Overview
Languages
French
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Asset languages
- Spanish
- Haitian
Work setting
- Barbershop or hairstyling salon/studio
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Book appointments
- Cut and trim hair according to client's instructions or preferences
- 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
- Analyze hair and scalp condition and provide basic treatment or advice on beauty care treatments for scalp and hair
- 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 or determine style from client's instructions and preferences
- Perform receptionist duties
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Hairstylist Trade Certification
Experience and specialization
Hair styling techniques
- Blow drying
- Hair braiding
- Iron waving/curling
- Permanents
- Extensions
- Twisting
- Locking
- Relaxing
- Spiking
- Pin curls
- Roller setting
Hair colouring techniques
- Bleach
- Dyes/tints
- Frosting
- Streaking/highlights
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Gratuities
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer