- Noisy
- Odours
Work setting
- Urban area
- Barbershop or hairstyling salon / studio
Tasks
- Advise clients on beauty care treatments
- Analyze hair and scalp condition
- Cut and trim hair according to client's instructions or preferences
- 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
- Apply hair extensions
- Cut, trim, taper, curl, wave, perm and style hair
- Suggest hair style compatible with client's physical features and preferences
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Hairstylist Licence
Hair styling techniques
- Blow drying
- Iron waving / curling
- Permanents
- Roller setting
Hair colouring techniques
- Bleach
- Dyes / tints
- Frosting
- Streaking / highlights
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Financial benefits
- Gratuities
Support for persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and / or refugees with experienced employees
Support for Indigenous people
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations