Job Description

HAIRDRESSER
Home: Hope Street Terrace, Long Term Care
Location: Port Hope, Ontario
Salary Range: Contract to hire
Status: Part Time
Reporting To: Recreation Manager
Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario. Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability.
We are seeking a compassionate, professional, and reliable Hair Stylist to provide salon services to residents in a long-term care home on a contract basis. This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys working with seniors and takes pride in helping residents feel comfortable, confident, and cared for.
Key Responsibilities
Provide professional hair services including:
• · Haircuts
• · Shampoo and styling
• · Blow-drying and setting
• · Basic barbering services
• · Hair colouring and other salon treatments (if qualified and requested)
• · Build positive relationships with residents, families, and staff.
• · Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary salon environment.
• · Adhere to all health, safety, and infection prevention and control standards.
• · Schedule appointments and manage resident service requests.
• · Supply and maintain personal professional tools and equipment.
• · Process payments and maintain service records, as applicable.
• · Demonstrate patience, empathy, and professionalism when working with seniors, including those living with physical or cognitive challenges.
Qualifications
• · Licensed Hairstylist in good standing (where required by provincial regulations).
• · Previous experience as a Hair Stylist, preferably working with seniors or in healthcare, retirement, or long-term care settings.
• · Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• · Ability to work independently and manage appointment scheduling.
• · Knowledge of infection prevention and salon sanitation practices.
• · Must be independently insured and maintain professional liability insurance throughout the term of the contract.
• · A negative vulnerable sector check completed within 6 months of start date.
• · TB screening documentation as required under the Southbridge Care Homes’ Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Policy

We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted. Southbridge welcomes those applicants with disability related needs and those whom a need for accommodation in the recruitment process. Please provide notice of your need for accommodation to the hiring manager upon scheduling of an interview. At Southbridge, we care about your privacy and strive to protect Applicant Data throughout the recruitment process. To that end, information that we gather from applicants via job postings, is used solely for the purposes of recruiting and hiring.