Hairdressing Apprentice

Summary

Excellent apprenticeship opportunity to gain experience of working in a busy salon with experienced stylists. The successful candidate will receive additional work based / in house training including that from colour experts and other additional training opportunities.

Annual wage: £11,648 a year
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Training course: Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours: Between salon opening times of Tuesday and Wednesday 9.00am - 6.00pm, Thursday and Friday 9.00am - 8.00pm and Saturday 9.00am - 4.00pm.
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 10 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

Shampoo / conditioning hair
Customer Service including making clients drinks / booking appointments
Keeping salon clean and tidy
Training to cut, style and finish, colour and perm hair

Where you’ll work

13 York Street

Stourport-On-Severn

DY13 9EF

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

HEART OF WORCESTERSHIRE 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

Day release is mandatory (every Monday at Redditch or Worcester Campus).

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 2)

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
Customer care skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Day Release: Day release is mandatory (every Monday at Redditch or Worcester Campus) Successful candidates with GCSE Grades below 4 in maths and english may be required to do Level 2 functional skills in maths and english alongside their apprenticeship

About this company

AWARD & INDUSTRY LEADING HAIR SALON - The ultimate feel good hair salon based in the Midlands, where you can really get a true hair pamper experience. Owned and Directed by former British Hairdresser of the Year, Lisa Shepherd. COLOUR CORRECTION, BALAYAGE & EXTENSION SPECIALISTS here at the Lisa Shepherd Salon we offer top class colour services, highly skilled colour correction techniques and a wealth of experience and top quality products to give you the best hair care you need. Known to many as the hair colour, balayage & extension specialist.

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

After this apprenticeship

On successful completion of the apprenticeship there may be the opportunity for the apprentice to become a full time stylist within the salon.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEART OF WORCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

Erica Swingell

eswingell@howcollege.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000272380.

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Closes in 5 days (Saturday 5 October at 11:59pm)

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