Grooming Receptionist

A successful candidate for this position will be someone who not only embraces this culture, but is a team player, self-motivated, takes direction well, has excellent communication skills, and great attention to detail.This is a service-related industry and you should not only be skilled at customer service, but passionate about helping people. As a Grooming receptionist, you are the first impression for our site. The principal duties are to handle check-in for arrival clients, handle check-out for departing clients, make follow-up reservations for existing clients, greet all guests, clients, and vendors, and handle any general inquiries about the business.

Responsibilities:

• Provide impeccable customer service by following our Service Foundation principles. You will ensure that each customer is treated with respect and dignity in order to develop and maintain strong relationships.
• Answer all incoming calls, respond to voicemails and emails.
• Make grooming reservations
• Manage cash, check, and credit card transactions and reporting/reconciling
• Gets to know clients and their pet’s names on a regular basis
• Obtain all information related to a pet’s visit; ensure accuracy of all information.This includes client information as well as pet information. Input all information into resort computer systems.
• Interact and communicate closely with other staff to ensure client and pet needs and concerns are understood and addressed.
• Have general knowledge of all services offered at site and be able to provide solutions to the clients needs.
• Obtain vaccination records from veterinary offices and input into the computer
• Act as liaison between veterinarian and customer/emergency contact, keeping all parties informed of ongoing problems when necessary.
• Help initiate “white glove” treatment to our best customers, ie. Call best customers well before peak seasons to secure reservations before we are “sold out”.
• Respond promptly and troubleshoot any customer relations issues, keeping in mind our empowerment goals. Promptly address any uncomfortable situations with customers
• Ensure the facility meets or exceeds expectations with regards to cleanliness and safety
• Ensure all common areas (lobby and employee spaces) are well maintained, clean and free from hazards ie: wet floors, defecant, etc.
• Consult with other departments

Work with a team who all exemplify these qualities:

• A passion for animals and animal care, especially dogs cats. Willing to learn animal behavior to ensure their safety.
• Focuses on safe and gentle handling. Forceful, aversive, aggressive handling, vocalizing or treatment will not be tolerated.
• Customer Service Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures. Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Responds to request for service and assistance. Build trust with customers.
• Willing and able to communicate directly with clients, both written and orally, about their dog. Works to make these “lifetime clients”.
• Must be able to multitask and be very detailed oriented. Must be able to start and stop work.
• Must be able to work under conditions that require sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, pulling, pushing and grasping.
• Conflict Resolution - Ability to handle conflict with tact and diplomacy
• Good team work and willingness to assist other departments as necessary
• Cheerful, friendly, positive team-oriented attitude
• Strong attention to detail, especially where documentation is concerned. Ability to work in computer systems such as Microsoft Office.
• Reliable, punctual, and dependable
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including holidays and weekends
• Ability to take direction well and apply it independently
• Ability to work in temperature extremes, work outside, or in distracting work environments such as loud noise/sound
• Ability to tolerate being in close contact with various bodily fluids and to get dirty frequently
• Physically able to handle dogs of all sizes and to lift up to 60 lbs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $14