MANICURIST AND PEDICURIST

2 - 3 Yr Personal Care Workers Personal Care and Services Personal Care and Service

Skills: Equipment Selection, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Time management Posted 3 days ago

Job Definition:

Personal care workers provide care, supervision and assistance for children, patients and elderly, convalescent or disabled persons in institutional and residential settings. Competent performance in most occupations in this sub-major group requires skills at the second ISCO skill level.

Clean and shape customers’ fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.

1) Apply undercoat and clear or colored polish onto nails with brush.
2) Attach paper forms to tips of customers’ fingers to support and shape artificial nails.
3) Brush powder and solvent onto nails and paper forms to maintain nail appearance and to extend nails, then remove forms and shape and smooth nail edges using rotary abrasive wheel.
4) Clean and sanitize tools and work environment.
5) Clean customers’ nails in soapy water, using swabs, files, and orange sticks.
6) Polish nails, using powdered polish and buffer.
7) Remove previously applied nail polish, using liquid remover and swabs.
8) Roughen surfaces of fingernails, using abrasive wheel.
9) Shape and smooth ends of nails, using scissors, files, and emery boards.
10) Soften nail cuticles with water and oil, push back cuticles, using cuticle knife, and trim cuticles, using scissors or nippers.
11) Treat nails to repair or improve strength and resilience by wrapping, or provide treatment to nail biters.
12) Whiten underside of nails with white paste or pencil.
13) Advise clients on nail care and use of products and colors.
14) Assess the condition of clients’ hands, remove dead skin from the hands and massage them.
15) Decorate clients’ nails by piercing them or attaching ornaments or designs.
16) Maintain supply inventories and records of client services.
17) Promote and sell nail care products.
18) Schedule client appointments and accept payments.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Wrist-Finger Speed — The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.

Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.