Zouave Hair Salon

Zouave Hair Salon is a long-standing Balclutha business, owned by senior stylist Tina Stanley and operating since 2010, offering professional cuts, colour, treatments, and wedding and special occasion styling. The salon provides clear career pathways within hairdressing, including apprentice, intermediate stylist, and senior stylist roles, with apprenticeships offered when positions become available.

Zouave Hair Salon is a well-loved, professional salon located on Clyde Street in Balclutha, offering a full range of modern hair services with a focus on creativity, quality and client care. Since opening in 2010, owner and senior stylist Tina Stanley has grown the salon into a trusted local business with a strong reputation for delivering personalised styles that help clients feel confident and refreshed.

The salon team stays up-to-date with current trends and techniques through regular team training, ensuring they offer contemporary cuts, colours and treatments that reflect what clients want and what’s trending in the hair industry. Zouave operates with a relaxed and supportive atmosphere where service and customer comfort are a priority.

What They Do

Zouave provides a wide selection of hair services for all ages, including:

Haircuts & Styling – tailored cuts and finished styles for everyday looks or special occasions.
Colour Services – including retouches, foils, glossing, and custom colour work to suit individual tone and style.
Hair Treatments – conditioning and smoothing treatments to nourish and improve hair health.
Keratin Treatments – classic and express smoothing services for more manageable hair.
Wedding & Special Occasion Hair – elegant up-dos and styled looks for weddings, formals, and events; stylists can also travel to on-site wedding locations.

Roles & Career Pathways:

Zouave offers real opportunities to grow a career in hairdressing within a supportive salon environment. The main roles include:

Senior Stylist – experienced stylists who lead creative services, mentor others, and help maintain high salon standards.
Intermediate Stylist – developing stylists expanding skills in cutting, colouring and client consultation.
Apprentice – entry-level trainees who learn hands-on in the salon while working toward formal hairdressing qualifications. Zouave accepts apprentices only when a position becomes available, generally once the current apprentice completes their training.

Working at Zouave builds practical technical skills, confidence in client interaction, knowledge of professional products, and professionalism within a busy service setting.

Opportunities with Zouave

Pathway Chat

A relaxed, one-on-one conversation with someone from the Zouave team. This is a chance to ask questions, understand what working in a salon is really like, learn about expectations in the industry, get CV guidance, and talk through basic workplace etiquette to see whether hairdressing is the right fit for you.

Business Walkthrough

An opportunity to visit the salon and see how it operates day to day — from the other side of the mirror. You’ll gain insight into salon flow, client care, teamwork, and the professional environment of a working hair studio.

Workplace Experience

Zouave offers gateway placements and apprenticeships when positions become available. Work experience may be offered to the right person, providing hands-on exposure to salon life and helping build confidence, practical skills, and an understanding of the hairdressing industry.

Sector: Personal Services
Locations:
Country: New Zealand

Opportunities

Pathway Chat

Have a relaxed, one-on-one chat with someone in a local business. Ask questions, get CV tips, talk about job expectations, and see what skills or training might help you move forward.

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Workplace Experience

Try out a job through training, Gateway, internships, or apprenticeships. Businesses may not be hiring, but it’s always worth reaching out and showing your interest.

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