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Receptionist/Trainer – Hair and Beauty (Maternity Cover)
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Hours: Part time (22.5 hours each week, 38 weeks worked)
Duration: Temporary (until June 2027)
Salary: £27,330 (£14,957.64 pro-rata) a year + benefits
Location: Rotherham College, Rotherham
About The Role
Are you a passionate hair and beauty professional looking to share your skills and support the next generation of industry talent?
We are seeking a proactive Receptionist / Trainer to join our Hair & Beauty department at the Rotherham College Campus. In this key dual role, you will manage the daily front-of-house operations for our commercial training salon while guiding and assessing students in a real-world working environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Salon Management & Customer Experience: Deliver outstanding, friendly, and professional client service while maintaining a welcoming atmosphere.
- Commercial & Marketing Strategy: Drive salon revenue by planning treatments alongside technical staff, promoting services, building client relationships, and leading retail sales growth.
- Student Assessment & Guidance: Oversee and assess students practicing their reception and customer service skills, ensuring high-quality learning opportunities that align with their qualification goals.
- Operational Excellence: Maintain professional reception standards that mirror top-tier commercial salons.
The hours will include covering the Salon on a Tuesday and Thursday evening.
What We Are Looking For
Essential Experience & Qualifications:
- Practical experience working in a commercial salon across both professional service and customer-facing roles.
- Level 3 (or higher) vocationally relevant qualification in Hair and/or Beauty.
- Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths.
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- A recognised Assessing qualification (e.g., CAVA, TAQA, A1).
- Current First Aid at Work certificate.
We recognize that no candidate meets every single criterion perfectly. If your background looks a little different but you hold the passion and core skills to excel in this role, we encourage you to apply!
Department Info
You will join the vibrant Hair & Beauty Curriculum Team, collaborating closely with salon technicians, vocational staff, and tutors. Reporting to the Curriculum Team Leader, you will receive clear guidance while enjoying the autonomy to manage day-to-day reception decisions and drive salon success.
Our Excellent Benefits And Rewards Package
- Access to local government pensions scheme (with employer contributions from 15.6% to 23.68%)
- Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
- Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
- Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
- Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
- Free Parking available at all of our sites
- Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
- New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative
- Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made
What is the RNN Group?
RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too;
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- We have Integrity,
- We Deliver,
- We are One Team.
We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022)
We celebrate diversity and are proud to be recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) model, fostering a supportive environment for all. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of background, proudly participating in the Disability Confident Scheme, and provide reasonable adjustments.
The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT).
As a newly designated Defence Technical Excellence College, RNN Group is proud to support the UK’s defence sector by developing the next generation of highly skilled technical talent.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.
The Group’s core operating hours are 8.30am-5.00pm (9pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during term time). You may be expected to work at any time during these hours to ensure business needs are met.
All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.
Application Deadlines
- Closing date: Thursday 20 August 2026
- Provisional Interview Date: Friday 28 August 2026
If you require further information about this vacancy, please contact the HR department on 01709 722750 or recruitment@rnngroup.ac.uk
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