Salon Assistant Apprentice
FRESH LIFESTYLE LIMITED
LONDON (SE3 0BU)
Closes on Thursday 1 October 2026
Posted on 27 August 2026
Contents
Summary
The Hairdressing Apprentice will become an integral part of the Fresh Lifestyle salon team while working towards their Level 2 Hair Professional qualification.
- Wage
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£13,312 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Hairdressing professional (level 2)
- Hours
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Tuesday - Friday, 9:45am - 6:45pm or 11:15am - 8:15pm.
Saturday - Sunday, 9:45am - 6:15pm.
Shift pattern varies.
Working Days:
Tuesday - Sunday on a rota, including every Saturday and alternate Sundays, plus one day per week at college. Minimum 4 salon days per week.
32 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Duration
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2 years 3 months
- Positions available
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3
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
- Welcoming and gowning guests and offering refreshments.
Preparing guests and assisting stylists throughout appointments. - Shampooing, applying hair and scalp treatments and, as training progresses, applying toners under supervision.
- Rough drying and developing practical styling skills.
- Delivering Aveda rituals, including Sensory Journeys, hand massages and head, neck and shoulder rituals.
- Cleaning and sanitising workstations, tools and equipment between guests.
- Keeping the salon clean, organised and presentable throughout the day.
- Managing laundry and maintaining a supply of clean towels and gowns.
- Organising, cleaning and replenishing the dispensary and kitchen areas.
- Attending in-house training and practising technical hairdressing skills as part of their ongoing development.
Where you'll work
43 TRANQUIL VALE
BLACKHEATH
LONDON
SE3 0BU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES
Training course
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
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.
- 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.
Training schedule
The apprentice will attend college one day per week to complete the theory and practical elements of their Level 2 Hair Professional qualification.
Alongside their college training, they will receive a dedicated ttwo-hour one-to-one training session each week within the Fresh Lifestyle salon, providing additional practical coaching and development with an experienced member of the team.
The remainder of their working week will involve hands-on learning and opportunities within the context of their salon duties.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Fresh Lifestyle is an established Aveda Concept Salon group with locations in Islington and Blackheath, London. Established in 2003, we have built our business around delivering an exceptional, consistent and luxurious guest experience alongside high standards of professional and ethical hairdressing.
We chose to partner with Aveda because our values align closely with their mission to care for the world we live in, from the products we use to the ways in which we give back to society. We also embrace the wellbeing and aromatherapy elements incorporated into Aveda services, helping us create a distinctive salon experience for our guests.
Training and development are at the heart of Fresh Lifestyle. We are passionate about developing the next generation of hairdressers and provide our apprentices with hands-on salon experience alongside dedicated one-to-one in-house training with experienced members of our team. Our aim is to develop confident, highly skilled professionals who understand not only excellent hairdressing, but also outstanding guest care and the importance of building a long-term career within the industry.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
To be discussed upon completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES
Evelyn Nartey
evelyn.nartey@lsec.ac.uk
02039544152
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049175.
Apply now
Closes on Thursday 1 October 2026