Beautician in Kalamazoo, Michigan at Park Village Pines

The Beautician provides hair and nail care services to residents in an assisted living facility. This role helps enhance residents’ appearance, dignity, and emotional well-being by delivering safe, compassionate, and personalized beauty services. To improve residents’ confidence, comfort, and emotional well-being by helping them maintain their personal grooming and appearance in a respectful, supportive environment.

Reports to Activities Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide services such as haircuts, perms, styling, coloring, shampooing, and basic treatments.
• Perform additional services such as manicures or nail cutting.
• Consult with residents to determine preferences and appropriate treatments.
• Recommend products and care routines for hair and nails.
• Build respectful, supportive relationships with elderly residents.
• Promote residents’ self-esteem, comfort, and quality of life.
• Adapt services based on physical, cognitive, or mobility limitations.
• Report any concerns about a resident’s health or condition to the nursing staff and Activities Manager
• Schedule and manage appointments with residents and through families.
• Coordinate with caregivers or nursing staff to ensure resident safety.
• Maintain flexibility to meet residents’ needs and routines.
• Maintain accurate records of services, client preferences, and appointments.
• The beauticians would need to bring their own supplies.
• Provide service records for billing or reporting purposes.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe salon/work environment.

Qualifications:

• Active state Cosmetology or Beautician License (required).
• Experience working with seniors or individuals with disabilities (preferred).
• Knowledge of sanitation, infection control, and safety practices.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Compassionate, patient, and service-oriented attitude.
• Hair and nail techniques
• Customer service and communication
• Attention to detail and sanitation practices
• Time management and organization

Work Environment:

• Assisted living or senior care facility.
• May work as a contracted service provider.

Flexible or part-time schedules of 1-2 days a week.