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