Professional Dog Groomer - Full Time

Fuzzy Bubbles, our newly rebranded and expanding grooming salon and spa, is looking for experienced, compassionate, and energetic Pet Stylists — especially those with creative grooming skills — to join our team.

Fuzzy Bubbles will be the first stressless styling salon and spa, unique in its design and in our approach to grooming and client service. Our approach is built on years of Fear Free experience, and every stylist on our team is a Fear Free Certified Professional. This new location is an expansion of our thriving grooming department inside Passionate Paws Animal Hospital, where our schedules are booked out for a full year and our high-profile clientele expect exceptional haircuts and white-glove client service.

As part of our Fear Free grooming team, you’ll need the skills to handle a full day of appointments and the passion to provide an elevated grooming experience. Don’t let a “full schedule” scare you — we are a low-volume, high-quality salon where each stylist typically grooms around six dogs per day, with some doing a few more or less depending on their skillset and comfort level. For the right candidates, we are also open to those with at least 6 months of professional grooming experience who want to gain more skills under the guidance of our expertly trained groomers.

We’re looking for true team players — at Fuzzy Bubbles, no one grooms alone. The ideal candidates enjoy working with people, building long-term relationships with pet parents, and thrive in a collaborative environment. Stylists with creative grooming expertise will also have the opportunity to expand the services we provide to our discerning clientele.

If you have salon or spa management or teaching experience, we’d love to hear about it. With our expansion, there will be many opportunities for the right candidates to grow their careers as part of this exciting new chapter.

Five Reasons to Join Fuzzy Bubbles’ Salon and Spa:

Our patients love us due to our Fear Free practices. We never push a dog through grooming. Our stylists strive to make every visit free of fear, anxiety, and stress. As a salon that is adjacent to an animal hospital, we are uniquely positioned to work with our pet parents whenever a pet could use medication or behavioral training to make their visit as comfortable as possible. And, if you find any medical concerns while grooming you have the full support of our medical team to guide you.

Our pet parents love us. We have some of the best pet parents around. Our clientele truly understand the value of what we do and continue to return for the amazing experience Passionate Paws provides. Our grooming salon regularly receives praise in the form of 5-star reviews, referrals, and lots of thank you cards and goodies.

Our salon is booked. We understand that moving to a new salon can often be worrisome as it takes time to build up a client base. Not to worry. At Fuzzy Bubbles, you will be pretty busy from the moment you start. Our team is normally scheduled out a full year in advance.

Our brand new, modern and clean salon offers the very best in grooming equipment: hydraulic tubs, hydraulic grooming tables, stainless steel kennels, cold air kennel dryers, bathing systems, high quality shampoos and conditioners. Fuzzy Bubbles takes great pride in creating a safe and efficient work environment for both stylist and pet.

Your weekends are yours. Fuzzy Bubbles is only open Monday thru Friday. We are closed every weekend, which means you have more time to spend with your family and friends.

Benefits:

• Salary - 50% commission plus your tips
• Employer pays 50% of your health insurance premium; HSA available
• Retirement - SIMPLE IRA with 3% employer match
• Employer pays 100% of your Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary dental and vision
• Additional voluntary benefits through Aflac such as life insurance, cancer, etc.
• PTO - 15 vacation days, 5 sick days, 5 personal days
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Continuing Education
• Uniform Allowance
• Hospital Discounts
• Employer pays 100% of tool sharpening

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $28.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• dog grooming: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Waxhaw, NC 28173 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Waxhaw, NC 28173: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $23 - $28