Apprentice Hairdresser

Summary

Working in the salon environment daily and attending college once a week you will learn the craft of hairdressing enabling you to gain your level 2 Hairdressing qualification.

Annual wage: £13,644.80 to £24,390.08 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Training course: Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours: The salon is open from 9am to 5.30pm (Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Sat) 9am to 6.30pm (Fri) The salon is open Monday to Saturday and you will be required to work during these days/times as directed, this will include your day release to college.
41 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 4 November
Duration: 2 Years 3 Months
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

The role will include the following;

Meeting and greeting clients, taking their coats
Reception duties – making bookings, answering phone, cash handling
Assisting stylists
Shampooing / rinsing colours / conditioning treatments
Maintaining the cleanliness of the salon – COSHH
Making refreshments for the clients
Helping to make sure the day to day running of the salon goes smoothly

Where you’ll work

6 Quay Mews

Truro

Cornwall

UK

TR1 2UL

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

TRURO AND PENWITH 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

Apprentices will work towards the level 2 Hairdressing apprenticeship, which awards the level 2 Diploma for Hairdressing Professional. Training will be delivered at college once per week via day release.

Knowledge;
Legal, organisational and health and safety regulations relevant to hairdressing businesses.
How to maintain effective and safe methods of working and infection control when completing hairdressing services.
Incidents, problems, and accidents that can occur in the workplace and the actions to take, responsibilities for reporting incidents or concerns to a responsible person.
The types of risk, work related injury and ill health associated with hairdressing (e.g., physical injuries, posture, disorders, disease, viruses, blood, contact, or air borne, dermatitis).
How to mitigate, conduct and implement a health and safety risk assessment of self and others in the workplace.
Hairdressing culture and career routes.
Hairdressing professionalism, values, industry codes of conduct and ethics.
Employment rights and responsibilities (e.g., contracts of employment, working hours; disciplinary and grievance processes, holiday and sickness absence and pay).

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

maths (grade 2)
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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Team working

Other requirements

Working Times: The salon is open from 9am to 5.30pm (Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Sat) 9am to 6.30pm (Fri) Working Days: The salon is open Monday to Saturday and you will be required to work during these days/times as directed, this will include your day release to college. We offer a pension scheme.

About this company

This modern petite salon offers the very best in hair care, cutting & colouring in a chilled, more relaxed setting.

After this apprenticeship

On successful completion of the apprenticeship there is a possibility of a future job role.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is: