Cosmetology Instructor Opportunities

About the opportunity

Concorde Education is seeking independent instructional contractors to provide cosmetology and beauty industry enrichment services for K–12 students.

This is a potential independent contractor assignment, not an employee position. Contractors may choose whether to apply for, accept, decline, or ignore available opportunities.

Assignments vary by school, grade level, schedule, curriculum, available materials, classroom resources, and program objectives.

Assignment scope

• Plan and facilitate engaging, age-appropriate cosmetology and beauty enrichment sessions;
• Introduce students to foundational cosmetology concepts, creative beauty techniques, and career exploration through hands-on activities;
• Adapt activities based on student experience levels, site requirements, available materials, and program objectives;
• Support students in exploring hairstyling, makeup artistry, nail art, color theory, beauty design, or other creative projects, where applicable;
• Maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive, and age-appropriate learning environment;
• Communicate assignment-related needs or significant concerns with Concorde and school staff, as appropriate;
• Complete a brief session completion form after each scheduled session;
• Follow applicable site safety, visitor, classroom, hygiene, emergency, and student-protection procedures.

Example program topics

• Introduction to cosmetology careers and the beauty industry;
• Hair styling fundamentals, including braids, ponytails, and simple styling techniques;
• Introductory nail care, nail art, and creative design;
• Makeup artistry fundamentals using age-appropriate techniques;
• Color theory, beauty design, and creative self-expression;
• Hygiene, sanitation, and safe practices used in cosmetology settings;
• Professionalism, customer service, and communication within the beauty industry;
• Portfolio projects, creative showcases, entrepreneurship, and beauty career exploration.

Qualifications

• At least 60 college credits, where required by the applicable assignment or site;
• Experience in cosmetology, hairstyling, barbering, makeup artistry, nail technology, esthetics, beauty education, or related creative disciplines;
• Experience teaching, tutoring, coaching, mentoring, or leading activities with school-age students;
• Strong communication, organization, and classroom facilitation skills;
• Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues as soon as reasonably practicable;
• Ability to demonstrate techniques while maintaining safe, age-appropriate instructional practices.

Materials and resources

Assignments may utilize school-provided classroom materials, mirrors, mannequin heads, practice supplies, curriculum resources, lesson plans, project guides, presentation materials, and other instructional resources, where available.

Contractors may use their own instructional methods and materials when appropriate, safe, age-appropriate, lawful, and consistent with the assignment scope and site requirements.

Purchases requiring reimbursement must be approved in writing by Concorde before they are incurred.

Compensation

Compensation varies by assignment and agreed contractor terms. Many opportunities pay $50+ per completed instructional service hour with students.

Contractors may propose their desired compensation rate when applying. When proposing a rate, contractors should consider the overall assignment scope, including anticipated preparation, planning, commute, materials, schedule, and other business considerations.

Concorde may accept the proposed rate, decline the application, or provide a counteroffer based on the budget for the specific assignment.

Unless otherwise approved in writing, compensation is based on completed instructional service hours with students.

Payment for completed services is generally made by direct deposit on the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which services were completed, unless otherwise stated in the accepted assignment terms or required by applicable law.

Application and onboarding

Applicants selected to move forward may be invited to create a contractor profile and complete any required onboarding steps.

Applying, interviewing, receiving an invitation to create a profile, creating a profile, or completing onboarding does not guarantee selection, placement, or future assignment opportunities.

Potential assignments are subject to assignment fit, agreed compensation, completion of required onboarding, applicable background-check review, Fair Chance or pre-adverse action procedures where required, site-specific clearance requirements, and final written confirmation from Concorde Education.

Some assignments may require background-check authorization, fingerprinting, agency clearance, site-specific documentation, identification badges, or other compliance steps before services may begin.

Applicants should not provide criminal-history information unless and until requested through the appropriate legally compliant process.

Equal opportunity

Concorde Education considers contractor applicants without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law and is committed to respectful, inclusive, and student-centered programming.