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Vicky Hilton

Vicky Hilton

Beauty Therapy College Lecturer/ Assessor
Clitheroe,Lancashire

Summary

Passionate individual seeks role to build upon skills and knowledge in nail art, care and treatment. Team player with excellent interpersonal skills for positive staff and customer communications. Learns quickly to develop skills required to succeed in busy salon environments.

Creative Nail Technician Lecturer with experience in nail art, extensions and removal techniques. Monitors current trends and styles and develops free-hand skills to achieve requests. Builds positive customer relationships for increased salon loyalty.

Dedicated lecturer specializing in signature techniques and special applications. Talent for satisfying all types of clients with knowledgeable and friendly service. Highly-motivated Nail Technician with experience in customer-focused service roles. Completes treatments to quality standards and within deadlines for excellent client satisfaction. Proactive and flexible to provide helpful staff and customer support. Ambitious student offers creativity, initiative and excellent work ethic to nail technician opportunity. Detail-orientated with high standards to maintain professional salon provisions. Positive and enthusiastic for fun, productive staff and customer environments. Passionate beauty professional delivering positive salon experiences through first-class customer care. Completed treatments with skill and professionalism for optimized client satisfaction. Talented professional focused on enhancing beauty with modern and creative techniques. Dedicated to client satisfaction and always looking for new approaches. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure Beauty Therapy College Lectuer or Beauty Assessor post position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Respected College Lecturer offers proven history of student engagement and academic excellence. Drives course discussions to reinforce concepts and help students explore new ideas. Enthusiastic collaborator with expertise in curriculum development and classroom material selection. Driven student with passion for academics. Excels in discussion-driven environments with strong skills in research, communication and instruction. Works collaboratively to gather and disseminate data for diverse projects.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work history

Beauty Therapy/ Nail Tech Lecturer

Preston College
Preston, Lancashire
2017.08 - Current
  • I have worked as part of a team within Hairdressing, Beauty Therapies department, teaching learners' from NVQ levels 1-3
  • I have delivered a variety of subjects including health and safety, facial therapies, body massage, practical sessions and salon sessions
  • I have specialized in the Level 2 &3 Nail Technology course, being the main course tutor for these course tutors, I can deliver UV Gel, Acrylic units, including E-filing, nail art and Gel polish
  • I have also participated in the running of short courses, which involved interviewing students through to portfolio completion
  • I have always achieved above average bench mark figures in attendance, achievement and retention
  • I also participated in all departments and cross college events such as college open days and school links events
  • The role involved extensive administration duties and communications with a broad spectrum of individuals
  • I also completed regular, successful performance reviews within college department.

Beauty Salon Manager/ Nail Technician/Beauty Thera

  • I worked alongside the salon owner carrying out a wide range of treatments to a high, professional standard
  • I offered advice on which treatments would best suit the clients' needs and expectations, customer service, keeping front and back of house clean, tidy and safe, taking bookings, payments and keeping on top of replenishment of products when sold, sales of treatments and products, stock control and stock orders, I worked alongside the salon owner carrying out a wide range of treatments to a high, professional standard
  • I offered advice on which treatments would best suit the clients' needs and expectations, customer service, keeping front and back of house clean, tidy and safe, taking bookings, payments and keeping on top of replenishment of products when sold, sales of treatments and products, stock control and stock orders.

nail technician

  • Building up my clientele base, I was employed as salon manageress
  • In which my duties included, managing the successful day to day running of the exclusive salon
  • Preparing staff rota's, interviewing, stock control, cash flow, accountability and targets, discipline and complaint handling, marketing and promotional activities, promoting additional products and services to clients, computerizing client database, whilst ensuring that a high level of professionalism and customer satisfaction was always reached.

Beauty Therapist

Simply The Best
2013.07 - 2017.08

Beauty Therapy Instructor

Hopwood Hall College
2016.08 - 2017.07
  • I am currently employed on a temporary basis originally covering maternity and now sickness cover in the college's Riverside salon
  • My job role is to instruct, assess and monitor learners on their practical abilities in Beauty Therapy, Nail Technology and Media Make-Up ranging from level 1-3
  • My main job role is to assess learners' performing their practical treatments in all units from practice treatments to pre-observations and finals
  • This also includes portfolio building, organization of portfolios and paperwork
  • My job role also involves ensuring the students can develop their employability skills which prepares them to work in the industry
  • These skills can range from reception duties to salon manageress duties and roles in between.

Beauty Therapist

Totally Polished
2008.04 - 2012.08

Empathy Beauty Therapist

Holistic Centre
2006.05 - 2008.04

College Lecturer

Blackpool & the Fylde College
2003.09 - 2006.12
  • I have worked as part of a team within Hairdressing, Beauty & Related Therapies department, teaching learners' from NVQ levels 1-3, BTEC ND and HND
  • I have delivered a variety of subjects including health and safety, facial therapies, body massage, practical sessions and salon sessions
  • I have also participated in the running of short courses, which involved interviewing students through to portfolio completion
  • I have always achieved above average bench mark figures in attendance, achievement and retention
  • I also participated in all departments and cross college events such as college open days and school links events
  • The role involved extensive administration duties and communications with a broad spectrum of individuals
  • I also completed regular, successful performance reviews within college department
  • Whilst employed with the college I completed a Certificate in Education Qualification and Assessors
  • Awards with OCR and VTCT.

Beauty therapist and Nail Technician

Simply The Best Nail & Beauty Salon
1999.04 - 2005.06
  • Duties included booking treatments, taking payments, keeping front and back of house areas clean, tidy and safe, customer service, keeping on top of replenishment of stock and products when sold, sales for treatments and products.

Beauty Therapist

Ingle Neuk Beauty Salon
1998.01 - 1999.01

Beauty Therapist

Triangles Hair & Beauty Salon
1997.01 - 1998.01

Time Beauty Therapist/ Spa Manageress

Thorney Holme Hall Health Spa
1994.01 - 1997.01
  • Awards
  • VTCT Assessors A1 Award
  • OCR Level 3 Assessing Candidates
  • Advanced Nail Techniques and Nail Art
  • St Topez
  • Fake Bake
  • Jessica including Geleration
  • Espa
  • NSI
  • Young Nails
  • Eyelash Perming
  • Depliex mini micro
  • FX Lashes
  • Shellac 2week manicure
  • Artistic manicure system
  • Bare Minerals
  • Dermatude
  • Caci Ultimate

Education

Certificate in Education -

University of Central Lancashire

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Blackburn College

HND - Beauty Therapy Management (Edexcel

Blackpool & the Fylde College

City & Guilds - undefined

Blackburn College

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Ribblesdale High School

Skills

Nail Technician Lecturer

Beauty Therapy Lecturer

Nail Technician

Russian Lashes

Gel in a Bottle

E-filing

Beauty Therapy Treatments

  • Peer review experience
  • Feedback providing
  • Remote teaching techniques

Timeline

Beauty Therapy/ Nail Tech Lecturer

Preston College
2017.08 - Current

Beauty Therapy Instructor

Hopwood Hall College
2016.08 - 2017.07

Beauty Therapist

Simply The Best
2013.07 - 2017.08

Beauty Therapist

Totally Polished
2008.04 - 2012.08

Empathy Beauty Therapist

Holistic Centre
2006.05 - 2008.04

College Lecturer

Blackpool & the Fylde College
2003.09 - 2006.12

Beauty therapist and Nail Technician

Simply The Best Nail & Beauty Salon
1999.04 - 2005.06

Beauty Therapist

Ingle Neuk Beauty Salon
1998.01 - 1999.01

Beauty Therapist

Triangles Hair & Beauty Salon
1997.01 - 1998.01

Time Beauty Therapist/ Spa Manageress

Thorney Holme Hall Health Spa
1994.01 - 1997.01

Certificate in Education -

University of Central Lancashire

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Blackburn College

HND - Beauty Therapy Management (Edexcel

Blackpool & the Fylde College

City & Guilds - undefined

Blackburn College

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Ribblesdale High School

Beauty Salon Manager/ Nail Technician/Beauty Thera

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Vicky HiltonBeauty Therapy College Lecturer/ Assessor