Apprentice Hairdresser

Summary

During your apprenticeship we will support your training and help you develop the skills a hair stylist needs including, meeting and greeting customers, preparing them for treatments.

Annual wage: £11,980.80 a year
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Training course: Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours: Flexible days – by mutual agreement with applicant. Shifts to be confirmed.
36 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 4 November
Duration: 2 Years
Positions available: 2

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

Meeting and greeting clients
Answering phone calls and taking bookings
Preparing client for treatments including shampooing client’s hair
Assisting and observing stylists, keeping up to date on new styles
As you gain in experience and skills, we will encourage you to start applying colours, blow drying and styling
Advising clients on shampoos, conditioners and treatments
Upselling salon products
Making refreshments
Maintaining a clean working environment

Where you’ll work

UNIT 5

STATION APPROACH DORRIDGE

SOLIHULL

WEST MIDLANDS

B93 8JA

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

SOLIHULL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE

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

Hairdressing Professional Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:

You will attend college at Blossomfield campus one day per week
You may need to complete functional skills in English and maths as required
Preparation for your End point assessment

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 (C) or above)
Maths (grade 4 (C) 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

Customer care skills
Team working
Prioritise urgent tasks
Good listener
Punctual/good time keeping

Other requirements

Although working with clients, there will also be jobs such as cleaning and reception based work.

About this company

Salon 5 is a stylish privately owned and operated hair and beauty salon offering an extensive range of treatments. From simple cuts to complex fashion colours. We pride ourselves in our cleanliness and hygiene and our high-level customer service. Our stylists are highly trained and always keep themselves up to date with the latest trends.

After this apprenticeship

On successful completion of level 2 standard in hairdressing, there may be the opportunity to progress onto level 3 advanced hairdressing standard

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOLIHULL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE

Bryan Anderson

BryanAnderson@Stratford.ac.uk

01789 266 245

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276390.

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Closes on Thursday 31 October

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