Hairdressing Apprentice

Summary

Gloss Salon are seeking their next creative and motivated Hairdressing Apprentice!

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours: Varied days and shift patterns including Saturdays.
37 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

Your role at Gloss Salon:

Meet & Greet Clients
Reception Duties
Salon Maintenance: Keeping the Salon Clean & Tidy, Stock Taking, Stock Display
Shampooing Clients
Assisting Stylists with preparation and Colouring
You will be required to study on a day release basis.
Support the day to day running of the salon
Assist and work alongside experienced stylists and colour technicians
Maintain salon cleanliness and hygiene
Washing and treating hair

Where you’ll work

Gloss Hair Salon, 84 Aylesbury Street, Bletchley

Milton Keynes

MK2 2BA

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

MILTON KEYNES 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

Apprenticeship Standard - Hair Professional at MK College
One Day a week at The Graduate Salon, Bletchley
Ongoing training, support and development with the employer

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English and Maths (grade 4)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Science (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

Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Communication skills

About this company

Whether it’s a new colour, a fresh trim or a complete re-style, it’s really important to us that you leave our salon feeling your very best. At Gloss Hair Salon, we operate a strict no judgment policy, so you can come to us with any request, any current hair style, or even head to us looking for advice on hair care, and we will always do our very best to leave you feeling and looking confident throughout your experience.

After this apprenticeship

Opportunity to become a full time stylist

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