Apprentice Hairdresser

BECKY NATHAN HAIRDRESSING

ENGLAND, AL6 9LN

Closes in 13 days (Friday 11 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 14 August 2024

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Summary

Training will involve assisting with the upkeep of the salon, dealing with clients, carrying out hairdressing services and assisting your colleagues. You will develop valuable practical experience by working in a salon environment and being exposed to a high standard of professional hairdressing on a day to day basis.

Annual wage
£11,814.40 a year

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Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours
Monday – 9am – 4.30pm (College DAY) Tuesday – 10am – 8pm Wednesday - OFF Thursday – 11am – 8pm Friday – 10am -5pm Saturday – 10am – 3pm

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 21 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

  • Maintaining a safe and clean working environment
  • Assisting senior team members to deliver salon services
  • Engaging positively with clients and promoting a positive image of yourself and the salon
  • Greeting and gowning clients in readiness for their appointment
  • Preparing equipment and products for each appointment
  • Carrying out shampooing, conditioning treatments, removing colours and any other tasks deemed suitable under supervision
  • Answering the telephone, dealing with enquirries and making appointments
  • Processing client payments
  • Making and serving refreshments for the clients
  • Promoting our salon services and products
  • Ensuring that the salon is clean and tidy at the end of every shift
  • Commitment to training by attending all training sessions, courses, assessments and reviews
  • Attending staff meetings

Where you’ll work

FIRST FLOOR

15 CHURCH STREET

WELWYN

ENGLAND

AL6 9LN

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 to the Ware campus once per week (Monday) to achieve VTCT - Level 2 Diploma for Hair Professionals (Hairdressing).

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 3-9)
    • Maths (grade 3-9)

    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
    • Patience
    • Professionalism
    • Adaptability
    • Willingness to learn

    Other requirements

    Working Weekends, standing for long periods of time.

    About this company

    Here at The Hummingbird Salon we want our guests to feel calm and comfortable throughout their visit. Our team prides themselves on our friendly yet professional manner to deliver a bespoke service.

    https://www.thehummingbirdsalon.com/ (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 VAC1000271372.

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    Closes in 13 days (Friday 11 October at 11:59pm)

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