Holistic Therapist
Job Title: Holistic Therapist
Salary/Rate: £12.10 per hour
Hours: 14 hours per week.
Location: Manchester
Reports to: Service Manager
Accountable to: Chief Executive
Job Purpose
To provide a range of holistic therapies to individuals accessing the service to aid in improving their health and well-being.
Primary Duties & Areas of Responsibility
- To provide a warm and inviting environment for individuals accessing the service.
- Through consultation, gather information from individuals pertaining to health, allergies, medical conditions and lifestyle prior to treatments.
- To perform a range of treatments, to include Full Body Massage, Indian Head Massage and Reflexology.
- To provide beauty treatments including Manicures and Pedicures.
- To carry out any other treatments that enhance the health and well-being of an individual.
- To discuss medical problems and medical histories with clients to determine how the treatment will be most helpful and where to use caution.
- To customise treatments to meet the needs of the client holistically, and provide a personalised service.
- To stick to timescales when performing treatments.
- To keep workspace tidy and perform housekeeping duties as necessary.
- To ensure stock levels of supplies are maintained and provide inventory information for supplies to be restocked.
- To create excellent experiences for clients through a friendly and helpful attitude
Knowledge and Experience:
ESSENTIAL:
- At least 3 years proven experience in working in a similar setting.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Excellent listening skills
DESIRABLE:
- Experience of working with Older people.
- Experience of working with people from the BAME community.
- Experience of working within the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS)
Qualifiactions:
Relevant qualification equivalent to NVQ Level 3.
Aptitue & Abilities:
- Good verbal communication / language skills
- Able to competently organise and carryout designated workload within scope of knowledge, competence & training & with limited supervision
- Ability to prepare, record and complete all relevant documents for service users in a clear and concise manner
- Ability to maintain accurate records.
- Ability to work independently and professionally
- Ability to deal sensitively with service user needs and maintain confidentiality at all times
- Commitment to achieving personal and organisational objectives
Disposition, attitude & motivation
- Willingness to undertake further training and development appropriate to role
- Pleasant & social manner with a positive and caring attitude
- Commitment to imparting knowledge and experience to others
- Reliable and proactive team member
- Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and cope under pressure and during transactional change
- Empathy
- Self motivated with ability to motivate others
Other factors
- Flexible to meet changing service requirements