Substitute Esthetician Instructor – Job Description

The Substitute Esthetician Instructor provides classroom and clinic-floor coverage when a regularly scheduled Esthetics Instructor is absent. This position is responsible for maintaining a safe, professional, organized, and positive learning environment while ensuring students continue their scheduled education and practical training.

The Substitute Esthetician Instructor will follow the school's established curriculum, lesson plans, policies, and daily procedures. Responsibilities include supervising students during practical instruction, assisting with demonstrations, facials, skin analysis, waxing, makeup application, skincare procedures, and client services.

The Substitute Instructor is also responsible for monitoring student participation and attendance, maintaining classroom and clinic-floor standards, enforcing sanitation, disinfection, infection-control, and safety procedures, and reporting student concerns or incidents to School Administration.

Qualifications & Required Experience

Current and valid California Esthetician or Cosmetology License, as applicable to assigned duties.

Professional esthetics or skincare experience preferred.

Previous teaching, training, mentoring, or instructional experience preferred.

Knowledge of facials, skin analysis, waxing, makeup application, skincare procedures, and client consultation.

Knowledge of proper sanitation, disinfection, infection-control, and safety procedures.

Ability to demonstrate esthetic techniques clearly and professionally.

Ability to supervise and assist students at different skill levels.

Strong communication and classroom-management skills.

Must be dependable, professional, patient, organized, and flexible.

Must be able to follow established curriculum, lesson plans, school policies, and administrative direction.

Must be available to provide substitute coverage on an as-needed basis.

Position: Substitute Esthetician Instructor Employment Type: Substitute / On-Call Reports To: School Director / Administration Pay Rate: $22.00 Part Time/On - call Locations: Lake Forest and Santa Ana