# Volunteer Hairdresser

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/volunteer-hairdresser/58ab1edd-80bf-45f7-a8f0-71d860020fce
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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Ashton Under Lyne
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Contract type:** Voluntary
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-04-20T09:01:13.780Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Offerton_Stockport/Pennine_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Volunteering/Volunteering-v7948676
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7948676?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is a valuable volunteering role on our mental health wards. This role is available in Offerton, Stockport

The volunteer role will enhance our patients feeling of wellbeing.  We are looking for a friendly and qualified hairdressers to provide hairdressing services within our Older Peoples Mental Health Inpatient Services.

If you want to gain experience, improve your job prospects, or just want to give some of your time to help others, this volunteering role could be for you!

### Main duties of the job

The role is intended to increase the feeling of wellbeing of our patience by them ‘having their hair done’.

What the role involves:

- Providing hairdressing services:

Cutting
Setting
Blow dry
- Providing hairdressing services:
- Cutting
Setting
Blow dry
- Cutting
- Setting
- Blow dry

DBS Level for this role is:  Enhanced with adult barred list

The knowledge, skills and attributes required for the role:

- At least level 2 qualification in hairdressing/barbering.
- Good communication skills.
- Punctuality and reliability.
- Ability to effectively engage with service users
- 12 months experience

What we hope you gain from the role

- Our thanks and appreciation
- New skills and knowledge
- Satisfaction from helping others

Please note: To meet our Trust’s safeguarding obligations applicants for this volunteer role must be aged 18 or over.

We offer opportunities in other services for people aged 16 and 17, please contact the volunteer service to discuss these roles.

## Person Specification

### Requirement

**Essential**

- Level 2 or higher qualification in hairdressing/barbering
- Good communication skills.
- Punctuality and reliability.
- Ability to effectively engage with service users, carers and staff.

### Essential criteria

**Essential**

- 12 months working experience

## Documents

- [role outline (pdf, 328.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10228698)
- [recruitment process (pdf, 576.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10228699)
- [volunteer handbook 2025 (pdf, 880.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10228700)
- [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 117.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=440)

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