Graduate Stylist Apprentice

HK SALONS LTD

England (MK19 6NR)

Closes in 14 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 30 July 2025

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Summary

An exciting opportunity to improve on your skills in hairdressing with this apprenticeship, HK Hair and Wellness is an award-winning space which prides itself on providing world class services to all clients.

• Wage:

  £14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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  Annual Wage

• Training course: Hairdressing professional (level 2)
• Hours: Mon-Sat, shifts TBC.

  38 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 1 September 2025

• Duration:

  2 years 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

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our salon as a Level 2 Hairdressing Apprentice. This role is ideal for someone passionate about starting a career in the hair and beauty industry.

As an apprentice, you will work alongside experienced stylists, gaining practical, hands-on experience while studying towards a nationally recognised Level 2 Diploma in Hairdressing. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include welcoming clients, shampooing and conditioning hair, assisting with blow-drying, colouring, and cutting services, and maintaining a clean and professional salon environment. You will also support the team with general salon duties such as preparing workstations, managing stock, and ensuring excellent customer service.

The apprenticeship combines on-the-job training with structured learning through a registered training provider. You will attend regular training sessions to build your technical knowledge.

Where you'll work

Furtho Manor Farm, Northampton Road, Old Stratford
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Deanshanger
England
MK19 6NR

Training

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

Training provider

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

Training course

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

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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

Training to be provided in line with a Graduate Stylist Level 2 Apprentice by Milton Keynes College.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• Maths (grade 9-4)
• English (grade 9-4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Patient
• Punctual
• Kind
• Caring
• Passionate
• Organised
• Eager to learn

Other requirements

Salary has potential to increase.

About this employer

HK Hair & Wellness is proud to be an inclusive, accessible, and award-winning sustainable space, offering industry excellence in all service areas. All services can be viewed and booked via our website. Our team are passionate about supporting all clients to access our space, offering virtual or in-person consultations in advance of your appointment to ensure we offer you the perfect environment when you visit us.

After this apprenticeship

Future opportunities to improve client lists and progress further in line within the hair and beauty industry.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334584.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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