Receptionist/Salon Assistant

Salon Assistant at Sharkey's Cuts for Kids Leawood, KS

Are you energetic, kid-friendly, and looking to join a fun, fast-paced environment? Sharkey's Cuts for Kids in Leawood is seeking a Salon Assistant to support our team of stylists and help create an unforgettable experience for our young clients! Sharkey's Cuts for Kids is an upscale hair salon for kids ages 0-14. We're on a mission to WOW our clients from the minute they arrive. Our Salon Receptionist/Assistant should love to smile, have an upbeat attitude and outgoing personality with a commitment to provide an unforgettably fun and exciting haircut experience for each of our customers.

We are excited to continue to grow our new location in the Kansas City area! Excellent opportunity to join a team of caring and motivated professionals in cultivating a thriving culture where professional development, human connection, and wellbeing are of upmost value! We strive to be the leading kids hair cutting salon! Whether you are creative, competitive, or playful by nature we will create an environment for you to shine.

Sharkey's Cuts for Kids has been in business for 19 years with over 100+ locations nationwide. As a premier provider of kid haircuts, Sharkey's Cuts for Kids brings fun, excitement and expertise to the industry. Sharkey's Cuts was voted #1 kids salon franchise! At Sharkey's we believe Family comes first and understand the importance of work life balance. If being in a fun work environment where your creativity is valued sounds too good to be true, we would love to meet you!

Some of the responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Greet all guests and offer friendly, prompt and exceptional service
• Manages the salon software, customer traffic
• Ability to educate clients on retail products
• Disinfect all the store equipment and keep the store clean and tidy
• Blow up balloons for our balloon tree!
• Keep retail shelves stocked
• Assist in salon marketing activities and take pictures/videos
• Assist kiddos in selecting a charity to donate to
• Print photos and complete certificates for 1st haircut packages
• Ensure each kiddo leaves happy, with a balloon, glam ring, lollipop, and that parents are satisfied
• Comfortably ask for 5-star reviews from customers
• Weekend availability

Valued characteristics to join our team:

• Optimistic Mindset - see the world through the lens of possibility. Thinks about how can we be better for each other, how can the salon be better, how can we be better for our customers and identifies strategies to do so!
• Growth Mindset - ask questions and provide feedback to help us innovate!
• Comfortable taking initiative - this is a fast-paced environment and there is ALWAYS something to do!
• Warm, friendly, outgoing, playful and patient demeanor balanced with professional aptitude - we want the kids to love us and the parents to trust us!
• Strong communication and organizational skills - we have a fast-paced environment at times and the team and clients benefit from clear, direct, transparent, warm communication
• Previous customer service or salon experience is a plus, but not required

Compensation: $12.00 - $14.00 per hour

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Sharkey's Cuts for Kids Corporate.