07739.  A mandatory test groom will be conducted at our Little Silver shop along with two ride along shifts with our other mobile groomers.