Closes in 5 days (Friday 22 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Journey Hair & Beauty have an exciting opportunity for a Salon Assistant Apprentice. As our apprentice you will be working alongside a great team who are experienced stylists, and you will have in house and extended training. You will be assisting stylists, general cleanliness of the salon, plus more.
Wage
£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Hours Between the opening times of 09:00 - 17:00 on Tuesday, 09:00 - 21:00 on Wednesday and Thursday, 09:00 - 16:00 on Friday and 08:30 - 16:00 on Saturday.
40 hours a week
Monday 1 September 2025
Duration
2 years
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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
Duties will include (but will not be limited to):
* General cleanliness of salon
* Assisting stylists
* Shampooing/rinsing colours
* Toning
* Working towards full range of required knowledge, skills and behaviours over the course of your apprenticeship.
Where you'll work
9-11 COPENHAGEN STREET
WORCESTER
WR1 2HB
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.
Hairdressing Professional Level 2
More training information
Heart of Worcestershire College is the largest further education college in Worcestershire County offering a wide range of vocational and technical courses in specialist subject areas alongside a vast array of apprenticeships and higher education courses.
From courses for school leavers to affordable higher education and professional qualifications, we pride ourselves in delivering job related qualifications in high quality environments to enable our students to achieve a positive and bright future.
Requirements
GCSE in:
English and 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
* Logical
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
Other requirements
Must have minimum Grade 2 GCSE in maths and english and be prepared to work towards Level 2 Functional Skills maths and english alongside their apprenticeship if below Grade 4.College day release is mandatory every Monday in Worcester.
About this employer
Journey is one of Worcester’s finest salons, the ultimate destination for hair, beauty & aesthetic treatments. Where style, expertise and luxury treatments go hand in hand.The Journey team are passionate, creative & highly skilled in their field. We are a friendly, welcoming boutique salon, located in the heart of the historic City of Worcester.Our elegant, newly refurbished sanctuary offers a place where you can escape, dedicated to well-being & relaxation. Whether it is a new look you are after or a simple trim, a facial or a cosmetic beauty enhancement, we have you covered.Our unique salon is based on the idea of offering our clients an experience that will not only leave you looking your best but feeling your best self too. We believe we are on this Journey together, let’s make it beautiful…
When qualified a vacancy will be offered for a graduate stylist position.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HEART OF WORCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE
Erica Swingell
eswingell@howcollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship isVAC1000333920.
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