Salon Apprentice

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to begin their career in hairdressing within a supportive, professional salon environment. As a Hairdressing Apprentice, you will work closely with a team of experienced stylists, gaining hands-on experience while working towards a recognised qualification. You will be encouraged to get fully involved in salon life, allowing you to build confidence, develop technical skills, and grow professionally at every stage of your apprenticeship.

Requirements

• GCSE in: English (grade 9-4), Maths (grade 9-4). Predicted grades will be accepted.
• Confident communicator
• Independent and proactive
• Strong attention to detail
• Effective time management
• Accurate note taking
• Creative eye for design
• A driver's licence is essential for this role.
• Must have lived in the UK, the British Overseas Territories, or Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least three years prior to the start of the apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming clients and providing a friendly, professional customer service experience
• Supporting reception duties and managing client flow within the salon
• Assisting stylists with colour work and general salon tasks
• Shampooing hair and supporting backwash services
• Passing up and assisting with blow-dries
• Participating in in-salon training days and development sessions
• Supporting promotional activities, social media content, and team events
• Maintaining a clean, organised, and professional salon environment
• Demonstrating a willingness to learn and develop within the role
• 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) 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.