Hairdressing Tutor - Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre 

£31,585 per annum 

Pension and life assurance

40 hours per week

Monday - Friday 

You will be a badged Detention Custody Officer, responsible for daily interactions with immigration residents. You will be required to attend a training course, which includes Health and Safety as well as Control and Restraint training. Your core working hours will be Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

You must be eligible for CTC clearance.
You must hold a valid British passport or an EU passport with a share code. Additionally, you must have lived and worked in the UK for at least 3 years, without any extended trips overseas. Applicants must have no criminal convictions and must not be subject to any ongoing police investigations.

Main duties  and accountabilities

• Provide hair-cutting, dying hair and braiding services ensuring that skills are current and updated in line with industry standards/advances/trends.
• Promote the services offered and manage a booking system for all residents to enable fair access to the services.

·       Manage the environment ensuring maintenance and security of tools and equipment at all times to relevant standards.

·       Maintain the workspace ensuring it is clean and tidy at all times.

·       Create and maintain a safe, secure, positive and friendly environment where residents feel welcomed and respected.

·       Ensure the completion of all documentation and administration in line with company policies and any external agency requirements so that accurate, compliant data is maintained and provided.

·       Use all resources effectively to ensure quality of service and value for money.

·       Advise on equipment and purchases necessary to meet contractual requirements.

·       Supervise and coach resident barbers to help develop their skills and ensure safety and security.

Person Specification

·                          This role requires the ability to deliver a range of hairdressing and barbering styles including cutting, bariding and dying.

Please see below for the Care + Custody competencies and  MITIE values and behaviours that are important for this role.

Care + Custody Competencies

Resident Care and Management

• Interacts with residents easily, quickly building rapport but maintaining professional distance

·       Is impartial, fair, assertive, consistent and confident with residents

• Treats resdents with respect as individuals and encourages residents to do the same to others
• Listens carefully to residents, including picking up on unspoken communication
• Explains issues clearly to residents and keeps them informed at all times of relevant issues
• Makes time to understand residents and regularly helps them, working hard to meet their needs
• Shows empathy and compassion
• Diffuses anger and worries in residents
• Acts upon signs of distress, self-harm or anger
• Encourages residents to express their concerns, take responsibility for their behaviour and participate in activities and programmes
• Is observant