Head Therapist

Role summary

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The Head Therapist leads the spa treatment team, ensuring consistently high standards of guest care, treatment quality, hygiene, and service delivery. Requirements typically include recognized qualifications in massage or beauty therapy, several years of hands-on spa experience, and previous supervisory or team-leadership experience. The candidate should understand a range of treatments, be confident managing schedules and therapist performance, and be comfortable recommending suitable products and services. Strong communication, grooming, customer-service, and organizational skills are expected. Experience in a luxury hotel or resort spa, knowledge of health and safety procedures, and the ability to train and motivate colleagues would be advantageous. The role also requires flexibility, professionalism, and a genuine interest in creating relaxing, personalized guest experiences.

About the employer

The Creekside Hotel Dubai, an Accor hotel, is a hospitality property in Dubai operating under the Accor group, one of the world’s major hotel and lifestyle companies. Accor manages a broad portfolio of brands, ranging from economy and midscale accommodation to luxury resorts, with a strong international presence. The hotel serves business and leisure travelers visiting Dubai and focuses on comfortable accommodation, dining, wellness, meetings, and attentive guest service. As part of Accor, employees may benefit from structured training, international career opportunities, staff-rate accommodation, and a multicultural working environment. The Head Therapist position is likely based within the hotel’s spa or wellness operation, supporting service standards, team performance, guest satisfaction, treatment sales, and compliance with professional and safety procedures.

Working in United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is not an island, but a federation of seven emirates, with Dubai offering the largest concentration of hospitality, tourism, aviation, retail, wellness, and entertainment jobs. The culture is multicultural and generally welcoming, while Islamic traditions influence public behavior, dress, working hours, and holiday periods. Dubai has a fast-paced lifestyle, modern transport, excellent restaurants, beaches, shopping, and year-round sunshine, although summers are extremely hot. Employers commonly sponsor work visas, residence permits, medical checks, and Emirates ID applications for overseas hires; applicants should confirm exactly what accommodation, transport, insurance, flights, and gratuity are included. Relocation costs can be high, especially rent, so employer-provided housing is valuable. UAE employment contracts should be reviewed carefully, and workers should never pay recruitment or visa fees to an employer.