About Thrive Hair Bar

Thrive Hair Bar DC is a premier, luxury natural hair salon proudly located in one of Washington, DC’s most vibrant and historic neighborhoods, H Street NE. We specialize in natural hair styling services, including twists, locs, braids, and blowouts, tailored to enhance and celebrate the beauty of kinky, coily, and curly hair. In addition to our expert styling, we offer personalized consultations and a curated selection of retail products to empower our clients to embrace and care for their unique hair journey. Committed to fostering a sense of community and empowerment, we also host local events that celebrate diversity and promote the normalization of natural hair in every facet of life, from professional to personal to luxurious. At Thrive Hair Bar, we believe in the transformative power of embracing one’s natural beauty, and we are dedicated to helping our clients feel confident, empowered and utterly fabulous in their natural glory.

About Thrive Hair Bar Salon Assistants

As a salon assistant at Thrive Hair Bar, your role encompasses a multifaceted approach to delivering exceptional service and fostering a welcoming environment for our clientele. The salon assistants are responsible for making a welcoming, bright, energetic, and beautiful first impression on all those who walk through our front door and aiding their head stylist with cleaning, styling, and maintaining a timely schedule. Responsibilities include greeting customers, getting customers tea and or water, checking out and scheduling appointments and completing retail sales, being well-versed on our offerings to make educated suggestions to guest, laundry, light cleaning, and handling photography for social media. Join us in our mission to normalize kinky, coily, and curly hair in all settings, while providing top-notch service in a clean, inviting, luxurious salon designed for all hair types to thrive.

Schedule

Currently 9:45- 2pm or 3pm-8pm Fridays and 9:45am-6:45pm Sundays are available

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive, neat, and takes pride in cleanliness
• Current Cosmetology Student and or interest in cosmetology trade
• Prior experience in a salon or customer-facing role is a plus

Responsibilities

• Retail sales and checkout
• Hitting target retail sales goals
• Scheduling appointments in person
• Helping stylists clean and disinfect between clients,
• Dusting, Sweeping, Mopping, Laundry
• Capturing Videos and Photos for Social Media Posts and Email Marketing Content
• Acting as the first point of contact for visitors, offering water and tea

Benefits & Pay

• Hourly pay
• 401K Match
• 1 free hair appointment per month
• Invites to all Thrive Hair Bar team activities and outings

Submission Guidelines

Please submit 2 items:

1. Cover Letter SPECIFICALLY stating why you want to work at Thrive Hair Bar and

2. Resume

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift
• Night shift

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Ability to Relocate:

• Arlington, VA 22201: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person