Services District Educator
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to parse the posting and extract sections.
The posting includes:
- Overview (some fluff). Could be considered "About the role" maybe. The overview is a paragraph about Ulta Beauty and the role.
- General Summary & Scope: description of responsibilities.
- PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: detailed duties broken into Performance, People, Process.
- Job Qualifications: Education, Experience, Skills, Special Position Requirements, Working Conditions.
- Pay range: $51,700 - $75,000 / Year.
- Benefits: mention of paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, disability benefits for full-time; part-time gets dental, vision, life, disability.
- Schedule: "Work a flexible, full-time schedule to include days, evenings, weekends, and holidays" and "Ability to travel up to 75% of the time including overnight stays". That's schedule and travel.
- Also "Special Position Requirements" includes schedule and travel.
- Also "WORKING CONDITIONS": physical demands.
We need to decide which sections to include.
We must not create sections with filler. So we need sections that have substantive content.
Potential sections:
- About the role (overview + general summary). Could combine.
- Responsibilities (principal duties). Could list bullet points.
- Requirements (education, experience, maybe special position requirements, working conditions). Could be "Qualifications" or "Requirements". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we have both Requirements and Qualifications separate. We need to decide what goes where.
Typically: Requirements could be education + experience; Qualifications could be skills + special position requirements; Skills separate.
But we need to avoid duplication.
We need to include all substantive info.
Let's extract:
Overview paragraph: "Experience a perfect blend of deliberate purpose and clear-eyed vision. At Ulta Beauty, some of the industry’s most highly-esteemed beauty leaders share themselves, as well as their expertise. Building authentic community. Creating a real sense of belonging—even as they’re plotting a bold, strategic course of exciting innovations destined to revolutionize the industry. Think robust organizational support. Ever-increasing levels of investment. And a healthy dose of personal empowerment and growth opportunity. All with a company of unwavering strength and stability. We are the future of beauty services. Be part of the transformation."
General Summary & Scope: "The Services District Educator (SDE) is responsible for developing high-performing services teams within one’s district who consistently deliver growth in salon hair sales. The SDE influences and educates all stylists within their district as well as the store leadership to drive performance fueled by education. The SDE is responsible for building an annual education calendar and training on techniques, business acumen, the latest trends, and new service launches. The SDE is a licensed cosmetologist who also contributes to the sales of the district by maintaining a personal clientele. The SDE is responsible for the technical assessment of all licensed service providers and contributes to salon retention and staffing through effective recruiting and training. This position requires a drive for results, high levels of business acumen, a passion for the beauty industry, exceptional guest service, and an aptitude to continue to upskill one’s personal skill set to drive the success of others."
That's substantive.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities: broken into Performance, People, Process with many bullet-like sentences.
We can turn each bullet into
- .
Job Qualifications:
- Education: Cosmetology or barber license required; Redken Haircolor Certification is preferred (must be completed within six months of hire)
- Experience: 2+ years of training experience, to include a superior knowledge of all back-bar products, services and retail recommendations; 2+ years of coaching/leadership experience; Understanding of, and proficiency with, the salon business, color, design and texture
- Skills: Proficient with technology (e.g. Microsoft Office programs, Point of Sale system and Apple devices); Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks; Strong critical reasoning skills to react under pressure, use good judgment in ambiguous situations, and be flexible/adaptable; Ability to build strong partnerships with various associate levels and work independently and as part of a team; Strong facilitation skills, with the ability to simplify information into clear, concise steps using various vehicles of communication
- Special Position Requirements: Work a flexible, full-time schedule to include days, evenings, weekends, and holidays; Ability to travel up to 75% of the time including overnight stays
- Working Conditions: Frequent mobility during shift; Frequent standing, walking, and bending during shift; Continuous pulling, pushing, and twisting during shift; Continuous lifting, carrying, and/or moving up to 25 lbs. during shift; Continuous coordination and manipulation of objects during shift; On a frequent basis, requires the ability to work with/around chemicals; Frequent use of a computer, telephonic devices, and related office supplies
Pay: The pay range for this position is $51,700.00 - $75,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn services pay pursuant to the Company’s Services Compensation Plan and additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Eligible associates may also earn overtime pay as required by applicable law and tips paid by service guests.
Benefits: Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta
Schedule: Already covered in Special Position Requirements; but we could have a Schedule section referencing flexible full-time schedule, days, evenings, weekends, holidays, travel up to 75% including overnight stays.
We need to avoid duplication. Perhaps we put Schedule section with that info, and omit from Special Position Requirements (or we could keep Special Position Requirements under Requirements or Qualifications). But we need to include all substantive info; we can include it under Schedule section and not duplicate elsewhere.
We need to decide which headings to use: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not create a heading if no real specific content.
We have content for:
- About the role: overview + general summary.
- Responsibilities: principal duties.
- Requirements: education + experience? Could be.
- Qualifications: maybe skills? But we also have Skills heading separate.
- Skills: we have skills list.
- Benefits: we have benefits.
- Pay: we have pay range.
- Schedule: we have schedule/travel.
We also have Working Conditions (physical demands). Could be part of Requirements or Qualifications? Not explicitly listed as a heading option. Could be included under Requirements (maybe as part of "Requirements") or we could create a separate section but not in allowed list. The instruction says use headings for those specific ones; but we could still include other headings if needed? It says "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." The e.g. suggests those are examples, not exclusive. But later: "IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". It doesn't forbid other headings, but to be safe we can stick to those examples. Working Conditions could be placed under Requirements or Qualifications.
We could treat Working Conditions as part of Requirements (maybe under "Requirements" heading). Or we could add a "Working Conditions" heading but not in list; risk.
Better to incorporate Working Conditions into Requirements or Qualifications.
Let's decide:
- About the role: overview + general summary.
- Responsibilities: principal duties (Performance, People, Process) as bullet list.
- Requirements: Education + Experience (maybe also Working Conditions). We'll list education and experience as bullet points.
- Qualifications: maybe Special Position Requirements? But we have Skills separate.
- Skills: list of skills.
- Benefits: benefits.
- Pay: pay range.
- Schedule: schedule + travel.
We need to ensure we don't duplicate.
Let's extract each piece.
About the role:
Combine overview paragraph and General Summary & Scope.
We'll produce a
containing both paragraphs (maybe two
s). But we can combine into one
with sentences.
Better to keep as two
for readability.
Responsibilities:
We need to list duties. The principal duties are broken into Performance, People, Process. We can create a
with - for each duty sentence.
Let's extract each duty sentence:
Performance:
- Build the Ulta Beauty brand through exceptional training, technical skills, product knowledge and behind-the-chair experience.
- Consistently deliver sales growth in hair services and professional hair product sales.
- Identify training needs by partnering with the services training team and implement programs to train salon professionals on all service behaviors, techniques and initiatives.
- Travel to district stores to evaluate and elevate behind-the-chair progress and business building behaviors for stylists.
- Elevate store leadership through regular store visits and teaching best practices that promote sales growth and drive a positive guest experience.
- Take the initiative to stay informed regarding new and existing industry trends, products, and services during work time, and be knowledgeable about the ingredients and benefits of these trends, products, and services to better serve guests.
- Maintain a limited clientele and service guests approximately 8 hours per week.
People:
- Build a team culture that embodies the Ulta Beauty brand, delivering exceptional service and modeling on-brand, Ulta Beauty behaviors.
- Attract, hire, and retain a diverse team of services professionals for the district, while teaching Experience Managers and General Managers how to network and recruit.
- Evaluate technical and behavioral interviews for stylists, skin care professionals, and arch experts in the district.
- Serve as a support partner to the Experience Managers (EM), Field Business Leader (FBL) and District Manager (DM).
- Lead change and innovation by helping the team through the change-curve.
Process:
- Be knowledgeable of and ensure compliance with Ulta Beauty’s policies, procedures, and standards.
- Demonstrate an aptitude to learn and teach best practices that promote sales growth, service techniques and product knowledge.
- Partner with the DM and FBL in assessing talent as it relates to top-line service sales growth/results.
- Follow all safety, sanitation, and infection control procedures before, during, and after services; always ensure compliance with state board guidelines.
- Lead the execution of technical and business training strategies, including networking and recruiting strategies within the district.
- Host/attend all required conference calls and prepare PowerPoint presentations for meetings.
- Manage the district training calendar, all class preparations and communications.
- Facilitate the services portion of EM onboarding in partnership with the FBL.
- Support new SDE
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the posting and extract sections. The posting includes: - Overview (some fluff). Could be considered "About the role" maybe. The overview is a paragraph about Ulta Beauty and the role. - General Summary & Scope: description of responsibilities. - PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: detailed duties broken into Performance, People, Process. - Job Qualifications: Education, Experience, Skills, Special Position Requirements, Working Conditions. - Pay range: $51,700 - $75,000 / Year. - Benefits: mention of paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, disability benefits for full-time; part-time gets dental, vision, life, disability. - Schedule: "Work a flexible, full-time schedule to include days, evenings, weekends, and holidays" and "Ability to travel up to 75% of the time including overnight stays". That's schedule and travel. - Also "Special Position Requirements" includes schedule and travel. - Also "WORKING CONDITIONS": physical demands. We need to decide which sections to include. We must not create sections with filler. So we need sections that have substantive content. Potential sections: - About the role (overview + general summary). Could combine. - Responsibilities (principal duties). Could list bullet points. - Requirements (education, experience, maybe special position requirements, working conditions). Could be "Qualifications" or "Requirements". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we have both Requirements and Qualifications separate. We need to decide what goes where. Typically: Requirements could be education + experience; Qualifications could be skills + special position requirements; Skills separate. But we need to avoid duplication. We need to include all substantive info. Let's extract: Overview paragraph: "Experience a perfect blend of deliberate purpose and clear-eyed vision. At Ulta Beauty, some of the industry’s most highly-esteemed beauty leaders share themselves, as well as their expertise. Building authentic community. Creating a real sense of belonging—even as they’re plotting a bold, strategic course of exciting innovations destined to revolutionize the industry. Think robust organizational support. Ever-increasing levels of investment. And a healthy dose of personal empowerment and growth opportunity. All with a company of unwavering strength and stability. We are the future of beauty services. Be part of the transformation." General Summary & Scope: "The Services District Educator (SDE) is responsible for developing high-performing services teams within one’s district who consistently deliver growth in salon hair sales. The SDE influences and educates all stylists within their district as well as the store leadership to drive performance fueled by education. The SDE is responsible for building an annual education calendar and training on techniques, business acumen, the latest trends, and new service launches. The SDE is a licensed cosmetologist who also contributes to the sales of the district by maintaining a personal clientele. The SDE is responsible for the technical assessment of all licensed service providers and contributes to salon retention and staffing through effective recruiting and training. This position requires a drive for results, high levels of business acumen, a passion for the beauty industry, exceptional guest service, and an aptitude to continue to upskill one’s personal skill set to drive the success of others." That's substantive. Principal Duties & Responsibilities: broken into Performance, People, Process with many bullet-like sentences. We can turn each bullet into
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." The e.g. suggests those are examples, not exclusive. But later: "IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". It doesn't forbid other headings, but to be safe we can stick to those examples. Working Conditions could be placed under Requirements or Qualifications. We could treat Working Conditions as part of Requirements (maybe under "Requirements" heading). Or we could add a "Working Conditions" heading but not in list; risk. Better to incorporate Working Conditions into Requirements or Qualifications. Let's decide: - About the role: overview + general summary. - Responsibilities: principal duties (Performance, People, Process) as bullet list. - Requirements: Education + Experience (maybe also Working Conditions). We'll list education and experience as bullet points. - Qualifications: maybe Special Position Requirements? But we have Skills separate. - Skills: list of skills. - Benefits: benefits. - Pay: pay range. - Schedule: schedule + travel. We need to ensure we don't duplicate. Let's extract each piece. About the role: Combine overview paragraph and General Summary & Scope. We'll produce a
containing both paragraphs (maybe two
s). But we can combine into one
with sentences. Better to keep as two
for readability. Responsibilities: We need to list duties. The principal duties are broken into Performance, People, Process. We can create a
- with
- for each duty sentence. Let's extract each duty sentence: Performance: - Build the Ulta Beauty brand through exceptional training, technical skills, product knowledge and behind-the-chair experience. - Consistently deliver sales growth in hair services and professional hair product sales. - Identify training needs by partnering with the services training team and implement programs to train salon professionals on all service behaviors, techniques and initiatives. - Travel to district stores to evaluate and elevate behind-the-chair progress and business building behaviors for stylists. - Elevate store leadership through regular store visits and teaching best practices that promote sales growth and drive a positive guest experience. - Take the initiative to stay informed regarding new and existing industry trends, products, and services during work time, and be knowledgeable about the ingredients and benefits of these trends, products, and services to better serve guests. - Maintain a limited clientele and service guests approximately 8 hours per week. People: - Build a team culture that embodies the Ulta Beauty brand, delivering exceptional service and modeling on-brand, Ulta Beauty behaviors. - Attract, hire, and retain a diverse team of services professionals for the district, while teaching Experience Managers and General Managers how to network and recruit. - Evaluate technical and behavioral interviews for stylists, skin care professionals, and arch experts in the district. - Serve as a support partner to the Experience Managers (EM), Field Business Leader (FBL) and District Manager (DM). - Lead change and innovation by helping the team through the change-curve. Process: - Be knowledgeable of and ensure compliance with Ulta Beauty’s policies, procedures, and standards. - Demonstrate an aptitude to learn and teach best practices that promote sales growth, service techniques and product knowledge. - Partner with the DM and FBL in assessing talent as it relates to top-line service sales growth/results. - Follow all safety, sanitation, and infection control procedures before, during, and after services; always ensure compliance with state board guidelines. - Lead the execution of technical and business training strategies, including networking and recruiting strategies within the district. - Host/attend all required conference calls and prepare PowerPoint presentations for meetings. - Manage the district training calendar, all class preparations and communications. - Facilitate the services portion of EM onboarding in partnership with the FBL. - Support new SDE