barber

Education: Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work Setting:

• Urban area
• Barbershop or hairstyling salon / studio

Tasks:

• Book appointments
• Cut and trim hair according to client's instructions or preferences
• 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
• Supervise other hair stylists and staff
• Supervise apprentices / students in training
• Apply bleach, tints, dyes or rinses to colour, frost or streak hair
• Clean and style wigs and hair pieces
• Cut, trim, taper, curl, wave, perm and style hair
• Suggest hair styles compatible with client's physical features and preferences
• Maintain and order supplies

Supervision:

• 3-4 people

Hair Styling Techniques:

• Permanents
• Relaxing
• Spiking

Hair Colouring Techniques:

• Bleach
• Frosting
• Streaking / highlights

Security and Safety:

• Criminal record check

Transportation / Travel Information:

• Public transportation is available

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye coordination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking