esthetician

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Odours

Work setting

• Willing to relocate
• Esthetician's salon
• Beauty shop or aesthetic service

Tasks

• Body care / treatments
• Make custom designs for clients
• Permanent hair removal
• Provide general information to customers on beauty products
• Advise on beauty products suited to customers' colouring and skin type
• Laser hair removal
• Perform exfoliating body treatment
• Apply make-up on customers
• Apply or remove artificial nails and nail art
• Clean, trim and polish nails
• Eyebrow tinting
• Provide gel and acrylic nail extensions
• Spider vein treatments
• Facials
• Provide therapeutic foot massage
• Repair and mask aesthetic defects
• Apply glycolic acid treatments
• Perform cashiering duties
• Provide product demonstrations
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Sell establishments products
• Manicures
• Pedicures
• Skin care
• Skin peels
• Waxing
• Refer clients with unusual skin conditions to physicians
• Eyebrow threading
• Eyelash extensions
• Provide customer service

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Beauty treatment operator's provincial licence
• Manicurist's provincial licence
• Skin care specialist's provincial licence
• Esthetician certification
• Laser electrologist certification

Area of work experience

• Cosmetician / cosmetologist
• Electrologist
• Esthetician
• Manicurist
• Pedicurist
• Nail and lashes applicator

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently a student?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?
• What is your current field of study?
• What is your current level of study?

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Gratuities
• Group insurance benefits