Beauty Therapist Apprentice

DORCHESTER HOTEL LIMITED

Ascot (SL5 7SJ)

Closes in 22 days (Saturday 31 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 May 2025


Summary

As an apprentice, you will work within a fabulous, knowledgeable and professional team, in a luxurious and rewarding environment. Whilst learning the most professional standards within the spa industry, you will learn to perform and deliver beauty therapy treatments in addition to supporting the spa operation and guest journey in the spa.

Training course
Beauty therapist (level 2)
Hours
Exact working days and hours TBC.

40 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 1 June 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Duties will include:

  • Reception duties
  • Cleaning duties in relation to treatment area
  • Guest support
  • Support with spa operations
  • Basic massage treatments
  • Facial skin care treatments
  • Hand and nail treatments
  • Foot treatments

As an apprentice within a fabulous, knowledgeable and professional team, in a luxurious and rewarding environment, on a full-time basis, you will have 20% off the job training to gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours for your role and future career.

We will help you to realise your full potential, give you incomparable skills and insider knowledge to develop your professional abilities and career pathway.

Along your way, you will learn anatomy and physiology, spa working practices, professional behaviours and a range of beauty treatments and services to the most professional standards possible as outlined within the beauty therapy apprenticeship standard.

Where you'll work

Cosworth Park
Blacknest Road
Ascot
SL5 7SJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

ARMONIA LIMITED

Your training course

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Safe working Practices: Meet legal, industry and organisational requirements: maintain effective, hygienic and safe working methods; meet health and safety considerations; adhere to workplace, suppliers’ or manufacturers’ instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products; maintain the client’s modesty, privacy and comfort; minimise risks of cross-infection, injury or fatigue; promote environmental and sustainable working practices; ensure personal hygiene and protection meets industry, organisational and local authority requirements; correctly use, store and dispose of personal protective equipment
  • Provide waxing services: Consult, plan, prepare and perform waxing services to remove unwanted hair on clients from the legs, underarms, face and bikini line
  • Provide hand and nail treatments: Consult, plan, prepare and perform hand and nail treatments on clients
  • Provide foot treatments: Consult, plan, prepare and perform foot and nail treatments on clients
  • Provide facial treatments: Consult, plan, prepare and perform facial skin care treatments, use facial products and equipment, and improve and maintain skin condition on clients
  • Provide eyelash and eyebrow treatments: Consult, plan, prepare and perform enhancements to the appearance of the eyebrows and lashes on clients
  • Provide make-up application: Consult, plan, prepare and perform make-up services on clients
  • Provide basic massage treatments: Consult, plan, prepare and perform manual back, neck and shoulder massage treatments on clients

Your training plan

Level 2 Beauty Therapist apprenticeship standard, which includes:

  • Level 1/2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
  • End-Point Assessment (EPA)

Armonia Training Academy will provide you with the appropriate training to help you carry out beauty therapy treatments in line with legal, industry and organisational requirements, maintaining honesty, integrity and confidentiality.

You will complete your training in block sessions, weekly off the job training days and touchpoint sessions.

You will learn to implement and practice safe ways of working for yourself and others in accordance with legal, beauty therapy and organisational requirements. Whilst gaining the skills to carry out, maintain and store details in relation to guest records and confidential beauty treatment consultations.

You will learn to understand and facilitate guest journeys, recording messages and making appointments.

This qualification will be achieved through continual assessment of your theory understanding (knowledge), your practical work (skills) and workplace etiquette (behaviours) using tests, oral questioning and skills observations; evidence of competence will be collected in a portfolio of evidence. You will also take an end point assessment at the end of your training.

You will understand, learn the skills, knowledge and behaviours to help you choose the most appropriate products and range of beauty therapy techniques, tools and equipment to provide all aspects of beauty therapy as outlined in the standard:

  • Basic body massage treatments
  • Facial skin care treatments
  • Hand and nail treatments
  • Foot treatments
  • Eyelash and eyebrow treatments
  • Waxing services
  • Make-up application

You will be given the knowledge to provide advice and recommendations on the beauty treatments and future appointments for your guests whilst maintaining professional values that meet beauty therapy and spa industry requirements and expectations. Your training will be delivered via a variation of methods including virtual learning, block input weeks and onsite training.

At the end of your apprenticeship, you will achieve your full apprenticeship standard Beauty Professional Therapist.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths & English (grade 4/C)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Logical
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this company

The scenic route to five-star bliss, Coworth Park is set in beautiful Berkshire countryside. The luxurious spa hotel offers idyllic relaxation in many guises. Whether it’s a rural detox or an indulgent, romantic escape, we offer our guest the experience to refresh every sense within our welcoming oasis of calm.

https://www.dorchestercollection.com/en/ascot/coworth-park/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Level 3 Wellbeing and Holistic Therapy Apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ARMONIA LIMITED

careers@armonia.co.uk

01757212130

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319109.

Apply now

Closes in 22 days (Saturday 31 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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