Spa Therapist

Job Ref: SOP1053

Branch: Sopwell House

Location: Sopwell House, Saint Albans

Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Shift pattern: 9:00am - 8:15pm, weekend availability required

Hours per week: 40

Posted date: 13/10/2026

Closing date: 13/11/2026

Spa Therapist

Full-time position

Your country home away from home, nestled within 12 acres of picturesque Hertfordshire countryside. Sopwell House is a luxurious 5-star, family-owned Georgian country house hotel offering timeless elegance and modern comfort. We're proud to be a place where exceptional service is delivered with warmth, pride and purpose.

At Sopwell House, we live by our Vision, Purpose and Values.

We are dedicated to creating a world of 'Perfect Contentment' for both our team members and guests alike, 'Spreading kindness one act at a time' along the way. Our team pride themselves on 'Performing with Drive and Serving with Soul' in everything we do.

Your role in our family:

• Deliver an exceptional standard of treatments and customer care to all Spa guests
• Screen all clients via written and verbal consultation before treatments begin
• Ensure consistency of treatment delivery and homecare recommendations on each visit
• Drive treatment and retail sales, achieving targets set by the Spa Director
• Control stock within treatment rooms, ensuring products are presented to standard
• Maintain room standards to the highest safety and hygiene levels, reporting defects promptly
• Ensure client confidentiality is maintained at all times, in line with GDPR
• Actively contribute to your own development, attending training as required

What we're looking for

• Relevant beauty or spa therapy qualifications
• Previous experience as a Spa Therapist, ideally within a luxury spa environment
• A genuine passion for wellbeing and delivering five-star guest service
• Confidence achieving retail and treatment sales targets
• Excellent communication skills and a professional, caring manner
• Flexibility to work shifts including weekends

The best bit:

• Learning and Development: Access our digital learning platform, and various courses to enhance your knowledge and skills
• Health Wellbeing: Benefit from our interactive health and wellbeing platform and Employee Assistance Program.
• Health care cash plans: take advantage of our Health Care cash plan benefits, including 24-hours access to a GP.
• Discounted food and beverage, accommodation and spa for you and your family
• Discounts on Spa treatments and Spa days in our award-winning Cottonmill Spa
• Discount on Spa products
• Refer a Friend Scheme: earn up to £1,000 referral fee when you recommend someone to work with us
• Preferred Hotel Group discounted global hotel rates
• Free staff meals and parking

Equal Opportunities

We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know at [email protected]

Right to Work

Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Proof of documentation will be required in line with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

Next Steps

If you're shortlisted, we'll give you a quick call to learn more about you and answer your questions. Candidates who progress will then be invited to the hotel for an in-person interview.

We review applications as they come in, so apply early to avoid missing out. We may close the role once we've found the right person.

Sopwell House is just a short distance from London’s bustle, yet nestled right in the Hertfordshire countryside. It’s somewhere that offers all the classic comforts of a hotel, but with its own quirky character woven throughout. And while we’re family-run, we welcome everyone as if they were our own.