Join the Team

We are looking for an excellent hair colourist to join our growing team. A vacancy exists for an experienced Colour Technician who wants to work as part of a great team at a one of Brighton’s leading hair salons with a reputation for excellence in our technical standards, training & education & customer service.

As Brighton’s preferred colour salon we have high demand for specialist/corrective colour and creative colour.  You will be required to demonstrate a high level of ability in bleach application, correction, colour blending, balayage and toning.

North Laine Hair Company has a great deal to offer hair professionals who are serious about building a great, well paid, long term career in the industry. Having recruited from many other leading salon groups we are confident we offer the best combination of pay and conditions, education, development and team environment.  All of our team are employed and benefit from paid holiday and training.

We are looking to recruit a creative and passionate hairdressing colourist who works to the highest professional standards and enjoys learning and educating.  The successful candidate will need to demonstrate outstanding capability and extensive experience in environments that operate to very high standards.  Evidence of continual learning and development both technically and personally throughout your career is also required.

North Laine Hair Company was established in 2007. A great reputation and high demand means you will have the opportunity to quickly build a large client base and work with a very welcoming, dedicated and capable team.

We anticipate a successful candidate will have at least 5 years of qualified experience (although this may be less for exceptional candidates).

As a Redken elite & ghd destination salon with a passion for education, we offer excellent training and development opportunities.

This position would suit a highly motivated, positive Colourist who would love to be part of an outstanding team with fantastic future career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ Level 2 in Hairdressing or equivalent
• An advanced colour qualification is an advantage
• Able to teach principles of colour, thorough understanding of colour wheel, undertones – enhancing and neutralising, pre-pigment and colour correction

Technical skills

We are seeking a hairdresser with extensive experience and the highest standard of skills in the following techniques:

• All aspects of colouring including correction (knowledge of Redken or Davines colour is an advantage)
• A range of contemporary colour application techniques
• Styling & finishing
• Hair up styles (preferred but not essential)

Personal skills

• Excellent customer service skills
• Great team member
• Strong communication skills
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good organisation skills
• Good product knowledge and retail skills
• Good time management skills

Key responsibilities

• Supporting in-salon education sessions and developing education content
• Building a client base through excellent service
• Prescribe correct care products to all clients
• Detailed knowledge of retail product ranges offered
• Full knowledge of all the services and prices offered

Benefits

• Company Contribution Pension Scheme
• Discounts on Gym Membership, clothing (eg ASOS), and with many major retailers and supermarkets
• Wellness programmes
• Generous discount on retail products and beauty services
• Free hair cuts & colours

Conditions

The position is full time (around 35 hours per week) and we offer a generous total package consisting of a fixed salary plus commission with 28 days of paid holiday

• The salon is open 6 days a week with late opening on Wednesdays and Thursdays
• The position requires the applicant to work five days a week with days off assigned on a rotating basis

Training

We are committed to the highest quality of staff training and personal development. A training and development plan is agreed during the first 3 months of employment and reviewed as part of the appraisal process. Training typically takes place both at L’Oreal/Redken Exchange & Davines Academy in London, GHD Academy in Soho or in Salon.

One of Brighton and Hove’s most highly regarded hair salons is looking for a Housekeeper to assist in maintaining the highest salon standards whilst supporting the daily running of this very busy salon.

North Laine Hair Company was established in 2007 and had grown over this time to a team of 20.
We aim to offer the highest standards of customer service which includes ensuring the salon always looks clean & tidy, with a well run laundry and clean crockery for our guests.

This is a very busy salon and so requires an efficient, effective housekeeper to deliver a high standard of work. It is essential that our guests feel at home in a clean and welcoming environment.

Main responsibilities

Essential Skills & Duties of a Hair Salon Housekeeper:

You will be responsible for carrying out all cleaning duties including client areas and salon team areas. You will make sure that daily deep cleaning tasks are carried out to a high standard. It’s important that you respect the needs of the clients. You’ll also need to re-stock cleaning supplies and backwash shampoo bar as required.

You may or may not have worked in a hair salon before but it is essential to us that you are a positive, proactive person with a strong attention to detail and that you take real pride in ensuring a clean and welcoming environment for our clients.

You will be able to use cleaning chemicals, disposables and equipment safely and as per our training and able to effectively report any equipment breakdowns or repairs.

You will have a good knowledge of products/equipment on site, ensuring efficient use of chemicals and disposables to reduce waste, ensuring all equipment/chemicals are stored safely and fit for purpose and in good working order.

Specific roles include:

• Running the laundry, cleaning towels and gowns to ensure supplies well stocked
• Effective use of crockery washer/dishwasher to keep clean crockery well stocked
• Cleaning styling stations once a service has finished
• Keeping the salon floors swept clean from hair
• Cleaning mirrors throughout the day
• Cleaning basin areas throughout the day
• Cleaning of client and staff toilets
• Cleaning and tidying kitchen and colour preparation area
• Cleaning salon tools/equipment in particular washing colour bowls & brushes
• Deep cleaning client area to a very high level
• Cleaning team areas
• Emptying bins (general waste and recycling) and taking rubbish to external bins

The ideal candidate

These are the main qualities we are looking for:

• Understand the behaviours required to successfully work in a luxury customer service environment and be able to consistently demonstrate them in the role
• Be able to clean to a very high standard
• Able to work on own initiative and prioritise most important tasks
• Require minimal supervision
• Be a great team member & be calm under pressure
• Have attention to detail & take great pride in a well run salon that is clean & tidy
• Have good working practises to work safely and effectively and use the appropriate PPE when using chemicals
• High standard of personal hygiene and appearance
• Be hard working and have a ‘can do’ attitude
• Be able to communicate and engage effectively with our clients and team members, good interpersonal and working relationship skills are essential
• Be considerate & kind
• To be flexible to work additional hours in order to cover holiday and sickness within the team

Benefits:

• Working as part of a great team that has an excellent reputation
• Free hair cutting & colouring services at one of the leading hair salons
• Full paid induction
• Training provided
• Uniform top provided
• Company Contribution Pension Scheme
• Discounts on Gym Membership, clothing (eg ASOS), and with many major retailers and supermarkets
• Wellness programmes
• Generous discount on retail products and beauty services

Conditions:

• Part time position working 1.5 days a week from Monday to Friday, ideally 11.5 hours per week but we can have a degree of flexibility on working hours

Hours of work:

Monday: 10am – 6.30pm (1 hour break)
Thursday: 2pm – 6.30pm