Apprenticeship in Hairdressing

The Vanilla Room

HORNCHURCH, RM11 1TX

Closes in 10 days (Sunday 29 September at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 June 2024

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Summary

The Vanilla Room based in the High Street Hornchurch is offering a fantastic opportunity for the right person, to join the salon as an apprentice. We offer full training at our in house salon academy. We have a team of qualified tutors to help develop your skills.

Annual wage
£11,980.80 a year

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Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours
Monday, College. Tuesday - Saturday, you will work 4 days. Days and times to be confirmed. You will work one late night each week.

36 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 30 September

Duration

1 Year 9 Months

Positions available

4

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Your duties will include the following.

  • Meet and Greet clients
  • Shampoo the hair of clients.
  • Help to keep the salon clean and tidy.
  • Attend training on a Monday.
  • Make drinks for clients and stylist.
  • Work as part of a team 

Where you’ll work

123-125 HIGH STREET

HORNCHURCH

RM11 1TX

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

MOMENTUM TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LTD

Your training course

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

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.

    • Your training plan

    • You will study for the NVQ Hair Profressional Level 2 qualification.
    • The training will take place every Monday at our training academy on the first floor of our salon, based in the High Street Hornchurch.
    • Functional Skills in maths and English, if required.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • Maths and English (grade 3 or above)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience

    About this company

    The Salon has been based in Hornchurch High Street for the past 28 years. We have won many industry awards and work to a high professional standard. Many of our former apprentices still work for the company as stylist. We employer over 30 staff.

    https://thevanillaroom.co.uk (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • You can become a gratuate stylist within the salon, complete your Level 3 and become a full stylist on the salon floor.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    MOMENTUM TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LTD

    Billy Moore

    billy_moore@btinternet.com

    07950327277

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000259506.

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    Closes in 10 days (Sunday 29 September at 11:59pm)

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