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Spa Therapist / Receptionist
Role summary
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The Spa Therapist / Receptionist provides professional massage and beauty treatments while welcoming guests, managing appointments, explaining services, processing payments and maintaining a calm, hygienic treatment environment. Candidates should have relevant spa, massage or beauty therapy training, practical experience in a hotel or wellness setting, and strong customer-service skills. A professional appearance, good English communication, attention to detail and the ability to recommend suitable treatments are expected. The role requires flexibility for shifts, weekends and holidays, along with sensitivity to guest privacy and wellbeing. Certification in massage therapy or related treatments is advantageous, as is experience with reception systems, cash handling and upselling spa products or packages.
Can I work in the Philippines?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: The employer files a work permit (Alien Employment Permit) after a local-first job notice, then a 9(g) visa; hotels get permits for specialists, not line staff.
Watch for: From 11 November 2026: job notice online, decision in 10 working days. Filing is online only, at the labour department's central office, since 2026.
Official source: Bureau of Immigration: Pre-arranged Employment Visa (9G). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the Philippines
Usual for the Philippines, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not in city hotels; island resorts (Boracay, Siargao) may give shared staff quarters |
|---|---|
| Meals | Duty meals in the staff canteen |
| Flights | Senior packages only |
| Service charge | All of it shared equally among staff except managers (by law); the amount varies by hotel |
| Contract | Probation up to 6 months (by law); foreigners' contracts follow the permit, 1 to 3 years |
| Leave | 5 days after 1 year; 10 regular holidays; 13th-month pay (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% to PHP 250,000 a year (about USD 4,000), then 15% to 35% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Makati Shangri-La, Manila
Makati Shangri-La, Manila is a luxury five-star hotel located in the heart of Makati, one of Metro Manila’s leading business, shopping and dining districts. It is part of Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company operating luxury hotels, resorts and residences across Asia, the Middle East, Europe and other destinations. The hotel is known for refined accommodation, restaurants and bars, conference facilities, recreational amenities and wellness services. Employees work in a guest-focused environment built around Shangri-La’s traditions of Asian hospitality, professionalism and personalized service. Benefits may include meals, uniforms, training, medical coverage, staff rates and service-charge participation, depending on employment terms. The property serves business travelers, leisure guests, families, wedding parties and corporate events, creating opportunities for hospitality professionals to develop experience within a globally recognized luxury brand.