The profession of Spa manager – An up and coming Career
Over the past fifteen years, a new role has emerged in the hospitality industry : Hotel Spa Manager.
The Hotel Spa Manager is the person in charge of the Spa in a hotel, a resort or hotel residence. She or he is the “boss” of the Spa. The Spa Manager is responsible for the profitability of the Spa, customer satisfaction and the quality of the treatments provided.
To fulfil the Spa Manager’s responsibilities, he or she leads a team of varying size depending on the size of the centre. The team is made up of Spa practitioners (therapists) and sometimes a beautician.
The Spa Manager does everything possible to ensure that the clients spend a moment of pure relaxation and leave their treatment centre soothed and replenished.
The qualities required to be trained as a Spa Manager
- Knowledge of wellness techniques
- Knowledge of dietetics
- An acute sense of aesthetics
- An innate ability to listen to others
- Excellent organization skills
- Managerial skills
- A generous affect and joy in helping others
- Availability, flexibility
- Excellent English competency
Range of theoretical and practical courses to become Hotel Spa Manager
- Aesthetic techniques
- Massage techniques
- Communication techniques
- Human Resources
- Guest relations
- Accounting, Financial management
- Sales techniques
- Marketing, Merchandising, E-communication
- Professional English competency
The training courses are enhanced by contributions from professionals from the Spa industry
Some examples of interventions:
- Slimming cures
- Polynesian massages
- Aromatherapy
- Merchandising within a resort
- Spa Management software
- Presentations of renowned brands in the industry
Career prospects upon culmination of Spa Manager
Although the career prospects will differ according to the candidate’s background and the type of institution they desire to be in, graduates of this training program will have multiple options, in Switzerland and beyond:
- Spa Manager in a seaside resort
- Spa Manager in a mountain resort
- Spa Assistant in a major hotel complex
Professional development of training participants
We want our future graduates to be passionate, successful and among the best in their respective fields, in Switzerland and around the world.
The Hotel Management School of Geneva and Anifor maintain very close links with the Valaisan and Swiss hotel industry and also with the biggest names in the hotel sector internationally.
What steps should I take to apply for admission to ANIFOR for the next school year?
Become Trained as a Hotel Spa Manager | Information
Sina Frey
Project Manager
ANIFOR
C/O Hotel Management School Geneva
Address : Avenue de la Paix 12 – CH 1202 Geneva
Tel : +41 22 919 24 45
