Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
Experience
Experience an asset
Work setting
- Urban area
- 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
- 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
- Cut, trim, taper, curl, wave, perm and style hair
- Suggest hair style compatible with client's physical features and preferences
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Hairstylist Trade Certification
Experience and specialization
Hair styling techniques
- Blow drying
- Hair braiding
- Iron waving/curling
- Permanents
- Twisting
- Relaxing
- Pin curls
- Roller setting
Hair colouring techniques
- Bleach
- Dyes/tints
- Frosting
- Streaking/highlights
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Commission