Hairdressing Apprentice

The Wonderlab

Rickmansworth, WD3 5RB

Closes on Monday 2 September

Posted on 7 June 2024

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Summary

Join our busy, friendly, award winning salon in Chorleywood. We have an opportunity for a candidate with a passion for hair and a desire to work hard to gain valuable one to one training alongside the daily role of Salon Assistant as well as day release to West Herts College. Salary above minimum wage.

Annual wage
£14,742 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
Mondays at college. Wednesday 9.00am to 6pm Thursday 9.45am to 7.30pm Friday 9.00am to 6.00pm Saturday 8.00am to 4.30pm

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 10 September

Duration

2 Years 3 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

  • Working towards a Level 2 Diploma for Hairdressing Professionals
  • This is a 27 month course
  • Much of the learning is on the job training, but there will be one day a week (Mondays) at college and additional in salon training

Where you’ll work

6 Main Parade

Chorleywood

Rickmansworth

WD3 5RB

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

WEST HERTS COLLEGE

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

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English Language (grade 3)
    • Maths (grade 3)

    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
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Patience

    About this company

    We are a small, busy, friendly, award winning salon based in the village of Chorleywood.

    http://thewonderlab.co.uk (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    Training to become an all round salon stylist.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    The Wonderlab

    Katie

    katie@thewonderlab.co.uk

    01923283343

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000256146.

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    Closes on Monday 2 September

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