Closes in 20 days (Monday 15 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as an Apprentice Hairdresser. This is a fantastic opportunity to begin a career in the hair industry while learning from experienced professionals in a friendly, fast-paced salon environment.
Wage
£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Hours Four days a week in the workplace and one day per week at college.One of the working days will be Saturday and possibly a late night on a Thursday. Exact shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
Thursday 1 October 2026
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
Responsibilities will include:
- Assisting stylists with day-to-day salon tasks
- Greeting and looking after clients to ensure a welcoming experience
- Shampooing, conditioning, and preparing clients for services
- Maintaining cleanliness and organisation of the salon
- Learning a wide range of hairdressing techniques and skills
Where you’ll work
CLIPPY’S HAIR COMPANYTURF STBODMINCORNWALLPL31 2DJ
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.
- You will be working towards a Level 2 Hairdressing apprenticeship standard
- You will receive on and off-the-job training and support from an assessor and an Apprenticeship advisor
- You will be required to attend Cornwall College St Austell one day per week as part of the apprenticeship training
Requirements
GCSE in:
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
About this employer
Specialists in colour correction and complete transformations, we are a five star salon awarded by the Good Salon Guide. Our expert stylists give a consistent delivery of exceptional service on each and every visit, with plenty of time and attention for each client.
After this apprenticeship
Once you have completed the Level 2 Hair Professional apprenticeship, you may want to go on to complete the Level 3 Advanced Hair Professional apprenticeship.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CORNWALL COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship isVAC2000030853.
Apply now
Closes in 20 days (Monday 15 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
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