Esthetician

Summary

The Spa Esthetician position at Montage International provides exceptional skin care and related spa treatments with the highest level of professionalism, a customized approach, and over-the-top hospitality to guests of the spa. This role is a key business partner contributing to the organization's goals, objectives, vision, mission, and values.

Essential Functions

• Provide Spa services to guests in a timely, courteous, and efficient manner, including skin care, hair removal, nail services (if licensed), body treatments, foot soaks/treatments, etc.
• Maintain an agreed-upon retail sales to service ratio with exceptional products, gifts, and accessories provided.
• Maintain an agreed-upon minimum upsell percentage.
• Attend pre/post shift meetings.
• Participate fully in maintaining backbar expenses.
• Complete all necessary record-keeping tasks as they pertain to the operation of the Spa.
• Participate in all advanced training.
• Escorts guests to and from treatment rooms in a graceful manner, attending to any immediate needs throughout the Spa visit.
• Aid in providing information to any inquiries, helping to coordinate all guest requests for services, and maintaining impeccable personal and spa cleanliness.
• Ensure guest comfort and safety throughout the treatment. Maintain work area with necessary supplies, sanitation, and disinfection procedures ensuring room is immaculate at all times (tables draped, counters and products clean).
• Perform monthly and quarterly deep-clean responsibilities.
• Aid in the cleanliness of all spa areas including all locker rooms.
• Aid fellow associates with daily operations to support healthy teamwork and contribute to the success of the spa.
• Assist in any other function as requested by Spa Manager, Director of Rooms, or General Manager pertaining to the spa, lounges, indoor/outdoor area, retail area, pool area.

Qualifications

• High school or equivalent education.
• Ability to communicate clearly and speak, read, write, and understand English.
• 2+ years' experience as an Esthetician in a stand-alone spa or hotel spa environment or equivalent experience. Less experience is acceptable with demonstration of advanced training.
• California State Esthetician License from Department Consumer Affairs (DCA).
• Preferred: Luxury experience strongly preferred, Bachelor’s Degree, advanced training in holistic and/or clinical skin care, aromatherapy, and body treatments, knowledge of cosmetic ingredients, botanical ingredients, thalassotherapy, reflexology, Ayurveda or any holistic wellness field/modality, knowledge of general wellness practices such as yoga, meditation, etc., Bachelor’s Degree and/or advanced holistic and clinical training.
• Physical Requirements: Position requires walking and giving direction most of the working day; must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 6 hours in length. Length of time of these tasks may vary from day to day and task to task. Must be able to exert well-paced ability to reach different outlets and other departments of the Resort on a timely basis. Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space. Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill cleaning tasks. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a regular and continuing basis. Must be able to push and pull carts and equipment weighing up to 250 lbs. occasionally. Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity. Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and subordinates. Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception. Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.

Physical Requirements

• Position requires walking and giving direction most of the working day; must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 6 hours in length.
• Must be able to exert well-paced ability to reach different outlets and other departments of the Resort on a timely basis.
• Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill cleaning tasks.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a regular and continuing basis.
• Must be able to push and pull carts and equipment weighing up to 250 lbs. occasionally.
• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.
• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and subordinates.
• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.

EEO Statement

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintain a drug-free workplace. We perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.