Grooming Assistant
About The Position
Rye Harrison Veterinary Hospital is seeking a compassionate, hardworking, and dependable full-time Grooming Assistant to support the groomer by providing safe, gentle, and efficient bathing and preparation services for dogs of all breeds, sizes, ages, and medical needs. Because grooming patients are also veterinary patients, this role involves working alongside the medical team and giving additional care and attention to senior, anxious, or medically compromised pets. The assistant bathes and prepares pets, helps with grooming appointments, communicates observations and patient-care information to grooming and medical teams, and maintains a clean and sanitary grooming environment. This is a full-time, Monday-through-Thursday position scheduled from 7:45 am to 5:30 pm, with no weekend hours. The hourly salary is $17.00–$18.00, determined by the candidate’s skills, experience, and qualifications. Rye Harrison Veterinary Hospital is a full-service, AAHA-accredited facility serving Rye, New York, and surrounding communities in Westchester and Fairfield Counties. It cares for dogs, cats, and exotic pets and offers advanced medical services, boarding, and grooming. The hospital describes its work environment as positive and supportive.
Requirements
- Previous experience working with dogs and cats is required.
- Comfort working with dogs and cats of all breeds, sizes, and temperaments.
- Ability to work collaboratively with groomers, veterinarians, technicians, and support staff.
- Strong attention to detail and cleanliness.
- Dependable and team-oriented, with the ability to follow instructions.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and reach for extended periods throughout the workday.
- Ability to safely lift and assist in lifting dogs and cats weighing up to 130 pounds, with assistance when appropriate.
- Ability to safely handle energetic, nervous, elderly, or medically compromised animals.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced veterinary hospital environment around water, noise, pet hair, cleaning products, and animal odors.
Nice To Haves
- Grooming or bathing experience.
Responsibilities
- Bathe dogs of all breeds, coat types, temperaments, and sizes according to hospital grooming standards.
- Shampoo, condition, rinse, towel dry, and blow dry pets while ensuring their comfort and safety.
- Brush and de-shed coats in preparation for grooming services.
- Safely restrain and handle pets using low-stress handling techniques.
- Assist the groomer with preparing pets before and after grooming appointments.
- Recognize and communicate skin abnormalities, parasites, lumps, wounds, or other health concerns to the groomer or veterinary team.
- Support grooming appointments for patients with medical conditions, mobility limitations, or behavioral concerns.
- Clean ears, trim nails, and perform other bathing-related services.
- Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the grooming salon, tubs, kennels, equipment, dryers, and work areas.
- Assist with safely moving patients throughout the hospital as needed.
- Maintain accurate communication with grooming and medical teams regarding patient care.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Employee pet discount
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee referral bonus
- Opportunity to gain hands-on grooming experience and grow within the role
- Consistent full-time schedule with no weekends
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
