Hairdressing Apprentice - L2 Diploma for Hairdressing Professionals

Amanda Flory Hairdressing

WEYBRIDGE, KT13 9UN

Closes in 28 days (Thursday 31 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 30 April 2024

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Summary

As an Apprentice you will need to be able to work as part of a team, provide hairdressing services to valued clientele, at the same time as achieving your Apprenticeship, Level 2 Diploma for Hairdressing Professionals to include Functional Skills if required.

Annual wage
£13,312 a year

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Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Hours
Tuesday - Saturday Shifts TBC - Between 30 and 40 hours maximum, including 8 hours minimum training.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Friday 1 November

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

Duties to include:

  • Greeting clients on arrival and making them feel welcome
  • Keeping a positive salon atmosphere
  • Serving refreshments
  • Ensuring salon floor is kept clean and tidy
  • Helping out at reception
  • Shampooing clients
  • Assisting stylists with clients
  • Learning the craft of hairdressing and client care
  • Informing clients of the service being provided

Where you’ll work

119 QUEENS ROAD

WEYBRIDGE

KT13 9UN

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

INTER TRAINING SERVICES 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

    Apprentices will work towards the Level 2 Diploma for Hairdressing Professionals. The Diploma consists of 5 mandatory units and 1 optional unit.  Whilst achieving the qualification you will learn how to cut, colour, blow dry hair and how to deal with clients.

    The Functional Skills that are required is English and maths at Level 1.  If these have not been achieved at school, then you will be required to complete and online test for maths and English.

    The following will also be embedded into the qualification:

    • Professionalism and values
    • Behaviour and communication
    • Safe working practices

    At the end of your Apprenticeship, you will be formally assessed by way of an End-point Assessment (EPA) consisting of the following methods. 

    • Knowledge test
    • Practical assessment
    • Professional discussion (underpinned by a portfolio of evidence)

    All training will take place in the salon, with no requirement to attend day release. You will be allocated a highly skilled Trainer/Assessor who will visit you, in the salon, at least once per month. The salon, in partnership with your Trainer/Assessor will help you to acquire the skills and qualifications needed for a successful career and working life.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English & maths (grade 2 - 9 (E - A*))

    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
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Presentation skills
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience
    • Passionate about hairdressing
    • Ability to learn and grow
    • Respectful to Educators
    • Attentive to task set
    • Attentive to education given
    • Ability to work as a team

    Other requirements

    The vacancy is for between 30 and 40 hours per week. We operate a continuous ongoing recruitment process, therefore, interviews and start dates may vary to that advertised. Applications will be assessed and interviewed as soon as they are received, which may result in the vacancy closing before the advertised date, please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

    About this company

    Our team of salon experts have over 25 years of experience working in the hairdressing and beauty industry. Our stylists pride themselves on listening to the client’s hair needs; allowing the client to truly relax and trust the hair stylist to help them achieve the hair style they desire.

    https://amandaflory.com/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    To obtain the Level 2 Diploma for Hairdressing Professionals, qualify as a hairdresser and build a successful column of clients. Progression on to Level 3 or Barbering will be possible upon successful Level 2 completion.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    INTER TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

    Sam Stirling

    sam@cheynestraining.com

    023 9259 1666

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000248038.

    Apply now

    Closes in 28 days (Thursday 31 October at 11:59pm)

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