Serco: Yarl’s Wood Immigration Centre, Bedford, MK44 2FQ Permanent, Full Time – 40 hours p/w (Mon • Fri, 8:30-16:30) £29,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Ready to impact a better future? As a Hairdresser in our Regimes and Activities team, you’ll provide a professional hairdressing and barbering service to residents, helping promote wellbeing, dignity, and confidence in a secure environment. In this hands-on role, your work has real purpose. You’ll create a positive impact by supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds, delivering services that contribute to daily life, routine, and wellbeing. Working closely with colleagues, you’ll help ensure a safe, respectful, and inclusive space while continuously improving the service you provide. What you’ll do as a Hairdresser You’ll be entrusted to: • Provide hairdressing services in line with the agreed daily schedule • Manage an effective appointment system to meet residents’ needs • Maintain tools, equipment, and records in line with relevant policies • Build positive, respectful relationships with residents from all backgrounds • Report any concerns, including those impacting safety and security • Work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver a consistent, high-quality service Does this sound like you? You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have… • Experience working in a fast-paced salon or similar environment • Strong skills in cutting and styling hair • Knowledge of a wide range of hair types, including Afro Caribbean, Asian, and Caucasian hair • A professional, calm approach when working in a secure environment • A commitment to treating everyone with dignity, respect, and care Vetting and checks An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role. Discover all you need to keep growing We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them. What we offer * 25 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year) • Free on-site parking • Blue light discount card • Up to 6% contributory pension scheme • Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression • Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service • Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel • Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity • Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds. Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today. A little bit about us: At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day. Our inclusive recruitment commitment: We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment. • Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form. • Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions). For support with your application, please contact recruitmentuk@serco.com.