Hairdressing apprentice

Summary

We offer high quality training in a supportive atmosphere. You will be trained to the highest standards by skilled hairdressers, giving you the benefit of their experience. You will also be able to take part in Nashi training seminars whilst at work. You do need to be very reliable, hard working, and to understand the values of teamwork.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Commission is paid on your sales and hairdressing work charged for.

Training course

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hours

Tuesday Through Saturday 10am-6.15pm Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 10am-7pm Thursday 9am-5pm Saturday

38 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 3 June 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

The apprentices will assist the hairdressers while they work on clients, some of the day to day duties are, shampooing, conditioning, taking colours off, keeping the salon clean and presentable, greeting clients, making appointments, blow-drying hair, helping any colleague do the best work they can. General salon housekeeping duties. The tasks will change with the apprentices skill and experience.

Where you’ll work

Matthew Clulee hair spa
1 & 2 St Michaels Mansions
Ship Street
Oxford
OX1 3DE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

ACTIVATE LEARNING

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.
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

NVQ level 2 in hairdressing, you will be taught in the salon and you will learn all the skills you need to be a sucessful hairdresser, you will be taught to style hair, cut hair, colour hair, and to design hairstyles for your clients.

More training information

Wedding hair
Perming

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

English (grade Any)

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

You will be on your feet for most of the day working with people, so you should be confident and strong enough to do this.

About this company

We are a fashion focused team of hair experts, based in central Oxford, working in a wonderful salon environment to the highest professional standards. As a team we are supportive, kind and creative.

http://www.matthewclulee.net (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

When an apprentice qualifies they become a junior stylist in the salon. As your skills and professionalism grow, the salon will promote you accordingly.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Matthew Clulee hair spa

Matthew Clulee

mattclulee@me.com

01865722400

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000230325.

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Closes on Saturday 31 May 2025

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Company’s application instructions

On our website click contact us and send us an email with your contact details, we will then contact you to arrange an interview for you. You can also call the salon on 01865722400 or pop in to see us.

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