Location: Richmond Village Aston, Richmond Drive, Off Maple Drive, DE72 2EA

Salary range: £12.75ph

Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term

Shift Pattern: Up To 40hrs - Monday to Saturday & between 9-6pm

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Richmond Villages are our retirement village provider. They deliver person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

What your typical day involves

• Carrying out treatments such as cutting, restyling, blow wave, perming, setting, application of colour and restyling of long or short hair

• Providing consultation and advice to customers if/when required, especially when providing colouring services, ensuring patch tests are carried out at all times

• Completing customer record cards for every colour and perm appointments

• Booking customer appointments with efficient time allocated for each appointment

• Operating the EPOS system as required to receive payments from customers

• Performing housekeeping duties as required, ensuring all tools are sanitised after each customer and that work areas are clean, tidy and hygienic

• Promoting and demonstrating products for retail to reach or exceed retail and treatment targets

• Checking stock levels and advising the management of any requirements

• Undertaking any additional duties or promotional activities as directed by the Wellness Spa Manager, including covering reception, taking telephone bookings and enquiries in the absence of the Receptionist

Who we're looking for

Ideally, you'll have an NVQ Level 1 or 2 in Hairdressing/Barbering along with experience of working in a salon and using different colour techniques. You're able to advise customers on alternative styles and colours that suit their physical features and experience of working with older people would be advantageous. Friendly and approachable, you're an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills who's able to deliver a person-centred service to customers with different needs and abilities. With a confident personality, you're able to work under your own initiative to ensure customer needs are met.

Because we care for vulnerable people, we'll need you to complete a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. Bupa will cover the cost of this (£40).

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Free meal on every shift

• Paid breaks

• Personal Energy is Bupa's own resilience and wellbeing programme focused on helping you take good care of the important things in your life to maintain your own personal wellbeing.

• Be Well health assessments. You and your family have access to a preferential rate on health assessments

• Discount at selected Bupa Dental practices

• RAC breakdown discount.

• Be You Network. At Bupa we celebrate diversity, welcoming everyone from all backgrounds.

• Flu vaccinations and eye test contributions

• Menopause Plan: 10% discount on the Bupa Menopause Plan

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.  That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.