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Hair Stylist Job Description: Top Duties and Qualifications

A Hair Stylist, also known as a Hairdresser, is a professional who colours, cuts, treats and styles hair. Their main duties include consulting with and advising clients, delivering a good-looking, successful end results that the client specified during the consultation process.

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Hair Stylist duties and responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of a Hair Stylist encompass many different aspects that range from customer service to technical expertise to product knowledge. The tasks of training junior and senior Hair Stylists will differ, but a Hair Stylist’s general duties include:

  • Welcoming customers and ensuring that they’re comfortable`
  • Advising clients on suitable cuts, colours and treatments
  • Recommending suitable hair products
  • Washing, conditioning, cutting, colouring and styling hair
  • Staying up-to-date with the latest trends, hairstyles and products
  • Cleaning work stations and sanitising equipment throughout the day
  • Working with a variety of equipment like straighteners, clippers and hot brushes
  • Meeting with suppliers and ordering new stock as needed
  • Maintaining an adequate inventory of hair products and tools
  • Collecting payments from the salon services performed
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Example 1

We’re Hiring a HAIR Stylist

If hairdressing is in your blood, and you’re all about making customers feel special, you’ll be in good company at Saks. We love what we do, and we so look out for our team. We’ve got open arms and…

  • Amazing training and development, competitive salary and flexible hours plus commission on retail
  • Recognition at our annual Saks Awards ceremony
  • Creative opportunities at shoots, shows and competitions, if that’s your thing
  • Rewarding opportunities to help raise funds and awareness for gynae cancers
  • You could even work towards opening your own Saks salon if that’s the dream
  • Minimum L3 qualified with 3 years or more experience

    We’re an award-winning and creative hair team with a great family vibe. We’re also part of Saks, the UK’S leading hair and beauty salon group, who’ve been around since 1974… gotta count for something, right?

    Ready to start your Saks Story? Call 01244 341 212 for more info and a chat with our salon owner, Nikki.

    Saks is an equal opportunities employer.

    #saksstories #chester #ilovesaks

    Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

    Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Chester, Cheshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

    Experience:
  • stylist: 1 year (preferred)
  • Hairdressing: 1 year NVQ/SVQ Level 2 (preferred)

    • Example 2

    The award winning Frontlinestyle, rated 5
  • in the Good Salon Guide in Wells has a vacancy for a Hair Stylist to join their busy and successful team.

    We are looking for someone who will want to contribute to our success and are driven to deliver consistently exceptional service for our loyal client base. We pride ourselves with only working with the finest brands in the business, such as: Wella, Philip Kingsley, System Professional, Nioxin, Sebastian, Eleven, Morrocan Oil, Ghd destination salon and Great Lengths Hair Extensions.

    We also specialise in Hair and Scalp disorders and operate a Wigs service.

    Job Role & Responsibilities:
  • Ability to provide thorough consultations in order to tailor a service to suit the clients needs
  • Experienced at cutting, perming, creative colouring on ladies and gents hair
  • Experience of advising clients on hair care, products and tools
  • Achieves retail and services objectives as set out and agreed with the Salon Manager

    Skills and experience required:
  • NVQ Level 3 certificate in Hairdressing
  • Previous salon experience essential
  • Good team player
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Engaging personality
  • High standard of personal appearance
  • The ability to deliver an excellent level of service
  • Computer literate
  • Self-motivated
  • Flexible

    Job Type: Full-time

    Schedule:
  • 8 hour shift

    Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Wells, Somerset: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

    Experience:
  • stylist: 3 years NVQ/SVQ Level 3 (required)

    • Example 3

    Hair stylist/ Hairdresser - Maidenhead

    (Up to 35,000 salary OTE -Inclusive of commission)

    We are an exciting opportunity for a talented hair stylist/hairdresser to join our team in Maidenhead. We are now building a successful and busy column takes dedication and ambition. But here at RUSH, we are on hand to help guide you and grow you to be the best you can be.

    At RUSH, we are an inclusive brand who inspire, motivate and promote our teams both creatively and educationally.

    The Rush family are world renowned for hairdressing excellence – with over 25 years leading the industry and 16 British Hairdressing Awards under our belt. You’ll learn and be guided by our highly creative and innovative team, who lead our internal training courses at our very own Rush Academy.

    When you work at RUSH, it’s not just all about the hair… we nurture your talent and give you the tools you need to succeed (and it’ll be great fun too)!

    More about you;

    ·Experienced, qualified hairdresser with at least 1 years’ experience managing your own column with either; Level 2 Hair Professional Standards, and Level 3 Advanced & Creative. Or Previous NVQ qualification, from Level 2

    ·You’ll be confident and bold when it comes to colouring, cutting and styling

    ·You’ll be just as passionate as us about giving your clients the best experience in salon

    ·You are a team player with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn

    · You live for new creative techniques and take pride in all you do

    What you will get from us.

  • Up to 35,000 OTE (Inclusive of commission up to 35% on hair services plus 10% on homecare.
  • Up to 1 week’s fully paid trainingat our state-of-the-art creative RUSH Academy
  • 40% discount for friends & family on all hair and beauty services
  • Up to 20% discounton all professional homecare products
  • Incentives, competitions, and opportunities to earn bonuses
  • 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
  • Courses tailored to your career on the latest cutting, colouring and styling techniques, held at our RUSH academy and led by our fantastic Artistic Team. All designed to enhance your stylist skill set & further your education
  • The opportunities and room to grow to develop your career and progress
  • We come together as one team to celebrate and share successes at our internal annual award ceremony, The Rush Oscars. This is a great opportunity and platform to share your creativity as part of the photographic workshop and enter competition
  • Available for immediate start… so, if this sounds like the role for you, our Recruitment Team are ready to hear from you!

    #indhp

    Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

    Salary: From £19,760.00 per year

    Benefits:
  • Employee discount
    Schedule:
  • 8 hour shift
    Supplemental pay pay

    Work Location: One location

    • What does a Hair Stylist do?

    Hair Stylists are key players in the beauty industry. By changing a hairstyle or treating damaged, dry, coarse or thinning hair, they completely change a client’s look and image. They can also alter the texture of a client’s hair for aesthetic reasons; for instance, diminishing frizz with a Brazilian blowout or giving straight hair a curl through a perm. During a consultation, a Hair Stylist will listen to the wishes of the client and offer advice based on factors like face shape, skin colour and type of hair.

    Hair Stylist skills and qualifications

    In addition to having technical expertise, a Hair Stylist needs to be a people person. As these professionals chat with clients throughout the working day and work in close proximity to other Hair Stylists, they should ideally enjoy the company of others and have an outgoing personality. A successful Hair Stylist candidate will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications, these typically include:

    • Strong listening skills in order to understand a client’s needs
    • Good verbal skills, so they can effectively advise clients
    • Excellent customer service skills
    • The ability to work a flexible schedule
    • The ability to build long-term relationships with clients
    • Patience and the ability to remain calm under pressure
    • Physical stamina in order to handle long hours on their feet
    • Good time management skills, so that clients are not kept waiting
    • Basic knowledge of computers

    Hair Stylist experience requirements

    Typically, employers require that Hair Stylists have at least two to three years of experience working in a salon, especially for more senior positions. Junior Hair Stylists normally need around one year of experience on a salon floor, whereas a trainee Hair Stylist gains the required experience on the job.

    Hair Stylist education and training requirements

    Although there are no fixed education and training requirements for Hair Stylists, many employers expect that candidates have at least a few GCSEs in subjects like English and Math to prove they are proficient in reading, writing and working with numbers. Those who wish to become qualified can complete National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) in hairdressing. NVQ Level 1 and 2 Diplomas in Hairdressing, demonstrate that a candidate has all the essential knowledge to work as a qualified Hair Stylist, whereas NVQ Level 3 equips Hair Stylists to take on more senior positions.

    Hair Stylist salary expectations

    According to Indeed Salaries, the average salary for a Hair Stylist is £22,096 per year. Whereas junior Hair Stylists typically earn around £15,799 per annum, senior Hair Stylists average around £23,970 annually. These figures will vary depending on factors like location and the specific work environment.

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    Hair Stylist job description FAQs

    Can trainee Hair Stylists complete their education during the training period?

    Candidates can take NVQ courses on either a full-time or part-time basis. This means that trainee Hair Stylists and candidates who are doing an apprenticeship can do coursework concurrently with their practical training.

    What hours does a Hair Stylist work?

    Hair Stylists who have a full-time position, typically work around 40 hours and six days per week. Saturdays are normally one of their busiest days, as many of their clients have a day off from work and have time to visit a salon.

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