Work details
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
- or equivalent experience
Work setting
- Barbershop or hairstyling salon / studio
Tasks
- Advise clients on beauty care treatments
- Analyze hair and scalp condition
- Book appointments
- Cut and trim hair according to client\'s instructions or preferences
- Provide custom hair and scalp treatment
- Shampoo customers\' hair
- Shave and trim beards and mustaches
- Provide other hair treatment, such as waving, straightening and tinting and also provide scalp conditioning massages
- Supervise apprentices / students in training
- Apply bleach, tints, dyes or rinses to colour, frost or streak hair
- Apply hair extensions
- Clean and style wigs and hair pieces
- Cut, trim, taper, curl, wave, perm and style hair
- Suggest hair style compatible with client\'s physical features and preferences
- Perform receptionist duties
- Maintain and order supplies
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Barbering Trade Certification
- Hairstylist Trade Certification
Hair styling techniques
- Blow drying
- Hair braiding
- Iron waving / curling
- Permanents
- Extensions
- Locking
- Relaxing
- Spiking
- Pin curls
- Roller setting
Hair colouring techniques
- Dyes / tints
- Frosting
- Streaking / highlights
Security and safety
Transportation / travel information
- Public transportation is available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player