How to hire a day spa manager

How to hire a day spa manager, step by step

Here's a step-by-step day spa manager hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a day spa manager job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new day spa manager
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the day spa manager you need to hire. Certain day spa manager roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a day spa manager to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a day spa manager that fits the bill.

   This list shows salaries for various types of day spa managers.

   Type of Day Spa Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Day Spa Manager		$12-40
   Spa Director	A spa director is the operator and caretaker of a spa. They are responsible for managing the spa's employees, scheduling events, and advertising it to clients... Show more	$11-42
   Manager	Managers are responsible for a specific department, function, or employee group. They oversee their assigned departments and all the employees under the department... Show more	$17-44

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Payroll
   • Front Desk
   • Makeup

   Responsibilities:

   • Maintain club cleanliness, manage expenses, maximize profit, and create a positive environment for both members and employees.
   • Train estheticians on facials, body waxing, manicures, and pedicures.
   • Assure timely availability of qualify associates through active participation in the salon recruiting, interviewing, hiring and training process.7.
   • Perform aromatherapy facials according to Aveda procedures.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your day spa manager job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A day spa manager can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, day spa managers' average salary in hawaii is 61% less than in alaska.
   • Seniority. Entry-level day spa managers 68% less than senior-level day spa managers.
   • Certifications. A day spa manager with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a day spa manager's salary.

   Average day spa manager salary

   $48,418yearly

   $23.28 hourly rate

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   Entry-level day spa manager salary

   $27,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 12, 2025

4. Writing a day spa manager job description

   A day spa manager job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a day spa manager job description:

   Day spa manager job description example

   Want to work at America’s BEST day spa?
   
   Ready to do what you love?
   
   Ready to make a difference and be an important part of our Team?
   
   Come join The Woodhouse Day Spas, voted America’s best day spa in 2012 and 2013 by American Spa Magazine!
   
   We are hiring for Full Time and Part Time Spa Concierge.
   
   At The Woodhouse, we value our team members and strive for excellence with every guest experience.
   
   Share with us your unique talents and professionalism and in return, we will train you in “The Woodhouse Way” providing you with the tools, knowledge, and intention that will help you deliver the best guest experience each and every time. We are a company that recognizes, rewards and celebrates with you along the way—as you excel and grow in your talents, opportunity will follow you.
   
   The Woodhouse Day Spa is the leader in affordable luxury. The willingness to serve and the ability to deliver are the core of our company’s mantra. We are seeking passion filled, enthusiastic individuals driven by intention and guided by excellence to join our team today.
   
   Our spa concierge... Make the magic happen by providing the ultimate guest experience and invoking guest delight!
   
   More specifically, our fabulous Spa Concierge:
   
   

   • Provides personal attention from the moment the guest walks though the door until the moment they leave
   • Educates our guests on the Woodhouse experience including a warm welcome, introduction to our locker room and amenities, and helping them to have a seamless experience
   • Answers the phone with a smile each and every time
   • Is the brand ambassador, making sure the guest enters a clean, safe place with just the right lighting, music and scent to ensure that memorable experience
   • Remembers the small things that make The Woodhouse special--the guest’s favorite drink, the warm inviting neck wrap, personal details such as birthdays and anniversaries
   • Serves as back up for the leadership team, you always make sure things are running smoothly

   Woodhouse Perks include:
   
   

   • Competitive Pay and Incentive programs
   • Paid vacations for full time employees
   • Generous discounts and opportunities to enjoy services and products
   • “The Woodhouse Way” paid training program
   • Working in a new state of the art facility
   • Working with a friendly and fun team

   The Woodhouse Day Spa is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is a drug free and smoke free workplace.

   This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this location should be made directly to the franchisee.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find day spa managers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your day spa manager job on Zippia to find and recruit day spa manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting day spa managers requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new day spa manager

   Once you've decided on a perfect day spa manager candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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