Hairdressing Apprentice

Summary

Observing and assisting with the overall running of the salon. Welcoming clients, carrying out treatments, maintaining a clean working environment, promoting retail products and updating client information.

Annual wage: £12,313.60 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Training course: Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours: Monday – College Tuesday – 9.30am – 5.30pm Wednesday – 10am – 6pm Thursday – Off Thursday Friday – 10am – 8pm Late night Friday Saturday -8.30am -5pm
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 7 October
Duration: 2 Years
Positions available: 1

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

Role and Responsibilities:

Be proactive in approach to your work and the salon.
Attend the workplace/training on time and show excellent attendance.
Front of house: welcome clients, provide refreshments in a polite, courteous, and professional manner.
Carry out treatments (shampoo, etc.), and assisting stylist with perming.
Identify and promote retail products suited to client needs.
Gather and update client information on booking cards, including notes and colour service, patch tests, receive payments from clients.
Always maintain a clean working environment 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 current booking cards.
Actively promote Cloud 9 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.

Service Delivery Responsibilities:

Provide excellent customer service to clients, internal and external suppliers within the salon environment.
Refer client complaints to senior/director.
Adhere to uniform, always appear presentable and professional.
Be confident in working independently, using initiative where required.

General Responsibilities:

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 Cloud 9 Salon 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.

Where you’ll work

15 QUEEN ANNES PLACE

ENFIELD

EN1 2QB

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

HERTFORD REGIONAL COLLEGE

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

Working towards completing Level 2 Hairdressing Professional Apprenticeship Standard.
Work based learning with attendance at Hertford Regional College one day per week to achieve VTCT - Level 2 Diploma for Hair Professionals (Hairdressing).

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade A*-D (9-3))
Maths (grade A*-D (9-3))

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Professionalism
Ability to work under pressure

Other requirements

Working Weekends, Standing for long periods of time.

About this company

We are a bright, unisex salon with a warm and friendly atmosphere. It is our priority to ensure that our stylists take good care of clients. The salon specialises In Bridal hair, Children’s hair, Spray tanning and Children’s pamper parties. Stockist of Nioxin Professional hair treatments which are especially for thinning hair.

https://cloud9hairsalon.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

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

apprenticeship@hrc.ac.uk

01992411572

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000263150.

Apply now

Closes in 7 days (Tuesday 1 October at 11:59pm)

When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.

Cookies on Find an apprenticeship

Contents