Hairdressing Apprenticeship
THE DOLLS HOUSE SALON LIMITED
MILTON KEYNES (MK2 2BH)
Closes on Saturday 16 August 2025
Posted on 4 July 2025
Contents
Summary
We are looking for a Hair Professional Apprentice for our busy salon in Milton Keynes to learn the skills to become a hairdressing professional. You will carry out salon assistant duties whilst learning working behaviours: consultation/client care, shampoo & conditioning, styling & setting hair, cutting and colouring hair - with weekly in-house training.
- Wage
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£11,778 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 - Saturday , 4 days with one day off in week. Times TBC.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years 3 months
- Positions available
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2
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
You will be learning and supporting in the salon, receiving training weekly and working towards your apprenticeship, helping with the day-to-day running of the salon, learning the skills needed to become a stylist.
Duties:
- Maintaining health and safety in the salon
- Keeping tidy
- Reception work
- Shampooing and conditioning
- Mixing, and applying colours
- Block work, blow dries
- Assisting and shadowing stylists
Where you'll work
59A AYLESBURY STREET
BLETCHLEY
MILTON KEYNES
MK2 2BH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
UK TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
Your 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.
Your training plan
You will work towards your Level 2 Hair Professional Apprenticeship Standard: Level 2 Diploma for Hair Professionals (Hairdressing), weekly in-house training.
Receiving regular visits from your tutor throughout the apprenticeship.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Happy / Cheeful
- Well Presented
- Punctual
Other requirements
This vacancy will involve working Saturdays.
About this company
Established by Rochelle Anthony in 2011, The Dollshouse is In the heart of central Milton Keynes. The Dollshouse is a friendly hair and beauty salon in Central Milton Keynes, a short walk from the Hub and All Bar One. Our trained and qualified stylists cater to all hair types and textures, and specialise in hair extensions, colour corrections, sombre, ombré and balayage. Our prices are inclusive of fitting cut, blend and style. Our knowledgeable and friendly team cater are on hand to provide professional consultations and advice on all aspects of hair.
After this apprenticeship
Become a fully qualified stylist, progressing to Level 3 and Management.
The qualifications and experience gained upon successful completion of this apprenticeship will allow you to apply for further roles within this sector.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UK TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
Rochelle Anthony
thedollshousesalon@gmail.com
01908803388
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329974.
Apply now
Closes on Saturday 16 August 2025
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