Our Hair & Beauty department are excited to announce that we are looking for a team member to join the department as a Senior Hair & Beauty Technician

We are seeking a passionate and experienced candidate to join our dedicated team.

Join us in shaping the future of our students and make a lasting impact with Macclesfield College!

The Role

Working as a member of the Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy team, you will provide effective technical support for staff and students within the Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy Department, ensuring that the provision operates to a consistently high standard.

Main Duties for this role include

To line manage Technicians

To issue equipment to students and ensure its return.

To maintain the salons to a high level of cleanliness including sterilization and hygiene.

To prepare demonstration resources for all the provision within the hair and beauty department.

To assist with enrolment and induction.

To ensure stock levels are maintained, place orders and check deliveries.

To maintain laundry facilities and to supervise students when undertaking laundry duties and dispensary duties.

To assist with reception duties, contribute to promotions to increase clientele, retail sales and commercial income.

To assist lecturers when appropriate with the supervision of students.

To have a good knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety within the sector, to maintain salon equipment to ensure compliance with Health & Safety requirements and be competent in conducting workplace risk assessments.

To be able to plan and work on own initiative and as part of a team.

To undertake all aspects of the post in accordance with the College's Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Equity, Safeguarding and Health and Safety policies and schemes.

To comply with the College's General Data Protection policy in relation to the collection, use, storage and disposal of personal and/or sensitive data.

Does Macclesfield College sound like the perfect working environment for you?

For starters we offer the opportunity to work from home on a Friday to enhance your work life balance.

We are proud of our fantastic benefits, inclusive of:

• 38 days annual leave inclusive of Bank and Public Holidays (pro rata)

• 2 weeks additional leave at Christmas closedown (inclusive of bank holidays)

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Real Living Wage Employer

• Family friendly policy

• Free secure campus parking and excellent transport links

• Long Service Recognition and Awards

• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health

• Onsite staff counsellor to support our mental health strategy.

• Investment in our employees Continuous Professional Development at the College with a comprehensive timetable of training and development alongside coaching and mentoring from our experienced Quality team.

• Life Assurance

• Cycle to work

• Good for ME, Good for FE – Volunteering, Fundraising

• Discounted gym membership, and hair and beauty treatments

• Onsite Starbucks café

Pre-employment Screening

All posts are subject to standard pre-employment checks and you will be asked to provide;

Evidence of your right to work in the UK

Proof of Identity

A minimum of two professional referees to cover a five-year period

Health Declaration for any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need the College to make appropriate adjustments.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which have might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

Please note we reserve the right to close this role earlier if we receive sufficient applications for this post.