Dog Groomer Apprentice
Happy Dogs & Pets
ROSSENDALE (BB4 8DY)
Closes in 13 days (Monday 1 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 November 2025
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Summary
Happy Dogs & Pets is looking for a Level 2 Dog Groomer apprentice to join their team. This is the ideal opportunity for someone looking to start a career in dog grooming! This role will require the successful applicants to work with all breeds of dogs. You will be required to work in all aspects of the salon and the on-site pet shop, too.
- Wage
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£6,281.60 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Dog groomer (level 2)
- Hours
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The role involves working on Saturdays and one day during the week with 1 hour unpaid lunch break. Additional hours may be available during our busiest periods, such as over Christmas.
16 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 3 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Duties to include (but not be limited to);
- Washing
- low drying
- Nail clipping
- Grooming
- Customer service
Where you'll work
34 BANK STREET
ROSSENDALE
BB4 8DY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Dog groomer (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Develop a dog grooming plan to meet the individual requirements of the dog and owner
- Carry out a dog grooming plan to meet the individual requirements of the dog and modify as required throughout the groom
- Identify normal signs of good and bad health including poor skin condition and external parasites
- Identify when to report abnormal signs of health and advise the customer when abnormal health may require veterinary attention
- Recognise and adapt to behavioural change indicators and signs of relaxation, fear, aggression and stress in dogs
- Handle and move dogs, adapting own behaviour to meet the needs of the dog
- Identify and use relevant dog restraint equipment to move and handle the dog according to temperament, age, breed, and size, and in line with manual handling and lifting procedures
- Bathe a dog using procedures which account for breed, coat type and anatomical features, including selecting, preparing and using products according to coat type
- Store grooming and bathing products, including medicated shampoo, in accordance with COSHH regulations
- Dry a dog selecting and using equipment, methods and products which account for coat type, breed, and anatomical features
- Handle the dog and use nail clippers and/or scissors to trim dog’s nails.
- Select, handle, and use coat trimming equipment
- Identify factors that require the groom to be terminated early, such as illness, zoonotic infections, behaviour, stress
- Identify and escalate health and safety, and animal welfare concerns
- Maintain dog records
- Communicate with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders and use terminology suitable to audience
- Clean, maintain, store and sterilise products and equipment
- Clean and disinfect the work area and dispose of waste in accordance with COSHH regulations
- Develop a dog grooming plan to meet the individual requirements of the dog and owner
- Carry out a dog grooming plan to meet the individual requirements of the dog and modify as required throughout the groom
- Identify normal signs of good and bad health including poor skin condition and external parasites
- Identify when to report abnormal signs of health and advise the customer when abnormal health may require veterinary attention
- Recognise and adapt to behavioural change indicators and signs of relaxation, fear, aggression and stress in dogs
- Handle and move dogs, adapting own behaviour to meet the needs of the dog
- Identify and use relevant dog restraint equipment to move and handle the dog according to temperament, age, breed, and size, and in line with manual handling and lifting procedures
- Bathe a dog using procedures which account for breed, coat type and anatomical features, including selecting, preparing and using products according to coat type
- Store grooming and bathing products, including medicated shampoo, in accordance with COSHH regulations
- Dry a dog selecting and using equipment, methods and products which account for coat type, breed, and anatomical features
- Handle the dog and use nail clippers and/or scissors to trim dog’s nails.
- Select, handle, and use coat trimming equipment
- Identify factors that require the groom to be terminated early, such as illness, zoonotic infections, behaviour, stress
- Identify and escalate health and safety, and animal welfare concerns
- Maintain dog records
- Communicate with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders and use terminology suitable to audience
- Clean, maintain, store and sterilise products and equipment
- Clean and disinfect the work area and dispose of waste in accordance with COSHH regulations
Training schedule
All training will be provided on-site during your paid working hours. Your day-to-day mentoring will be with your employer, and a combination of online and in-person monthly sessions will be held with your Haddon Training Trainer Coach.
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Self Motivated
- Willingness to learn
About this employer
Happy Dogs has been an established dog grooming salon just outside the centre of Rawtenstall, Lancashire since 2001. The salon was taken over in January 2012 by the current owner. The salon relocated in 2015 and now also has a fantastic selection of quality items for sale including leads, collars, tags, toys, treats, coats, beds, flea treatments, food & much more! The Happy Dogs salon offers a wide range of services for our clients.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the Level 2 Dog Grooming apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity for full time employment for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000476.
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Closes in 13 days (Monday 1 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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