Hairdressing apprentice

Daniel Craig hair salon

Harpenden, AL5 2SX

Closes on Sunday 29 September

Posted on 9 May 2024

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Summary

Daniel Craig Hair Salon is a Luxury Award-Winning Salon that offers above and beyond what traditional salons do and we are looking to nurture young people who want to become excellent professionals that learn and deliver something special too.

Annual wage
£13,312 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
Tuesday 9am-6pm Wednesday 11am-8pm Thursday 11am-8pm Friday 9am-7pm Saturday 8am-3pm

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 28 October

Duration

2 Years

Positions available

2

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

  • Nvq level 2 in hairdressing 
  • In salon training
  • full day on tuesdays off shop floor to concentrate on learning 
  • once a week maybe two depending on how busy the salon is.  

Where you’ll work

38A High Street

Harpenden

AL5 2SX

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

PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS 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

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 1)

    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
    • Patience
    • Confident

    About this company

    Award-Winning Daniel Craig Hair Salon is looking for enthusiastic wannabe hairdressers who have the drive and ambition to become a successful hairdresser within his beautifully bespoke salon in Hertfordshire Harpenden. (please note this would suit the ages of 16-20) Daniel Craig Hair Salon is a Luxury Award-Winning Salon that offers above and beyond what traditional salons do and we are looking to nurture young people who want to become excellent professionals that learn and deliver something special too. As an independent salon we truly provides a nurturing and friendly environment for you to excel in. Our fun and friendly salon is built with apprentices in mind to nurture you to be as excellent and as successful as possible. We put as much effort and thought into our break room facilities as we do our education!

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

    After this apprenticeship

    You will be able to be on the shop floor running a column and confidant in all aspects of hairdressing like cutting and colouring and styling and extentions. 

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    Daniel Craig hair salon

    Daniel Billington

    info@danielcraighair.co.uk

    01582266136

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000249806.

    Apply now

    Closes on Sunday 29 September

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