barber

Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

Work setting:

Barbershop or hairstyling salon/studio.

Tasks:

• 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.
• Cut, trim, taper, curl, wave, perm and style hair.

Hair styling techniques:

• Blow drying.
• Spiking.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Repetitive tasks.
• Attention to detail.
• Hand-eye co-ordination.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.

Experience:

No experience (will train).

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .

Support for youths:

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Support for Indigenous people:

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .