Grooming Assistant

Job No: GUI107
Location: Adelaide

  •          New Casual position available
  •          Salary sacrificing available to increase take-home pay
  •          Be part of Guide Dogs SA/NT and make a difference

About Beau’s Pet Hotel

Beau’s is a state-of-the-art Pet Hotel that offers a safe and loving holiday and DayCare experience for fur babies! We offer both standard and luxury accommodation for cats and dogs, doggy DayCare, Grooming services as well as Beau's Training School. Beau’s is conveniently located in the Adelaide Airport precinct, right next to Harbour town.

All profits from Beau’s Pet Hotel are returned to Guide Dogs SA/NT to enable a lifetime of independence, participation, inclusion and wellbeing for children and adults with vision impairment or loss, other sensory impairments and autism through the provision of Guide Dogs, autism assistance Dogs and Therapy Dogs, specialist services and assistive technologies. 

About the role

We are seeking a new grooming assistant to join our Grooming Salon team to support our grooming stylists in providing quality dog grooming services to our existing and clients.

You will be responsible for providing high quality customer service and undertaking basic groom tasks, including bathing, drying, nail clipping, ear cleaning, brushing, combing, de-sheds and hygiene clips across a wide variety of breeds.

Our grooming salon is open Monday - Friday.  We pride ourselves on providing an exception service to our clients and their pets, demonstrated reliability and flexibility will be highly regarded.

About you

  • You have demonstrated workplace experience in animal handling. Dog grooming or assistant dog grooming experience will be highly regarded.
  • Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
  • Proven confidence and capabilities in handling a variety of dogs
  • Willing to learn – with a passion for all breeds great and small
  • Ability to work in a fast paced team environment

A Police Clearance will be required (paid by Guide Dogs SA/NT for successful applicants).

Benefits

  • Work for Guide Dogs SA/NT, a reputable and trusted organisation
  • Friendly and supportive team who are passionate about what they do.
  • Opportunity to salary sacrifice and maximize your take-home pay.
  • Employee Assistance Program offering counselling and support services.
  • Opportunities available to advance your career
  • Complimentary annual flu shots.

Learn more

For a complete description of the role’s key responsibilities and requirements, please review the Position Description.

Please ensure your application addresses the requirements of the role as described in the Position Description and enter your details below to apply.

Applications close 9am Monday 29 April 2024.

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Our people are key to the success of what we do!

We offer rewarding careers at Beau's Pet Hotel, great animal management jobs and exceptional working conditions for qualified people. To be part of the team, you will need to hold relevant qualifications, have exceptional skills and knowledge, and of course, genuine love of dogs and cats. Our guests' safety, wellbeing, and comfort are our highest priority.

Beau's Pet Hotel is the first-of-its-kind pet boarding facility in Adelaide, where pets can indulge in temperature-controlled accommodation, purpose built for maximum care with all the creature comforts of home.

All profits from Beau's Pet Hotel are returned to Guide Dogs SA/NT. So when you work at Beau's, you're helping to enable a lifetime of independence, participation, inclusion and wellbeing for children and adults with vision impairment or loss, other sensory impairments and autism.

Ideally located, Beau's offers the unique advantage of being located adjacent to the Adelaide Airport on the south side of Harbour Town in Adelaide.

Beau's Pet Hotel