Hairdressing Apprentice

Rupert Towers Hair Salon

WALLINGFORD, OX10 0BU

Closes on Saturday 30 November

Posted on 16 October 2024

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Summary

Starting a rewarding career as a hairdressing apprentice with Rupert Towers Hair, where training is their strength, you will be taken through all aspects of hairdressing, ie cutting, styling and colouring. You will work alongside the team who you can learn from every day on the salon floor. You learn and also earn money.

Annual wage
£12,979.20 a year

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Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours
39 hours per week to be agreed within opening hours of:- Monday to Friday 09:00-18:00 Saturday 09:00-16:00

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Friday 6 December

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

  • Customer Service
  • Health and Safety
  • NVQ Level 2
  • Cutting 
  • Colouring
  • Styling

Where you’ll work

25 HIGH STREET

WALLINGFORD

OX10 0BU

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

INTROTRAIN & FORUM LIMITED

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

    • All training is done inhouse.
    • Introtrain will attend on a monthly basis to deliver theory.
    • Practical skills will be taught in the salon on a weekly basis.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English and Maths (grade 4-9 or equivalent)

    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
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Team working
    • Creative

    Other requirements

    Be ready to learn and keep learning.

    About this company

    Rupert Towers has been hairdressing for 33 years having learnt the trade then become a stylist. Over that time attending many training courses in London. Also, worked on photo shoots for magazines, hair shows and training staff. Ran a group of salons and now an independent salon owner putting total time towards Towers Hair. Join a team of likeminded creative people to work in this great work space.

    http://www.towershair.co.uk (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • NVQ Level 2 for 2 years.
    • NVQ Level 3 or year 3 learning more advanced skills.
    • With progression to become a styist on the shop floor.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    INTROTRAIN & FORUM LIMITED

    Jane Colleton

    jane@introtrain.com

    01865793196

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282532.

    Apply now

    Closes on Saturday 30 November

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