Animal Groomer and Bather jobs in Arkansas

Camp Bow Wow – Bather

Business Overview and Culture

Camp Bow Wow®, Home Buddies®, Behavior Buddies® and The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation® is North America’s largest provider of pet care services through premier doggy day, overnight Camps, training and premier in-home pet care. Whether you bring your pup to Camp Bow Wow’s state of the art facilities or choose a Home Buddies to take care of your pet at home, you can be sure your pet is in the best hands! Over 6,500,000 happy pets are served by Camp Bow Wow® values Premier, Extraordinary Care, Totally Fun, Service Focused while achieving the vision of Happy Healthy Pets, Happy Healthy People! We are also committed to improving the quality of life for pets all over the world! Learn more about our charitable efforts by visiting www.bowwowbuddies.com.

Camp Bow Wow® is a subsidiary of VCA, Inc. VCA has North America’s leading network of veterinary hospitals, and is the leading provider of specialty veterinary medicine and post graduate veterinary training.

About the Job

It's a ruff job, but someone's has to do it. If you love dogs, have great customer service skills and when see a mangy mutt you think "I could turn that mongrel into a masterpiece," you’re an experienced bather. As a dog bather at Camp Bow Wow you will shampoo, clip nails to make dogs look good. Pet bathers are great with animals and people, listening to the owners' requests for how they want their pet to look, and keeping the animals calm in what can be a stressful situation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Shampoo / bathe dogs.
• Nail trims/grinds, ear cleaning, blow-outs, brushing, tooth brushing, pawdicures, facials
• Furminator brush-out, blow-out, bath, de-matting
• Talks to dog or uses other techniques to calm animal.
• Cleaning tools, equipment and grooming area.
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills

• Patience and genuine care for animals.
• High standards of cleanliness and professionalism.
• Excellent customer service skills are required.
• Ability to talk with pet parents and provide a calming experience for the dogs.
• Knowledge of the industry and trends.

Requirements

• 1 to 2 years’ experience.
• Online courses, vocational school, on-the-job training.
• Compassion: Dogs are often stressed out in unfamiliar situations, and bathers need to understand this and treat them accordingly.
• Customer-Service: Bathers work with customers directly, and must be friendly and listen to their requests and needs.
• Attention to Detail: Bathers must pay attention to what they are doing, so that the animals stay safe and the grooming comes out looking great.
• Stamina: Bathers are on their feet for long periods of time, sometimes hunched over animals during the grooming process.

Reporting

• Camp manager

Availability

Full time - hourly position. Normal working hours between 8am to 5pm but must be flexible to work any day of the week including weekends to meet business need. Attendance at evening and weekend events may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Camp Bow Wow is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com