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Hairdressing Apprentice
Assist with the upkeep of the salon, dealing with clients, carrying out hairdressing services and assisting colleagues. You will develop valuable practical experience by working in a salon environment and being exposed to a high standard of professional hairdressing on a day-to-day basis.
What you'll do at work
- Front of house: welcome clients, provide refreshments in a polite, courteous and professional manner
- Carry out treatments (shampoo, etc.) in accordance with training, ensuring patch test is given to clients for colour services
- Identify and promote retail products suited to client needs
- Gather and update client information on booking software, including notes and colour service, patch tests, receive payments from clients
- Maintain a clean working environment at all times and undertake general cleaning duties especially at the start and end of each day, i.e. cleaning mirrors, reception, shelves, floors, brushes and items used by stylists including their stations after client services
- Be proactive and flexible when receiving or organising internal or external training
- Book client’s appointments with efficient time allocated for each appointment, for each stylist, using the company software
- Actively promote Tom Ashley Limited and its products in a positive manner and maintain a good reputation
- Attend team meetings, target reviews and professional development meetings, identifying any training needs
- Provide excellent customer service to clients, internal and external suppliers within the salon environment
- Refer client complaints to senior/director
- Adhere to uniform, appear presentable and professional at all times
- Be confident in working independently, using initiative where required
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation and industry codes of practice and guidelines
- Be mindful of the health & safety of everyone in the salon environment, including yourself and visitors and to inform senior/director of any concerns
- Maintain confidentiality of information
- Support and assist any stylist tasks
- Treat all property of Tom Ashley Limited with care including equipment
- Adhere to all policies and procedures including social media policy and use of phones
- Carry out any other tasks reasonably assigned to you
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Training
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Training provider
HERTFORD REGIONAL COLLEGE
Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Adhere to legal and organisational requirements for the safe use of products, tools, materials and equipment.
- Apply safe, hygienic, and effective methods of working and infection control, while completing hairdressing services.
- Use communication and etiquette that meets industry requirements, suits and is appropriate to the organisation.
- Maintain the client’s confidentiality and comfort (modesty, privacy) at the start and during the service.
- Advise clients (new and regular) pre, during and after service on the maintenance of the look, complementary services and retail products available in the salon.
- Promote yourself, your organisation, products and services via a variety of social channels.
- Carry out wider salon duties to support the salon business (e.g. services, bookings, payments, retail, upselling and sales).
- Use a range of products, tools, equipment used in Hairdressing services in accordance with legal organisational requirements.
- Complete and maintain client records in accordance with legal and organisational requirements.
- Work as part of a team to support the salon businesses.
- Use working methods that promote environmental and sustainable working practices.
- Carry out a consultation, examine and analyse the hair, skin and scalp and complete relevant industry tests (e.g. hair classification type and characteristics tests).
- Identify (question/observation) any contraindications or limiting factors that are likely to affect or influence the service.
- Shampoo, condition and treat the hair and scalp.
- Dry and finish hair using a range of techniques to create a range of looks, that meets the intended shape, direction, balance and volume agreed with the client.
- Use current setting and dressing techniques to create a range of looks that meets the intended shape, direction, balance, and volume agreed with the client.
- Cut hair using a range of technical skills and cutting techniques to create a range of looks, considering weight distribution, cutting angles, balance and degree of graduation, and the natural growth patterns of the hair, length of the hair ( club cutting, scissor over comb, clipper over comb, texturising, freehand, thinning, layering and razor cutting).
- Restyle hair to create a personalised short or medium (above the shoulder) length hair cut, changing the shape, length and style hair using a range of cutting techniques.
- Complete a range of hair colouring and lightening services to change the depth and tone using current colouring techniques (e.g. freehand techniques, woven highlights or lowlights, root re-touch, half head and full head application, temporary, semi-permanent, demi- permanent, quasi-permanent, permanent colour and lighteners).
- Evaluate the results of the service.
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Training schedule
Working towards completing Level 2 Hairdressing professional Apprenticeship Standard. Work based learning with attendance one day per week at Hertford Regional College, Ware campus.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 1-9)
- Maths (grade 1-9)
- 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
- Team working
- Patience
- Professionalism
- Adaptability
- Willing to learn
Other requirements
- Weekend work (rarely Sundays)
- At least one late finish (8pm)
- Mostly 6pm finishes at other times
- Flexible shifts - not guaranteed same day off each week
About this employer
Hair salon, providing hair services to the public. Medium sized salon, with 9 stations in Hertford.
After this apprenticeship
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- There will be opportunities for progression and a permanent position subject to performance.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HERTFORD REGIONAL COLLEGE
The Apprenticeship Team
01992411572
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045727.
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Closes in 21 days (Friday 28 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
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