Hair Color Bar Assistant, Licensed Cosmetologist

Socotra, Inc.; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision & FSA

Employee Assistance Program

Pre-tax Commuter (Parking & Transit)

Life AD&D

Short & Long-term Disability

Parental Leave

Team Member Discount

401k Plans

Paid Vacation Time

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Madison Reed Hair Color Bar is seeking a Hair Color Bar Assistant, Licensed Cosmetologist. You will support licensed colorists and shift lead, greet guests, learn the services, and help guests find the best color for them.

This role involves consultations, shampooing, conditioning, blowouts, unlimited roots membership, and learning to perform services while training for promotion to Licensed Colorist. Compensation includes base hourly pay, commissions, and tips, with earnings typically ranging

Qualifications

• Active cosmetology license in the state you are applying.
• Entry-level customer service or retail experience preferred.
• Strong communication and people skills in a fast-paced retail or salon environment.
• Comfortable operating POS systems.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate teamwork to provide a guest experience aligned with our values of Love, Joy, Trust, Courage and Responsibility.
• Assist behind-the-chair services including finishing services, shampooing, conditioning, styling, blowouts, hot tool styling, treatments and toner
• Contribute to achieving monthly sales goals and other KPIs, including retail, services, memberships
• Ensure Hair Color Bar meets standards for cleanliness, merchandising, inventory and asset security
• Adhere to Madison Reed systems, policies, processes and procedures
• Drive revenue by increasing average service tickets through add-ons, memberships and home hair care products
• Support training from Assistant to Colorist to grow within Madison Reed
• Physical Demands: stand/walk long hours, bend/twist, lift up to ten pounds, communicate with guests

Skills

Effective communication

Customer service

Fluency in English

Education

Active cosmetology license

Tools

Point of sale systems

Job description

Hair Color Bar Assistant, Licensed Cosmetologist

The Hair Color Bar Assistant at Madison Reed Hair Color Bar supports the Licensed Colorists and Shift Lead to provide a seamless guest experience from arrival to departure as you learn the services and work towards your next role. You love beauty and hair color, and you pride yourself on helping guests find the best color for them and executing their service with perfection.

The Madison Reed Hair Color Bar Assistant is the expert on Madison Reed consultations, hair care products, shampooing and conditioning, blowout services, unlimited roots membership program and subscriptions while learning and practicing services offered. Learning how to connect with guests and fellow team members to foster a focused and friendly work environment, meet the demands of a busy day, keeping the environment clean and organized while building relationships and supporting each other, the Hair Color Bar Assistant is in training for promotion to Licensed Colorist. #livelifecolorfully

This role reports to the Manager, can be full or part time depending on business needs and requires availability at peak times to best serve our guest needs.

At Madison Reed, we aim to pay competitively. Compensation for this role consists of base hourly pay, commissions, and tips. Potential earnings for this location range from $25 - $26 per hour. Actual compensation contingent on factors including Hair Color Bar performance, tenure, and time behind the chair.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate and develop teamwork skills to provide a guest experience aligned with our values of Love, Joy, Trust, Courage and Responsibility.
• Perform behind-the-chair services such as assisting in finishing services and shampooing and conditioning services, styling, blowouts, hot tool styling, treatment and toner services, and add on product application per guest request.
• Contribute to achieving monthly sales goals and other key performance indicators, including but not limited to: retail sales, services, memberships.
• Ensure Hair Color Bar meets company standards as it relates to cleanliness, merchandising, inventory, company asset security.
• Adhere to protocols regarding Madison Reed systems, policies, processes and procedures.
• Drive Hair Color Bar revenue through increasing the average service ticket through additional services, sales of unlimited roots memberships, subscriptions, home hair care and more.
• Take a proactive approach by demonstrating the willingness to learn and complete the Assistant
• Colorist to Colorist Training including mastering color theory and developing behind the chair application skills to grow your career within Madison Reed

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this position, team members will regularly stand, walk for four plus consecutive hours; repetitive and regular bending and twisting at the waist; manipulating fingers and hands, bend and reach wrists and arms, reach with hands and arms or move up to ten pounds. May occasionally sit, kneel, stoop, crouch, and lift, push, pull up to ten pounds. Additionally, team members will communicate regularly with guests via ongoing conversations and consultations.

Qualifications:

• Active cosmetology license in the state in which you are applying.
• Entry level experience in any customer service or retail sales environment; salon or beauty industry experience preferred.
• Effective communication, strong problem solving and people skills, in a fast-paced retail or salon environment.
• Comfortable operating point of sale systems
• Fluency in English

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision & FSA (FT Only)
• Employee Assistance Program (FT and PT)
• Pre-tax Commuter (Parking & Transit) Basic (FT Only *)
• Life AD&D (FT Only)
• Short & Long-term Disability (FT Only)
• Accident Insurance (FT Only)
• Critical Illness Hospital (FT Only)
• Hospital Indemnity (FT Only)
• Parental Leave* (FT Only - Dependent on Tenure and Position)
• Team Member Discount: Working Advantage (FT & PT)
• Pet Insurance (FT & PT)
• One Medical Membership (FT & PT)
• The College Tuition Benefit (FT & PT)
• 401k Plans (FT & PT)
• Paid Vacation Time (FT Only)
• Paid Holidays (FT & PT)

*Additional benefits may be available depending on geographic location

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this position, team members will regularly stand, walk for four plus consecutive hours;repetitive and regular bending and twisting at the waist; manipulatingfingers and hands, bend and reach wrists and arms, reach with hands and arms or move up to ten pounds. May occasionally sit, kneel, stoop, crouch, and lift, push, pull up to ten pounds. Additionally, team members willcommunicate regularly with guests via ongoing conversations and consultations.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Madison Reed is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting, training, compensating, and promoting our employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Inclusion is at the heart of what we do, from the way we craft our job descriptions to the values we espouse daily.

Pay Transparency

The posted pay range for this role represents the expected compensation for this position. Actual offers are determined by a number of factors including the applicant's experience, skills, and location.

Background Checks & Fair Chance

We comply with all applicable Fair Chance Ordinances and will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other applicable laws within the city, county, and state candidates are located.

Accommodations

We value inclusion and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations to complete the interview process. If you require an accommodation, please contact [e-mail] as early as possible.

Note to Recruiters

Madison Reed does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing vendors or search firms and does not pay fees for any such resumes. All unsolicited resumes are considered the property of Madison Reed.