Hairdressing level 2 apprentice
Urban obsession ladies and gents hair salon
BIRMINGHAM, B27 7AJ
Closes on Thursday 31 October
Posted on 25 September 2024
Summary
Looking at a career in hairdressing? We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to start their career with us. Level 2 apprenticeship.
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Training course
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Hairdressing professional (level 2)
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Hours
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6 hrs at college.
24 hrs in salon.
Days and shifts TBC.
30 hours a week
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Possible start date
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Friday 1 November
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
- Customer service
- Assisting and Shadowing other members of the team
- General cleaning
- Training on mannequins
- shampooing clients
Where you’ll work
366 GOSPEL LANE
BIRMINGHAM
B27 7AJ
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
Solihull college on a Monday.
Requirements
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
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
About this company
Independent hair salon established in 2018. Owned and ran by a qualified trainer/assessor. Has taken on 3 apprentices
After this apprenticeship
On completion of level 2 you can progress on to level 3.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Urban obsession ladies and gents hair salon
Victoria Davis
The reference code for this apprenticeship is
VAC1000278819.
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Closes on Thursday 31 October
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