Esthetician (PT)

About the Role

As a Spa Esthetician at Montage International, you will provide exceptional skin care and related spa treatments with professionalism, a customized approach, and outstanding hospitality to spa guests. This role supports the company's goals, objectives, vision, mission, and values as an active business partner.

Responsibilities

• 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, and more.
• Maintain an agreed-upon retail sales-to-service ratio with provided products, gifts, and accessories.
• Achieve a minimum upsell percentage as established by management.
• Attend pre- and post-shift meetings and participate in maintaining backbar expenses.
• Complete all necessary record-keeping tasks related to spa operations.
• Participate in advanced training sessions.
• Escort guests to and from treatment rooms, attending to their needs throughout their visit.
• Assist with guest inquiries, coordinate service requests, and maintain impeccable spa cleanliness.
• Ensure guest comfort and safety during treatments.
• Maintain work areas with necessary supplies, sanitation, and disinfection procedures, ensuring rooms are immaculate at all times.
• Perform monthly and quarterly deep-cleaning responsibilities.
• Assist with the cleanliness of all spa areas, including locker rooms.
• Support fellow associates with daily operations to foster teamwork and contribute to the spa’s success.
• Assist with additional functions as requested by the Spa Manager, Director of Rooms, or General Manager, including tasks related to lounges, indoor/outdoor areas, retail, and pool areas.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent education.
• Ability to communicate clearly in English (speaking, reading, and writing).
• 2+ years of experience as an Esthetician in a stand-alone or hotel spa environment (or equivalent experience; less may be acceptable with advanced training).
• Valid South Carolina State Esthetician License.
• Availability to work part-time hours, including Sundays.

Preferred Qualifications

• Luxury spa experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Advanced training in holistic and/or clinical skin care, aromatherapy, and body treatments.
• Knowledge of cosmetic ingredients, botanicals, thalassotherapy, reflexology, Ayurveda, or other holistic wellness modalities.
• Familiarity with general wellness practices such as yoga and meditation.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk and provide direction for most of the working day, with the capacity to stand and maintain well-paced mobility for up to 6 hours.
• Capability to reach different areas of the resort in a timely manner.
• Ability to work in limited spaces, bend, stoop, squat, and stretch for cleaning tasks.
• Regularly lift up to 50 lbs and occasionally push/pull carts or equipment weighing up to 250 lbs.
• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening, hearing, and visual acuity.
• Continuous communication with guests, supervisors, and subordinates, including talking, hearing, and near vision.
• Manual dexterity to operate necessary equipment.

Montage International is an equal-opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) and maintains a drug-free workplace with pre-employment substance abuse testing.