Petco Grooming Salons

As pet parents’ trusted partner in caring for the overall health and wellness of their pets, Petco offers a variety of premium pet care services right inside most Petco stores that are designed to help pet parents save time, money and stress –from pet grooming and training to Vetco vaccination clinics and fullservice veterinary hospitals.

Petco’s grooming salons are open seven days a week, offering early morning, afternoon, evening and weekend appointments to best fit pet parents’ lifestyles and busy schedules. This gives Petco the ability to have a flexible work environment for their talented grooming partners. There are numerous opportunities for career growth at Petco, as the leading pet specialty retailer offers several different salon roles based on experience level to help meet pet parents’ needs and provide their employees (they call them Petco partners!) with continuous opportunity for career advancement. • Petco’s Jr. Pet Stylist position is ideal for candidates looking to be pet bathers. To set individuals in this position up for success, they’re taught everything they need to know including Petco’s Seven-Point Pet Care Check –performed prior to any grooming service to assess pets and recommend the most appropriate service –customer engagement, veterinarian-approved basics on skin and coat, and information on parasites, behavior and most importantly, safety. Based on individual productivity, each Jr. Pet Stylist has the opportunity to increase their personal compensation by being eligible to earn a weekly bonus.

• If a Jr. Pet Stylist partner is interested in becoming a Pet Stylist, they have the opportunity to be promoted to Pet Stylist Apprentice and placed in a 12-week program carefully crafted to teach all apprentices how to successfully groom all breeds of dogs. Pet Stylist Apprentices are placed with one of Petco’s amazing academy instructors or

approved mentors to learn all the tips and tricks to successfully grooming dogs.

• Once the training program is completed, the Pet Stylist Apprentice has the opportunity to be promoted to the Pet Stylist role. This position is also

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dates. All experienced candidates must complete a 3-breed technical test with a tenured stylist in order to remain in role, which offers a compensation plan that helps drive individual performance and rewards with a robust incentive program.

• As Petco groomers continue growing their careers and fine tuning their expertise, they’re offered the opportunity to be promoted to a Pet Stylist Pro position. This role is for Petco partners who have been with the company for a minimum of one year and have reached and maintained great targets. Pet Stylist Pros are offered an enhanced incentive plan with vast earning potential.

• Those who seek to not only expand their grooming skills but also become strong leaders of their own salon have the opportunity to become spectacular Petco Grooming Salon Leaders. This position is available to experienced internal and external candidates. Although Petco Grooming Salon Leaders still interact with pets via grooming appointments, their primary role is to grow the business, lead and develop their team. In turn, they can grow their salon team’s ability to earn incentives. This team growth mindset is rewarded with a strong incentive plan directly related to the fantastic efforts of the collective team.

• Salon Leaders looking to train the next generation of Pet Stylists also have the opportunity to become a Petco Grooming Salon Mentor. With added responsibility comes an increase in the partner’s financial compensation.

• For the most experienced grooming salon partners, Petco offers the Grooming Salon Academy Instructor role. This position is dedicated to and responsible for training Pet Stylist Apprentices from multiple districts, allowing Grooming Salon Academy Instructors the ability to step into a multi-unit, influential role. The position provides partners with the opportunity to influence the next generation of incredible groomers!

With so many groomer positions available, Petco offers their partners many incredible career opportunities within and beyond their grooming salons. Visit careers.petco.com to learn how YOU can become part of Petco’s pet-loving organization, and let your talents shine!

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