Advanced Creative Hair Professional Apprenticeship

Summary

Francesco Hair Salon in Leek is looking to recruit an Advanced Creative Hair Professional to work in their busy salon. You must have achieved your Level 2 Apprenticeship qualification or equivalent before you can progress on to an Advanced Advanced Creative Hair Professional Apprenticeship. Duties include: shampooing and treatments, blow drying and colouring.

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

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Hours

You will work full time – Minimum 30 hours & Maximum 40 hours. You will be expected to work on Saturdays (The employer will confirm actual hours)

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Thursday 5 September

Duration

1 Year 4 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

You must have completed the Hair Professional Apprenticeship or equivalent standard to progress on to an Advanced Creative Hair Professional Apprenticeship.

The Course content will consist of the following;

Use fashion forward trends in hair, creative and precision techniques to create a collection of hairstyle looks:
Research fashion forward trends
Create a collection of hairstyle looks
Present a collection of hair looks

Smoothing and Straightening Services:

• Client consultation
• Smoothing and straighteningAdvanced Creative Colour Conversion:

• Client consultation
• Creative colour conversion
• Advanced colour conversion (colour correction)

Assessment:

At the end of the course, Apprentices undertake a mandatory End Point Assessment, carried out by a City & Guilds or VTCT independent assessor.

The assessment consists of three parts:

• Online knowledge Test
• Observation and questioning
• Professional discussion.

Where you’ll work

14 MARKET PLACE

LEEK

ST13 5HH

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

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

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

Essential qualifications

NVQ or SVQ Level 2 or equivalent in:

Hair Professional Level 2 Diploma (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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Smart appearance
Dedication

Other requirements

You must take pride in your appearance, we encourage individuality, but you must be of smart appearance. Working Saturdays and late nights is a requirement when working in the Hairdressing industry. Being constantly alert is key as you will be in a fast-paced environment.

About this company

Francesco Hair Salons is one of the largest, award-winning hairdressing companies in the UK. Owned and run by the Italian Dellicompagni family; as with most things Italian the brand is stylish, luxurious, and unique in style.

https://francescohair.salon/salons/leek/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Stylist / Senior Stylist
Colour Technician / Colour Expert
Hairdressing Educator
Salon Manager
Salon Franchisee Salon Owner
Product / Technical Rep
Trichologist
Session and Catwalk Stylist
Cruise Ship Hairdresser

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 VAC1000240537.

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Closes on Saturday 31 August

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