Hairdressing - Hair Professional Apprenticeship

Francesco Hair Salon Shrewsbury

SHREWSBURY, SY1 1HU

Closes in 4 days (Wednesday 31 July at 11:59pm)

Posted on 19 February 2024

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Summary

Francesco Hair Salon Shrewsbury is looking to recruit a Hair Professional Apprentice to carry out various hairdressing tasks within the salon. Apprentices will be employed and work in the salon while undertaking FG Apprenticeship Hairdressing Training at one of Francesco Groups' prestigious Academies in Stafford or Birmingham.

Annual wage
£9,984 a year

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours
Days and hours are to be confirmed by the employer. Total hours per week: 30 minimum and 40 maximum.

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 2 September

Duration

1 Year 6 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

Your Hair Professional Qualification will be awarded by VTCT and is a nationally recognised qualification. You will receive the following during your Apprenticeship:

  • Level 2 Diploma in Hairdressing
  • Functional Skills in Maths, English, and IT Skills at Level 1 or 2 (as required)
  • Francesco Group Business Enterprise Project

All Hair Apprenticeship Training is conducted work-based in a reputable commercial salon, working as part of the salon team, and supported by dedicated training sessions at one of Francesco Hair's Academies located in either Stafford or Birmingham.

Hair Professional Course Content:

  • Client care and consultation
  • Team working
  • Shampooing, conditioning, and treating the hair
  • Ladies cutting
  • Hair colouring
  • Styling the hair

Plus one of the following optional units:

  • Perming Hair
  • Relaxing Hair
  • Hair extensions

The majority of your training and assessment will take place at your salon in dedicated training sessions with the Salon Based Trainer. You will also be required to attend one of our state of the art Academies in Birmingham or Stafford for two days per month (once a week, bi-weekly). Our Academies reflect the most up-to-date salons and have lecture rooms with interactive presentation equipment and training resources to support you.

Where you’ll work

9 BELLSTONE

SHREWSBURY

SY1 1HU

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

FRANCESCO GROUP (HOLDINGS) 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

    This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    Other in:

    • No formal qualifications are required. (grade None.)

    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
    • Customer care skills
    • Team working
    • Smart appearance
    • Passion for hairdressing
    • Positive and friendly attitude

    Other requirements

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    About this company

    Francesco Hair Salons is a chain of franchised salons and is one of the largest, award-winning hairdressing companies in the UK with 35 Salons and 3 Training Academies. Owned and run by the Italian Dellicompagni family. As well as being a Salon group we are also a Training Provider for Hairdressing Apprenticeships and have been for over 35 years. We train Apprentices who are employed in independent salons as well as FG Salons, as one of the UK’s leading private hairdressing training providers, training the up and coming stars of our industry and proud to train over 200 Apprentices every year.

    https://www.francescogroup.co.uk/fgapprenticeships/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Progression onto the Advanced Creative Hair Professional Apprenticeship
    • Progression into speciality areas such as barbering or colour expert
    • Assessors Award qualification

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    FRANCESCO GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

    Recruitment Team

    apprenticeships@fgapprenticeships.co.uk

    07791077487

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000215847.

    Apply now

    Closes in 4 days (Wednesday 31 July at 11:59pm)

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