Hairdressing Apprenticeship

Summary

Apprenticeship opportunity for the right candidate. Will be working in the salon and learning the skills to be a fully qualified hair stylist. There are great opportunities for further training and development. If you have a keen interest in making others feel and look good then this is the opportunity for you.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 9.00am - 4.00pm, Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm and Saturday 9.00am - 2.00pm.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 1 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

As part of the apprenticeship you will be responsible for general cleanliness of the salon, customer service and assisting the stylists where necessary. This will help you to gather more experience and skills and improve your knowledge of hairdressing. As a busy salon we pride ourselves on all staff working together to cover the customer’s expectations.

Where you’ll work

The Priorswell Centre The Old Abbey Infants School

Cheapside Worksop

Notts

S80 2HX

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

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

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

Learners will complete either a level 1 Functional Skills qualification if they have low or no previous GCSEs, or a level 2 Functional skill if they have a grade 2 or 3. All apprentices, regardless of grade, will complete embedded maths and English set by their Individual Learning Plan which is accessed online.

Learners achieving the Level 2 Diploma for Hair Professionals in Hairdressing can gain employment in a salon as a Hairdresser, carrying out day to day tasks such as: customer service, shampooing hair, cutting, styling and finishing and colouring and perming.

There is the opportunity for the right candidate to progress on to Level 3 Hair Professionals

You will:

Learn while working
Improve your customer and social skills
Work as part of a successful team

Course covers:

Consultation
Shampoo, condition and treat the hair and scalp
Cut hair using a range of techniques to create a variety of looks
Style and finish hair using a range of techniques to achieve a variety of looks
Colour and lighten hair using a range of techniques
Perming hair
Embedded learning in course
Health and safety
Safeguarding and Prevent
Equality and diversity
British values
Maths and English support

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

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
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

All applicants will complete an interview and short skills assessment in salon to ascertain suitability. You will need a high level of interest in the hairdressing sector and understand that most of the tasks that you will complete in salon will be menial.

About this company

A busy working salon based in the heart of Worksop.

After this apprenticeship

Learners achieving the Level 2 Diploma for Hair Professionals in Hairdressing can gain employment in a salon as a Hairdresser, carrying out day to day tasks such as: customer service, shampooing hair, cutting, styling and finishing and colouring and perming

There is the opportunity for the right candidate to progress on to Level 3 Hair Professionals.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

Alison Feeney

alison.feeney@nottstraining.co.uk

01909 477669

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000266639.

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Closes in 6 days (Saturday 28 September at 11:59pm)

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