Create a positive impact: Low-Stress Dog Groomer (Contract) (Wangara)

Create a positive impact: Low-Stress Dog Groomer (Contract) (Wangara)

Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/2rgp4h

Expressions of Interest

Build a premium, low-volume grooming niche—backed by a team that understands dogs with “big feelings.”
Status: Open until we find the right groomer

We’re launching a carefully curated grooming service for dogs who don’t cope in standard salons. If you want fewer dogs, more time per appointment, and meaningful outcomes through cooperative care, this is for you.

What you’ll get

- Premium, pre-screened clients who value welfare and are happy to pay for time and patience.
- Fewer dogs, deeper work: 1:1 sessions with protected buffer time and staged grooms under threshold.
- Support on tap: handling plans, CC/DS (counter-conditioning/desensitisation) frameworks, and case consults with our training team.
- Referrals & marketing: we help fill your calendar so you can focus on the groom.
- Professional credibility: operate inside a force-free, stress-free academy with clear SOPs and client education.
- Flexible setup: revenue share or room hire—let’s choose what suits.

The work

- Quiet, appointment-only environment designed to keep arousal low.
- Foundation puppies learning good grooming habits; anxious/fearful dogs; seniors; sensory-sensitive dogs; dogs with previous grooming trauma.
- Cooperative care as standard: consent cues, stationing, start/stop signals; CC/DS embedded in every visit.
- Welfare-first timeboxing: we stop before distress and progress in stages; vet-led sedation pathways (off-site) when appropriate.

You bring

- Your own full kit: dryer, tools,



and gold-standard hygiene.
- Ethics that match ours: strictly force-free/stress-free—no aversives, no flooding, no punitive tools.
- Practical skill with counter-conditioning, desensitisation, shaping/capturing calm, and positive muzzle training when needed.
- ABN, insurance, Pet First Aid/CPR (or willingness to obtain).
- Bonus: Fear Free®/Low Stress Handling® certs, Cert III/IV, and a portfolio showing success with sensitive dogs.

How we support you

- Prepared grooming space + admin help for bookings and client comms.
- Case triage and notes before the dog arrives.
- Explicit escalation steps, incident reporting, and debriefs.
- Ongoing CPD opportunities.

Ready to build a high-welfare, high-trust grooming service?

Email [email protected] with:

- Short intro + why low-stress grooming is your niche
- Portfolio (include two “sensitive/anxious dog” cases)
- Equipment list
- Availability + preferred commercial model (share or room hire)
- Insurance/certs
- Two referees

Open until filled — practical demo focused on cooperative care for shortlisted applicants.

Phone: 0435 808 150

Job Type: Contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: $24.95 – $42.04 per hour

Expected hours: 5 – 20 per week

Benefits:

- Employee mentoring program
- Professional development assistance

Experience:

- dog grooming: 3 years (Preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- stress free or fear free certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/2rgp4h

📌 Create a positive impact: Low-Stress Dog Groomer (Contract) (Wangara)
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