Loctician Trainee / Natural Hair Assistant

Job Type: Part-Time or Full-Time Employee
Location: The Loc District | 194 Reservoir Avenue, Lincoln, RI 02865
Schedule: Approximately 20–40 hours per week
Pay: Starting at $17/hour with opportunities to advance to $21+/hour + 100% of tips

About the Role

The Loc District is hiring a Loctician Trainee / Natural Hair Assistant to join our specialty loc salon in Rhode Island.

This position is designed for someone who is comfortable working with natural/textured hair and wants to develop into a professional loctician. Professional loc experience is not required.

You’ll begin by assisting with shampooing, detangling, client preparation, style takedowns, sanitation, and salon support while receiving hands-on training in loc care. As your skills develop, you’ll progress into retwists, styling, starter locs, interlocking, and other loc services.

What We’re Looking For

• Must be interested in transitioning into a full-time loctician role.

• Experience handling natural, curly, coily, or textured hair preferred

• Comfortable shampooing, conditioning, and detangling natural hair

• Strong hand coordination and attention to detail

• Genuine interest in learning loc care and becoming a loctician

• Dependable, punctual, professional, and friendly with clients

• Coachable and comfortable receiving hands-on feedback

• Able to learn new techniques and follow established service standards

• Willing to develop both quality and speed in a professional salon environment

• Comfortable assisting with cleaning, sanitation, laundry, phones, and salon support during downtime

• Team-oriented and willing to assist other stylists when needed

• Weekend availability strongly preferred

Experience with braiding, twisting, natural hair styling, cosmetology, or assisting in a salon is a plus, but not required.

What You’ll Do

• Shampoo, condition, and detangle clients

• Prepare clients and assist with style takedowns

• Maintain clean and sanitized tools, stations, and shampoo areas

• Assist stylists and support salon flow

• Complete laundry, restocking, and assigned salon-support responsibilities

• Participate in hands-on loc training

• Practice techniques on mannequins, models, and approved training clients

• Progressively learn retwists, loc styling, starter locs, interlocking, and other loc-maintenance techniques

• Begin performing approved client services independently as skills develop

• Participate in team meetings, training, and occasional salon content

Compensation

Advancement is based on demonstrated skill, quality, efficiency, professionalism, and ability to perform services independently.

Loctician Trainee — $17/hour

Shampooing, detangling, client preparation, sanitation, salon support, and foundational loc training.

Developing Loctician — $18/hour

Beginning retwists, parting, product application, basic loc maintenance, and training models.

Junior Loctician — $19/hour

Independently performing approved services such as retwists, basic styling, starter locs, and scalp care.

Loctician — $21+/hour + 100% tips

Independently performing core loc services while meeting The Loc District’s quality, timing, and client-experience standards.

Additional advanced service rates of up to $50/hour are available as stylists become trained and approved in higher-level services.

Schedule

Part-time and full-time candidates may be considered.

Must be interested in transitioning into a full-time loctician role.

Wednesday through Sunday availability is preferred, with Friday, Saturday, and Sunday availability strongly preferred.

Available shifts range between 9:30 AM and 8:00 PM depending on the day and salon needs.

Why The Loc District

• Paid hands-on loc training

• Clear pathway from trainee to professional loctician

• Structured pay increases as your skills develop

• Salon-generated clientele

• Hourly employee structure rather than booth rental

• 100% of tips once performing eligible client services

• Opportunities to learn advanced loc services

• Professional, loc-focused salon environment

• Opportunities for long-term growth within the salon

Who Will Thrive Here

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with natural hair, wants to build a career in the loc industry, and is looking for the training and professional environment to develop their skills.

You do not need to already be a loctician. You do need to be dependable, coachable, hardworking, comfortable helping the team, and genuinely interested in growing from an assistant into an independent stylist.