STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: COSMETOLOGIST
Class Code: 2285-11
Date Established: 06-23-94
Occupational Code: 5-2-5
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To operate a cosmetology shop within a
state institution and to provide proper hair care for residents.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Performs cosmetology
work such as facial and scalp treatments and related services.
·
Organizes daily
schedule to accommodate resident/patient/client needs.
·
Requisitions shop
supplies and equipment, keeps records of work scheduled, work performed and
supplies used.
·
Gives manicures,
removes superfluous hair and performs other related cosmetology treatment as
needed.
·
Maintains the shops
and equipment in a sanitary condition.
·
Prepares reports of
activities, including statistics concerning residents who use cosmetology
services.
·
Visits wards to care
for residents or patients too ill to be taken to the shop.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in applying instructions
to accomplish different job functions OR in operating machines for a variety of
different purposes.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge of business
practices and procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including
working from detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of
practical situations.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support
activities within one or more organizational units. Errors at this level affect the work of others or have
measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in
order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires no supervision of employees or
functions.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an adverse working environment containing a combination of
disagreeable elements which impact significantly upon the employee's capacity
for completing work assignments.
This level includes work-related accidents or assault.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
using minimal judgment to perform a variety of job tasks according to clearly
prescribed standard practices and procedures.
Independent Action: Requires making a limited number of
choices in selecting among alternative courses of action under supervisory
guidance and in performing job functions according to a variety of prescribed
policies or procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Completion of high school, G.E.D. or
it's equivalent, plus 1500 hours of cosmetology.
Experience:
Two years' experience as a
cosmetologist.
License/Certification: Valid cosmetology license from the New
Hampshire Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Thorough knowledge of the modern
methods and techniques of cosmetology.
Considerable knowledge of the operation of cosmetology equipment. Skill in giving hair, facial and
related treatments. Ability to
assign and supervise the work of other cosmetologists. Ability to keep records of work
schedules, cosmetology operations, supplies and materials. Ability to work with and maintain a
empathetic attitude towards mentally and/or physically ill residents. Ability to supervise and maintain effective
working relationships with subordinates and other state employees. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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