Nail Technician (Licensed) - Lincoln Square

Noktivo, LLC. dba Lena Rose Beauty; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 37,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay Protection Promise

Non-tipping pay

Paid leave and paid sick leave

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Lena Rose Beauty is hiring a licensed nail technician for our Lincoln Square (Chicago) spa. The role is part-time, requiring Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday availability, with a focus on clean, healthy nail work, and following Lena Rose protocols.

You will work in a non-tipping, W-2 environment with pay growth based on tenure and performance, plus commissions on sold services and retail. Training and development are provided to ensure consistent quality.

Qualifications

• Current Illinois Nail Technician license.
• Available Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
• Clean, consistent technique including cuticle care and gel/structured services.
• Punctual and reliable with a willingness to learn Lena Rose processes.

Responsibilities

• Perform manicures and pedicures from Classic to advanced services.
• Provide honest nail health consultations and address damaged nails.
• Maintain sanitation per Illinois standards after each guest; reset station.
• Recommend products and rebook guests before checkout.

Skills

Illinois Nail Tech license

Punctual & reliable

Sanitation standards

W-2, non-tipping pay

Job description

Nails are our front door. Care is the house.

Please read this whole post before you apply. We wrote it to be honest about the job, the schedule and the pay.

Lena Rose is the spa where the person in the chair matters more than the service on the menu. We're a W-2, non-tipping, clean-beauty spa and shop with two homes, Lincoln Square in Chicago and downtown Naperville. We're looking for a licensed nail technician at our Lincoln Square (Chicago) spa who does clean, healthy, beautiful work and wants to take care of the human attached to the hands.

The schedule

Part-time: Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, every week. Weekends are our busiest days, so all three days are required.

What you'll do

• Manicures and pedicures from Classic to Chakra to Fire & Ice, plus gel, structured, GelX and Russian manicures, all to our written protocols and time windows.
• Nail health first: an honest consultation every time, proper cuticle care, and never covering a damaged nail without addressing it.
• Sanitation to Illinois state board standards after every guest, and a station reset to the Lena Rose Standard.
• At least one product recommendation per guest (goal of two), and every guest rebooked before checkout.

Non-negotiables

• A current Illinois Nail Technician license. Bring it to the interview.
• Available every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
• Clean, consistent technique: cuticle care, gel and structured application, e-file use and pedicure massage flow.
• Punctual and reliable, on time for every guest.
• Open to feedback and to doing things the Lena Rose way, even if you learned it differently.
• Comfortable with a non-tipping, W-2 model where pay grows with tenure and performance.

This role is not a fit if

• You need tips to feel paid.
• You can't commit to every weekend.
• You want to bring your own clients, products or social handles into the room.
• You'd rather leave early than use a slow afternoon well.

How we hire (so you know what to expect)

1) Your resume and a written answer to the question below.

2) A 15-minute phone screen.

3) An in-person interview.

4) A paid working interview: one manicure or pedicure on a model at our spa.

5) Reference checks.

What Roses really earn

The pay shown on this post is base pay: $20/hour to start, growing with tenure to $27/hour. On top of that, you earn 2–10% commission on everything you sell (services and retail) through our Rose Rate. From May to September 2026, commission added about $1 to $2.50 an hour on average for our providers, and up to $5.60 an hour in a strong pay period. As your Rose Rate grows, so does your commission.

What we offer

• $20/hour to start (every Rose starts as an Apprentice), growing with tenure to $27/hour, plus 2–10% commission on all your sales through our Rose Rate.
• Pay Protection Promise: your base rate only ever moves up.
• Non-tipping: steady, predictable pay that never depends on tips.
• Paid leave and paid sick leave, earned from day one.
• A 401(k) with employer match after 90 days. (Medical, dental and vision are for full-time Roses at 40+ hours.)
• Four paid professional development days a year and 100% reimbursement of the continuing education hours Illinois requires.
• 40% off retail and services from day one.
• A paid 14-day training program, with sign-off before you take guests on your own.

Physical requirements

This is a hands-on, on-the-floor role. You should be able to stand and move for most of a shift; bend, stoop, reach and lift up to 40 lbs to deliver services and reset rooms; and have the manual dexterity to use all tools and equipment, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Beautifully,

Jenny & the team at Lena Rose Beauty

Lena Rose Beauty (Noktivo, LLC) is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and are committed to building a team as diverse as the community we serve. Reasonable accommodations are available on request, including for the interview.