Hairdressing Apprenticeship

We're looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Level 2 Hairdressing Apprentice to join our supportive and professional salon team.

Requirements

• GCSE in English (grade 4)
• GCSE in Maths (grade 4)
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Responsibilities

• Greeting clients and making them feel welcome and comfortable
• Assisting stylists with shampooing, conditioning, and preparing clients for services
• Learning how to blow-dry, apply treatments, and eventually perform other techniques
• Supporting the team by keeping the salon clean, tidy, and well-stocked
• Observing and learning from experienced stylists in a real salon environment
• 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