Location: Richmond Village Aston, Richmond Drive, Off Maple Drive, DE72 2EA
Salary range: £12.75ph
Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term
Shift Pattern: Monday to Saturday & between hours 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.
