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The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.  \nLanguage Skills: The employee must have the ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos. The ability to communicate and correspond both orally and in writing to customers and staff as needed.  \nMathematical Skills: The employee must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers.  \nOther Skills and Abilities: Ability to develop effective working relationships with team members, leadership, and clients. Ability to perform duties with a high level of detail and accuracy. Must demonstrate consistent patience, calm demeanor, and gentle handling when working with all animals.  \n● Education and Experience: High School diploma or GED; grooming certificate/license; graduation from a grooming school required, prior experience preferred.  \nPhysical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  \nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to traverse/move around the office, grooming room, property, and remain in a stationary upright position while working on grooming a dog for an extended period. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance and peripheral.  \nWork Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations maybe made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.  \nThe office noise level is average to quiet most days in an office setting. Machines such as copiers, fax, and other computer equipment is housed throughout the office. The grooming environment will have a high noise level at times due to dogs barking and grooming equipment operating. Pet hair will be airborne, on floors, tables, and other surfaces during operating hours.  \nThe information contained in the job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties may be assigned.  \nThe above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their immediate report.  \nACKNOWLEDGED: Employee Signature Date  \n________________________________________  \nPRINT: Employee Name  \n________________________________________ ___________________________  \nACKNOWLEDGED: Employer Signature Date","cbCaitcsaXSimglh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitcsaXSimglh","pdf",64264,"English","# Role Overview\n## Essential Duties and Responsibilities\n## Qualifications and Requirements\n## Physical and Work Environment\n## Acknowledgement and Signatures","[{\"question\":\"What are the essential duties of a Dog Groomer?\",\"answer\":\"The role includes bathing and clipping dogs, detangling matted hair, drying coats, checking for parasites and skin conditions, trimming nails, cleaning ears, brushing teeth, and expressing glands as needed. 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