Hairdressing jobs at Popham Oxford


Popham hairdressing is a premier salon group and the only UK hairdressing company to have been awarded the Champion Investor in People award.

Popham Salons offer the perfect workplace experience. With an ongoing program of continuous training and development, Popham continues to deliver the very best in hairdressing and employment standards.

We offer flexible, full and part-time work and want team members who are actively looking to further their careers.

As Managing Director, Shirley Popham
“is committed to enabling her team to create the perfect job role for themselves while being employed by a company with a passion for its people.”

Popham is an equal opportunities employer.

 

Why work for Popham hair salon Oxford?

The Following is an extract from the last independent Investors in People review report:

Popham has an empowering and highly supportive approach to people management, which is entirely consistent with its business ethos, goals and values. Continuous improvement, the highest standards of quality and delivery of fantastic results are goals underpinned by a set of people focused values, which are believed in and lived by every one in the business.

There is a well-developed business plan and individual targets for all members of staff, to which people have contributed and can relate. A strong commitment to training and development from the directors and managers, and ensuring that this development takes place, and that people believe the commitment.

There is a very flexible approach to the delivery of learning and development activities, which take into account factors such as working patterns and people’s preferred learning styles. People confirm that development activities are readily accessible, regardless of their individual circumstances.

The range of communication processes in the business, for example, whole business meetings and monthly individual one-to-ones with the managers and directors, which are very effective in keeping people informed what is happening across the business and provides them with the opportunity to give feedback and make suggestions on how to improve the performance of the business.

“People commented that the organisation has a very caring, compassionate, open and honest culture, and felt that they had ready access to help and support when they needed it.”

Who we’re looking for

If you would like to be part of this culture, take a look at our current employment opportunities at Popham hairdressing.

We currently have no vacancies for stylists, however we are actively recruiting front of house team members and apprentices.

Popham is an equal opportunities employer.

Apprenticeships

We deliver an award-winning apprenticeship programme at Popham.
The Popham apprenticeship is considered Oxford’s best opportunity for an ambitious young person seeking a dynamic career in hairdressing. Every one of the critical techniques, which underpin the success of Popham, will be passed on to our new generation of qualified hairdressers. Our apprenticeship is fully accredited under City and Guilds and externally audited by our training provider, Introtrain Forum Ltd.

We are actively looking for apprentices, please email our General Manager Jo Hutton-Price if you wish to apply.

What some of our team say about working at Popham

“I love working for a company where the targets are clients based because the minute you focus on your clients, the financial rewards follow. When you are chasing financial targets, you lose sight of the clients. “

Lucy 2023

“I enjoy getting a lunch hour every day. It makes all the difference to how my day feels, and if I want to go out to the shops or meet a friend, I can.”

“Its sometimes tricky to get to work, as the council constantly changes my bus times and I commute from an hour away. I know I can always talk to management about my hours and there isn’t an issue around flexibility to make it work for me. “

Emily 2023 

“I really like how the friendly and supportive management is and they push us to reach our potential, “

Meagan 2023

“I feel like I can go to management without worrying about being shouted at and talk to them about any issue I am having, I also love that I can work in any of the salons, and all the teams are friendly,”

Habibah 2023 

 “Probably more than anything, the give and take. Knowing that the employer values you and that we stick by our value, therefore clients have trust in us both individually and company wide.”

Nicola 2023 

“I love that I can now work every other Saturday, so my partner and I get to have a weekend together. “

Barbora 2023 

I like working at Popham because I’ve never worked with such a friendly and welcoming team”

Tricia 2023

“I like working for Popham because you feel part of the family and not an employee.”

Aline 2023

“I like working at Popham because if you have solid goals and put your hard work to it, you will most definitely achieve it. It’s there for everyone!”

Vitor 2023

“I like working at Popham because it’s helped my confidence grow and has helped me be more independent,”

Mia 2023