Lead Esthetician

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Benefits:

- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Wellness resources
- Bonus based on performance
- Employee discounts
- Flexible schedule

LEAD ESTHETICIAN | HANDS-ON SKINCARE + TEAM COACHING
Full-time • Panama City Beach

Bring your treatment-room expertise and help other estheticians become stronger practitioners. Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa in Panama City Beach is seeking an experienced working Lead Esthetician who can deliver thoughtful skincare, build repeat client relationships, and coach a team to consistent service and sales standards.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS — PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING
• A current, active Florida facial specialist or full specialist registration, or Florida cosmetologist license authorizing facial services. Students, pending applicants, inactive credentials, and out-of-state-only credentials do not meet this opening’s requirement.
• At least 3 years of paid, hands-on professional esthetics experience. School clinics and unpaid training do not count toward this minimum.
• At least 1 year of responsibility coaching, onboarding, or training other estheticians in a professional setting. A Lead title is not required; direct coaching responsibility is.
• Experience conducting skin consultations, selecting appropriate services, recognizing contraindications, following sanitation and treatment protocols, and explaining home-care recommendations.
• Demonstrated responsibility for retail/home-care recommendations, appropriate service upgrades, and client retention.
• Availability for a full-time, on-site role with evening and weekend coverage. Specific shifts will be discussed during the hiring process.
• Professional liability insurance required before performing services.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN
• Maintain your own facial-service clientele and deliver safe, consistent services within your credential, training, and spa protocols.
• Coach estheticians through demonstrations, observation, specific feedback, and follow-up. Help new team members learn protocols and build confidence.
• Support consistent consultations, service quality, sanitation, treatment documentation, and guest follow-through.
• Teach client-centered recommendations for home care, appropriate upgrades, and rebooking; review results with the manager and help the team improve.
• Model reliability, teamwork, accountability, and a willingness to accept coaching yourself.

This is a working leadership role with both client services and team development responsibilities. We are looking for concrete examples of how you improved a colleague’s skills, a client’s experience, or your own service and retail results.

COMPENSATION AND SUPPORT
The advertised $30–$45 per hour range represents total earning potential under the spa’s performance-based compensation structure, including applicable service pay, upgrades, retail commissions, gratuities, and bonuses. It is not a guaranteed base hourly rate. Actual earnings vary with services performed, bookings, and results; the pay formula and paid leadership responsibilities will be explained during the hiring process.

Benefits include a retirement account with a 3% company match, paid time off, employee discounts, performance incentives, and ongoing education and skincare training. Eligibility and details will be reviewed with you.

HOW TO APPLY
Submit a resume showing employment dates and your hands-on esthetics and coaching responsibilities. Complete the screening questions with your Florida credential number and specific examples of your treatment and coaching experience. We check credential status and review experience before inviting qualified candidates to a 15-minute initial phone interview.

Location: Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa, 15600 Panama City Beach Parkway, Unit 800, Panama City Beach, FL 32413.

Compensation: $30.00 - $45.00 per hour

Build a career where your work matters.

Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa is locally owned and operated in Destin and Panama City Beach. We hire licensed massage therapists, licensed estheticians, spa associates, and future leaders who care about excellent guest service and consistent brand standards.

What you can expect:
• Scheduling options that fit the role and the needs of our two spas
• Local leadership that knows the team and can make decisions quickly
• Training, support, and opportunities to grow
• Benefits available by role, including complimentary telemedicine, retirement matching, and paid time off

If you want to help guests feel their best while building a career with a supportive local team, explore our open positions.

I acknowledge that I am applying for employment with an independently owned and operated Hand and Stone franchisee, a separate company and employer from Hand and Stone Franchise Corp. and any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. I understand that each independent franchisee is solely responsible for all decisions relating to employees including and without limitation hiring and termination, benefits, compensation, day to day activities, and terms or conditions of employment. Hand and Stone Franchise Corp. does not accept, review or store my application. Any questions about my application or the hiring process must be directed to the locally owned and operated Hand and Stone franchisee.