Hair Dressing Apprentice

Summary

Shine Hair and Beauty is a welcoming studio which offers solutions and latest trends in haircuts, balayage/colour and styling. Working with innovative products you will be trained with an inspiring team and who are looking for an apprentice who is passionate about hair trends and precision techniques to help with their growing clientele.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Hours

Monday day release to college Working days Tues-Sat (exact shifts to be confirmed)

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 28 April 2025

Duration

1 year

Positions available

1

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

Duties include but are not limited to:

Build effective working relationships with staff at all levels, to support understanding and ensure effective communication
Maintain a high standard of customer service by carrying out professional treatments in accordance with guidelines
Take ownership of learning and applying to salon environment
Developing advanced techniques
Learning new skills in hairdressing environment

Where you’ll work

4 WESTMORLAND CLOSE
MACCLESFIELD
SK10 3ET

Training

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

College or training organisation

MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE

Your training course

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Research fashion trends using the results to plan, design, create, produce and present a fashion forward hairstyle collection, identifying the purpose and message of the given collection. Analyse factors influencing the design and creation of the collection of hairstyle looks including the target audience.
Carry out in-depth consultation and complex analysis of the client hair to plan, create and style the collection of hairstyle looks. Maintain effective and safe methods of working and effective communication whilst creating the collection of hair looks. Use and adapt a range of technical skills to create a collection of hairstyle looks using: 1. sectioning and cutting guidelines to achieve the required look. 2. precision and personalised cutting techniques tailored to suit individual characteristics . 3. creative finishing and dressing techniques. 4. advanced creative colouring Use a range of products, tools and equipment in accordance with legal requirements, manufacturers' instructions and salon policy.
Present and promote the collection internally using a visual medium. Evaluate the results of the collection against the research results to improve further practice.
Maintain effective and safe methods of working and effective communication whilst completing smoothing and strengthening services. Carry out in-depth complex analysis of the client hair and scalp to plan and agree the smoothing and strengthening services.
Use and apply products, tools and equipment, to smooth and strengthen clients’ hair to the degree of straightness required. Resolve problems that may occur during and after the hair smoothing and strengthening process. Use a range of products, tools and equipment in accordance with legal requirements, manufacturers' instructions and salon policy. Evaluate the results of the service and provide advice on future services and products.
Maintain effective and safe methods of working and effective communication whilst completing Creative colour conversion services. Carry out tests and an in-depth complex consultation of the client hair and scalp to plan and agree the creative colour conversion service. Analyse factors influencing the selection of the colour conversion technique used.
Provide an creative colour conversion service to change the depth and tone of the hair in accordance with legal requirements and manufacturer’s instructions. Creative Colour conversion services to include: 1. Using creative sectioning techniques to personalise the colour result and enhance the finished look. 2. toning through bespoke creative formulation, colour blending/shading. Resolve problems that may occur during creative colour conversion service
Removing artificial colour. Removing bands of colour. Recolouring hair treated with lightener. Using pre-pigmentation and colour. Recolouring hair that has had artificial colour removed. Correcting highlights and lowlights. Uses and applies the products, tools and equipment, in accordance with legal requirements, manufacturers' instructions and salon policy.
Semi- permanent, quasi (mildly oxidising), permanent colour, pre-lighteners, colour removers for artificial colour. Complete and evaluate the results of the service and provide advice on future services, aftercare and products.

Your training plan

Weekly Day Release at Macclesfield College, you will be expected to work towards the Advanced and Creative Hair Professional level 3 Apprenticeship

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4/C+)
Maths (grade 4/C+)

Other in:

Level 2 Hair Professional (grade Pass)

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
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience

About this company

Shine hair and beauty offers a range of hair services and beauty treatments, we stock matrix retail products for hair and Tropic skincare.

https://www.facebook.com/shinehairandbeautymacclesfield?locale=en_GB (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

After completion of your apprenticeship you will potentially have the opportunity to progress onto full time positions within the business

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE

Maxim Business Training

apprenticeshiprecruitment@macclesfield.ac.uk

01625410022

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314281.

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Closes tomorrow (Tuesday 22 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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