(NEX PORTSMOUTH SCOTT CENTER) BARBER

NEXCOM•Portsmouth, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides barbering services at a haircare facility for authorized military and civilian personnel. Services include shampooing and conditioning, cutting and styling hair, shaving, styling mustaches and beards, and massaging the neck, face, and scalp. The Barber checks clients' scalps and hair for visible disorders that might interfere with services and consults with clients about their haircare needs. The role includes sanitizing tools and equipment, maintaining a clean workstation and shop, preparing shampoos and towels, and making minor equipment repairs. The Barber operates the cash register, prepares haircare chits, collects and accounts for payments, balances daily sales, sells haircare products, maintains the appointment book, may open or close the shop, and assists with monthly inventory. The role requires courtesy and customer service, with a focus on client satisfaction. Work is performed with independence within prescribed policies and procedures under the general supervision of a designated supervisor; work is reviewed for service quality and client satisfaction. Other related duties may be assigned. The work is performed inside a haircare facility. The employee must wear a smock, wash hands frequently, and sanitize barbering tools after each use. The employee may be exposed to cuts, burns, strains, electric shock, hair cuttings, skin conditions, colds, and communicable diseases. Employees must be medically screened and determined free of communicable diseases before their initial assignment.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of barber culture or cosmetology.
Possess a valid state license in barbering or cosmetology.
Candidates hired with a U.S. state cosmetology license from a state other than the state where the position is located must obtain a valid barbering or cosmetology license in the position's state within six months of hire.
Be medically screened and determined free of communicable diseases before initial assignment.
Continually use both arms and legs, with frequent standing and reaching and light lifting.
Have the dexterity to apply manual techniques.

Responsibilities

Provide shampooing, conditioning, hair cutting, shaping, and styling services suited to clients.
Shave clients and style mustaches and beards.
Massage clients' necks, faces, and scalps.
Check clients' scalps and hair for visible disorders that could interfere with requested services.
Consult with clients about their haircare needs.
Maintain combs in solution and sanitize equipment using chemical or physical agents.
Keep the designated workstation and shop clean and in good order.
Prepare shampoo and towels to minimize delays in customer service.
Make minor equipment repairs, such as replacing switches, plugs, and cords.
Operate the cash register, prepare haircare chits, collect and account for cash, and balance daily sales using the Salesperson's Daily Cash Report.
Sell haircare products and maintain the Daily Appointment Book with client names, appointment times, and assigned stylists or barbers.
Open and close the shop as needed.
Assist with monthly inventory.
Provide courteous customer service and work to ensure client satisfaction.
Perform other related duties as assigned.