Carimar Salon Group is committed to building a first-class team that recognizes we are stronger together than as individuals, provides each guest with a wonderful experience that makes them look and feel great, and gives back to our community.
A stylist-in-training is a temporary position designed to integrate an unlicensed, future stylist into the salon workplace and to help them learn the business. It is the stylist-in-training's responsibility to deliver exceptional customer service and to communicate effectively with management, customers, and co-workers. Specifically, the stylist-in-training's job duties include:
- Market and grow the business
- Observe other stylists/managers at work and ask relevant questions
- Provide exceptional customer service
- Promote and sell services and retail products
- Answer telephones, stock and dust shelves, and sweep hair
- Complete all other duties as assigned by manager
The stylist-in-training may be eligible for a promotion to the stylist position once they receive their license. A promotion to stylist is not automatically guaranteed. To be considered for the promotion, the stylist-in-training must: 1) recieve a valid appropriate license in his/her applicable state of employment; 2) have the ability to perform the duties of the license requirements that their state allows, including, but not limited to: cutting, styling, coloring, providing wax treatments, and washing and perming hair with or without an accommodation; and 3) demonstrate that they practice our values of honesty, accountability, integrity, and respect.
Qualifications
- Must be enrolled in an accredited cosmetology school
- On the road to obtaining the necessary license(s) to perform salon services within 90 days
- Ability to work in a dynamic salon environment
- Good time management skills, good judgment, and the ability to multi-task
- Well-developed interpersonal skills to communicate in a professional and courteous manner with customers, co-workers, and management
- Computer knowledge including but not limited to point-of-sale systems and data entry
- Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends
Once you become a stylist here''s what you could expect:
Perks and Benefits:
- Greater of commission or hourly pay every other Friday
- Opportunity to make up to 50% commission on service sales and 10% on retail sales
- 401k
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Opportunity for flexible schedule
- Participation in charitable giving
- Team-based bonuses
- Yearly tool upgrade stipend
- Ongoing training and continuing education provided at no cost
- Employee referral bonuses
- License renewal reimbursement
- Product and service discount program
Desired skills for our stylists:
- Hair dresser / stylist / cosmetologist experience
- Cosmetology license
- Salon experience preferred (in school or professional)
- Experience using different types of scissors, trimmers and other tools to create hairstyles
- An understanding of the different types of hairstyles a person can request and how to achieve those looks
- A willingness to learn about new styles and techniques
- The ability to communicate with customers and understand a look they want, even if they don't know the technical terms for a certain style