Ambitious Salon apprentice needed

MISS CELINE TAINA BARTON SINCLAIR

LONDON (SE13 5PQ)

Closes in 17 days (Monday 13 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 25 September 2025

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Summary

The successful candidate will undertake training and attend college 1 day per week. The role will include, washing of clients hair and rinsing colour, general tidying of the salon, marketing, wig customisation with installation. Once your skills have developed you will received a higher pay.

• Wage:

  Competitive

  Competitive wage offered

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  The chosen candidate will start off on the national minimum wage of £7.55 for the first 6months after this we will review how week they are doing in hopes to pay them a higher salary up to two times the minimum wage.

• Training course: Hairdressing professional (level 2)
• Hours: 2-5 days a week depending on how much help is needed, times may vary, may work evenings and weekends.

  30 hours a week

• Start date:

  Friday 17 October 2025

• Duration:

  2 years

• 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

The apprentice position will involve:

• Attending college 1-day per week and successfully completing the NVQ training/exams
• Washing clients’ hair
• Wig customisation and installation once skills have developed 
• Marketing and answering calls and booking appointments on our system
• Assisting stylists where required with colour etc.
• General salon tidying when open to clients
• When at the appropriate training stage undertaking model cuts in the salon

This is a competitive position and we are looking for the most ambitious potential business women/man, somone who is creative and can see themself  working in a professional salon. Perhaps even owning their own hair and beauty business. We are looking for somone who is teachable and ready to grow their skills while supporting the growth of our salon.

Once you reach to a good standard on wig installs you will receive a set pay per client which is considerably more than the apprenticeship wage. 

Where you'll work

177A LEE HIGH ROAD
LONDON
SE13 5PQ

Training

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

Training provider

EAST SURREY 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

Hairdressing Professional Level 2 with East Surrey College. 

More training information

You will be attending East Surrey College one day per week during term time.

Requirements

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

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Patience

About this employer

Celine Taina Hair & Beauty Salon is well established black owned salon in south east London for our luxury hair extension and high quality product line.

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

Company benefits

If selected you will receive a higher discount on hair treatments within the salon as well as discounts on out hair and product line

After this apprenticeship

We would love for our apprentice to become a junior stylist in our salon once the apprenticeship qualification is complete.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MISS CELINE TAINA BARTON SINCLAIR

Celine

Hairbyceline123@gmail.com

07541060281

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343705.

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Closes in 17 days (Monday 13 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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