Salon Manager | Kids Salon | RI Cosmetology License | Smithfield RI

Job Description

Job Description

Practice:
Sit Still Kids Salon (Smithfield, RI)
Location:
400 Putnam Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917 (On-Site)
Schedule:
30-40 hrs/week | ~25 hrs/week behind the chair | Saturdays required | Every-other Sunday | Closed Tuesdays
Compensation:
$45,000-$52,000 base salary + tips + monthly performance bonus + product commission
Employment:
Full-Time | Salaried | On-Site

Run the floor of an established children’s salon with real autonomy, a present and invested owner as your partner, and earnings that go well beyond base pay.

This is a hands-on manager role at a growing kids’ salon with a built-in client base from day one, a clear schedule, and a compensation model built around the work you do behind the chair. You are the first person a family sees when they walk in, and the person who keeps everything behind the door running the way it should.

What You Will Do

• Run day-to-day salon operations in partnership with the owner: scheduling, floor coverage, opening and closing procedures.
  
• Stay behind the chair about 25 hours a week, delivering clipper cuts and full-range styling across all hair types.
  
• Lead and develop the stylist team through training, accountability, and professional development.
  
• Create a calm, consistent guest experience that keeps families coming back.
  

Requirements

What We Need

• Active Rhode Island cosmetology license. Rhode Island law requires the salon manager to hold a cosmetology license; barber and esthetician licenses do not qualify for this role.
  
• At least 2 years of professional salon experience, with confident clipper-cut proficiency across all hair types.
  
• Saturday availability every week, plus every-other Sunday to start.
  

Strong advantage: Prior leadership or senior-stylist experience in a high-volume salon, and familiarity with kids’ or family clientele, are all strong advantages.

Benefits

Schedule & Compensation

This is a salaried, full-time role. The base salary is $45,000 to $52,000 per year, with tips, a monthly performance bonus, and product commission on top:

• Base salary: $45,000 to $52,000 per year.
  
• Tips: typically $250 or more per week at target chair hours.
  
• Performance bonus: up to $1,000 per month when the salon hits revenue targets.
  
• Product commission: 10% on retail product.
  

Salon hours are Mon, Wed-Fri 10:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sat 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, and Sun 10:00 AM-5:00 PM. The salon is closed Tuesdays. This is a salaried, exempt manager position.

About the Opportunity

Sit Still Kids Salon is a franchise brand built around making the salon experience genuinely enjoyable for kids and their families. The Smithfield location is part of a growing two-salon Rhode Island franchise, owned and actively operated by an owner who is present, invested, and serious about building a team that stays. You will have real autonomy on the floor, a clear partnership with ownership, and an established client base from day one.

Hiring Process

Apply → alignM!NT Review → Recruiter Interview → Client Interview(s) → Offer → placeM!NT

EOE + AI Disclosure

We’re recruiting on behalf of our client/employer partner, an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations are available; request assistance by contacting us at View email address on ziprecruiter.com. We and/or the employer may use automated tools (including AI) to support parts of recruiting (e.g., organizing applications, identifying role-relevant qualifications, scheduling) with human oversight; these tools are not the sole basis for decisions; people make all hiring decisions, consistent with applicable laws (including Rhode Island requirements where applicable). placeM!NT is supporting Sit Still Kids Salon with recruitment. All communication will come from a @placemint.agency email address.