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We are a busy, small boutique hair salon based in Holt Norfolk and we are looking for an apprentice to join us. You'll work in the salon four days a week and one day at college. You'll learn on the job and have in-salon training on products, haircuts and colouring.
Wage
£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Hours Tuesday - Saturday 09:00 - 17:0030 mins paid lunch break
37 hours a week
Duration
2 years 3 months
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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
* Greeting clients in a friendly manner and maintaining exceptional service
* Assisting with reception duties
* Managing appointment bookings
* Maintaining the salon to ensure high standards of hygiene
* Shamppoing, conditioning and blow-drying hair
* Applying conditioning treatments
* Cutting hair using a range of techniques
* Assiting with hair consultations
* Styling and finishing hair to create looks
* Colouring and lightening hair using a range of techniques
* Looking after clients and taking ownership/responsibility for your work
* Assisting stylists as required
* Helping with cleaning the salon
* Adhere to safe working practices, following legal,industry and company standards.
* Learning to promote yourself, your organisation, products and services.
Where you'll work
2 White Lion Street
Holt
NR25 6BA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
* 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.
You will train one day a week at City College Norwich, Ipswich Road, Norwich NR2 2LJ
For the full apprenticeship, candidates will complete:
* Employment Rights and Responsibilities (ERR).
* If not already achieved, Level 1-2 in English and Maths Functional Skills.
Apprentices will also work towards and take the test for Level 2 English and Maths prior to taking the End Point Assessment.
For the End Point Assessment (EPA) apprentices will undertake a multiple-choice test, practical assessment with questions and a professional discussion underpinned by the portfolio.
Requirements
GCSE in:
* Maths (grade 2)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Customer care skills
* Creative
* Accuracy
About this employer
Jo Jordan has over 30 years experience owning a salon in the heart of London's West End and was the Global Artistic Director for Matrix (L’Oreal) a role in which she travelled the world, teaching and leading the way in creative cutting and colouring.Jo's award-winning Norfolk salon has been welcoming existing and new clients since 2010. Her team specialise in Colour and have worked with many leading manufacturers and fashion brands on new ideas and creations.The team in Holt, Norfolk, have been regional finalists in the L'Oreal colour trophy 3 years in a row.A combination of artistic and business flair has helped to build a reputation for friendly and informal client care combined with an emphasis on high standards and hairdressing excellence.
A position may be available for the right candidate following successful completion of the apprenticeship. The business is looking for somebody who wants to develop and gain a position following their apprenticeship.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CITY COLLEGE NORWICH
01603 773365
The reference code for this apprenticeship isVAC1000335338.
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