Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Work site environment
- Odours
Work setting
- Urban area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Cut and trim hair according to client's instructions or preferences
- Shampoo customers' hair
- Provide other hair treatment, such as waving, straightening and tinting and also provide scalp conditioning massages
- Supervise apprentices/students in training
- 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
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
Experience and specialization
Hair styling techniques
- Blow drying
- Hair braiding
- Iron waving/curling
- Extensions
- Twisting
- Spiking
- Pin curls
Hair colouring techniques
- Bleach
- Dyes/tints
- Frosting
- Streaking/highlights
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Health care plan