Massage Therapist - Winter 2025 / 26

Job Description

Job Description

PART-TIME & FULL-TIME | SEASONAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE

This is where we’re supposed to give you a quick introduction about working at Jay Peak. Except there’s nothing quick about what your experiences will be or what our expectations are. In summary, we will expect you to work hard, to help fellow teammates, to service the guest and to have fun. In return, we will pay you fairly, let you know (and more importantly make you feel) that you are valued, and, if you’re so inclined, work with you to help create a career. Still interested? Keep reading.

The Massage Therapist of Taiga Spa provides professional massage therapy for Jay Peak Resort guests and local clients. Knowledge and experience in Swedish massage, deep tissue, and sports massage are required while knowledge and experience in other modalities are strongly encouraged. Candidates for this role must be registered with the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation and possess a current professional massage therapy license or certification from an accredited massage therapy school.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (include the following, other duties may be assigned)

• Maintain knowledge of services and deliver a high-quality experience with each service.
• Provide exceptional massage therapy experience for clients in Swedish massage and Deep tissue massage.
• Provide high-quality massage therapy up to 4-6 hours per shift with a possibility of several shifts per week.
• Possess a willingness to train in Taiga Spa signature body treatments including wraps and scrubs.
• Maintain a respectful environment conducive to the therapeutic work we provide at Taiga Spa.
• Be of good moral character and respectful of professional / personal boundaries of self, colleagues, management, and guests as well as their confidentiality and privacy.
• Adhere to dress code : Name tag and Taiga Spa uniform
• Manage personal schedule to avoid conflicting with professional responsibilities of shift schedule
• Maintain current massage therapy liability insurance and continuing education credits
• Maintain sanitary conditions of treatment rooms during shift and support the regular cleanings of locker rooms and relaxation area as needed.
• Other duties as assigned, which could be directly related, or un-related to original position

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read & interpret documents such as safety rules, operating & maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Must have a minimum of 500 hours of massage therapy training from an accredited massage school with three to six months minimum experience in massage therapy. Additional training in focused modality practice accepted but not required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance and occasionally required to sit or stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision requirements of this position include peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather) and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

RESORT CONDITIONS

This is a Winter Resort Area. It requires that work venues are varied, and in many cases include steep stairways, multilevel buildings and outdoor work areas, subject to very cold, sometimes wet or very sunny work sites. Some facilities are located at the base or bottom area and some are semi-remote and can only be reached by traveling via chair lift(s), skis or snowboards. Walking surfaces are frequently frozen, sloped and slippery. Proper footwear is a must, indoors and out. Workdays and hours, as well as the number of hours required will vary, with an emphasis on weekends and holidays.

WHY WORK AT JAY PEAK?

We’re a team of good-natured folks at the heart and soul of a growing resort community. Our co-workers are our friends, so we happily go the extra mile for each other and our guests. We’re rewarded fairly for our collective efforts and encouraged to pursue individual goals. We’re a family, one that gets to choose its members. We strive for an authentic, community driven Resort that derives its vitality from the on-mountain experience, respect for its history & what has come before it, and its employees whose energy and spirit are its foundation. It’s not for everyone but we’re not looking for everyone-we’re looking for you.

IF YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES, HERE'S WHAT YOU’LL GET

Jay Peak Resort is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Jay Peak Resort will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities may be provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, or for a full listing of all physical demands / requirements, working conditions, environment, and all other ability qualifications for this role please contact the Human Resources office at 802-327-2183 or hr@jaypeakresort.com.

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