hairstylist

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Urban area
• Barbershop or hairstyling salon/studio
• Spa

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Advise clients on beauty care treatments
• Book appointments
• Provide custom hair and scalp treatment
• 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
• 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
• Perform receptionist duties

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Hairstylist Trade Certification
• Hairstyling Red Seal Certificate
• Hairstylist Licence

Experience and specialization

Hair styling techniques

• Blow drying
• Hair braiding
• Iron waving/curling
• Permanents
• Extensions
• Relaxing
• Roller setting

Hair colouring techniques

• Bleach
• Dyes/tints
• Frosting
• Streaking/highlights

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Gratuities

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Parking available