Nail Technician / Beauty Therapist
Age Cymru West Glamorgan
Location: Swansea office
Hours: Up to 18 hours per week
Salary: £13.45 per hour, equivalent to up to £12,589.20 per year
Pension: Enhanced pension scheme, with 5% employer contribution and matched contributions up to 8%
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract initially, with the ambition to make the role permanent if The Wellbeing Studio is successful and financially sustainable
Closing date: 9:00am on Monday 13 July 2026
Help us launch something new
Age Cymru West Glamorgan is launching The Wellbeing Studio: a new manicure and pedicure-style beauty and wellbeing service for older people.
We want to create a warm, welcoming, stylish and enjoyable experience that helps people feel good, confident and valued.
This is an exciting opportunity to help build a new service from the ground up. The successful candidate will play an important part in shaping the service, creating a brilliant client experience, encouraging repeat bookings and helping us prove that The Wellbeing Studio can become a permanent and sustainable part of our charity.
About the role
The role will initially focus on delivering manicure and pedicure-style appointments. This may include nail tidying, filing, moisturising and simple nail colour, such as block colour polish, where appropriate.
This is a beauty and wellbeing role, not podiatry, chiropody or medical foot care. Anyone who needs clinical or more complex foot care will be redirected to the appropriate service.
You will help create a calm, friendly and professional appointment experience from start to finish. That means welcoming clients warmly, listening to what they want, keeping the space clean and well-presented, and helping each person leave feeling pleased they came.
The role is based at our Swansea office and does not include home working. It may also involve some community-based activity as the service develops.
Applicants must be aged 18 or over because the role will involve lone working with clients. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work is also required.
About you
For this role, the right person matters most.
You may already have experience in nails, beauty, spa or wellbeing. You may also come from another people-facing background such as hospitality, health, social care, community work, activities, customer service or similar.
We are looking for someone who is:
- warm, friendly and confident with people;
- practical, reliable and calm;
- proud of delivering a good experience;
- comfortable spending time with older people;
- willing to learn and follow agreed procedures;
- motivated to help build a new service;
- able to understand that the service must deliver both a brilliant client experience and sustainable income for the charity.
Qualifications and training
A qualification in nail technology, nail services, beauty therapy, manicure or pedicure would be helpful, but it is not essential.
We are open to training the right person if they have strong relevant experience, practical potential and the right personal qualities.
No client appointments will be delivered independently until all required training, induction, infection control training and competency checks have been completed.
What we offer
You would be joining a small, friendly and committed team of staff and volunteers who care deeply about our work and about each other.
We offer:
- Real Living Wage — £13.45 per hour.
- Generous annual leave — up to 31 days plus bank holidays, starting at 26 days and increasing with each year of service, up to five years. This will be pro rata for part-time staff.
- Enhanced pension scheme — minimum 5% employer contribution, with matched contributions up to 8%.
- Paid carers’ leave — up to 5 days per year to support employees with caring responsibilities, pro rata for part-time staff.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme — free access to counselling, financial advice, legal advice and wellbeing support.
- Practical flexibility — including agreed time off in lieu where needed to help balance work and personal commitments.
- Supportive induction and paid training opportunities — helping you settle into the role, build confidence and continue developing your skills.
- Unlimited tea and coffee — and usually a biscuit or two if the team has not got there first.
- The chance to help shape a brand-new service for older people in our communities.
Recruitment process
We know that not everyone is at their best in a traditional application or formal interview process. For this role, we are interested in your people skills, values, practical approach, motivation and potential to help us build a brilliant service.
The process will include:
Stage 1: Indeed application
Please apply by submitting your CV and answering a small number of short application questions.
Stage 2: Telephone conversation
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a relaxed telephone conversation.
Stage 3: Final interview and practical task
Candidates who progress beyond the telephone stage will be invited to our Swansea office. Our friendly team will welcome you, explain what to expect, and do our best to help you feel comfortable and relaxed.
Final interviews and practical tasks will take place on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 July 2026.
Candidate pack
A full candidate briefing pack is available on our website or on request.
To request a copy, please email [email protected] or call 01792 648866.
Informal conversation
We would be very happy to have an informal conversation with anyone who is interested in the role and would like to find out more before applying.
This could be a chance to ask questions about the role, the service, the recruitment process or whether your experience may be a good fit.
Please contact us on 01792 648866 or email [email protected].
How to apply
Please apply through Indeed by submitting your CV and answering the short application questions.
Applications close at 9:00am on Monday 13 July 2026.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Age Cymru West Glamorgan is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.
Pay: £13.45 per hour
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
Application question(s):
- Are you aged 18 or over? This is a requirement because the role involves lone working with clients.
- This role is based at our Swansea office and does not include home working. Please confirm you are happy to be considered on this basis.
- This role is up to 18 hours per week and paid at £13.45 per hour, equivalent to up to £12,589.20 per year. Please confirm you are happy to be considered on this basis.
- This role is initially offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract while we launch and test The Wellbeing Studio. Our ambition is to make the service permanent as soon as we can show that it is viable, valued by clients and able to generate sustainable income. Please confirm you are happy to be considered on this basis.
- A nail, beauty, manicure or pedicure qualification would be helpful, but it is not essential. We are open to training the right person before they deliver appointments independently. Which of the following best applies to you? Please tell us :
Yes, I already hold a relevant qualification
I am currently working towards a relevant qualification
No, I would need training
- What interests you about helping Age Cymru West Glamorgan launch a new beauty and wellbeing service for older people?
- Tell us about your experience working directly with people. We would love to hear about one meaningful interaction that has stayed with you, and what it shows about how you work with others.
- The Wellbeing Studio is about helping people feel welcomed, relaxed, confident and valued. How would you approach the role to help create that kind of experience for clients?
Licence/Certification:
- UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
