If you are licensed with the College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC (CCHPBC, formerly CMTBC) and in good standing, this is the lane for you.

We hire on a contractor basis with a transparent split, full administrative support including booking, charting on Jane App, direct billing, laundry, linens, and oils, plus flexibility on hours.

Part-time RMT jobs are open at all three studios. Full-time RMTs at The Knead typically run 25 to 32 treatment hours a week, which is the sustainable upper bound for soft-tissue work.

Just wrote your CCHPBC exams or finished a recognized program? Welcome. New grad RMT jobs are one of the most stressful chapters of a career.

You have spent two years learning anatomy and assessment, and now you are expected to also be a businessperson, a marketer, and a confident clinician overnight. We do not expect that.

We pair every new grad with a senior RMT mentor, hand you a full client list, and walk you through the rest. You focus on your treatments. We handle the rest.

This is the role that does not exist at most clinics. If you are currently enrolled at WCCMT, VCMT, Langara, OVCMT, CDI, Vancouver Career College, Sprott Shaw, Camosun, or any other CCHPBC-recognized program, you can join us as a bodyworker or spa therapist while you finish school.

You earn money. You build hours. You learn what client communication looks like in a real treatment room.

And on the day you sit for your registration exam, your client base is already there waiting for you.

Here is how the Bodywork-to-RMT path works in plain language. As a current RMT student, you join us as a bodyworker — a non-registered massage practitioner who provides relaxation and spa-style treatments.

Your scope is narrower than a full RMT. There are no assessments, no insurance billing, and no clinical claims, but the work is real, the pay is real, and the experience compounds.

Most of our bodyworkers run 15 to 25 hours a week alongside their school schedule. Once you pass your CCHPBC exams, you transition into a full RMT contract with us, with a higher rate and a client list already in place.

Why do this instead of waiting until graduation? Three reasons. One, the cost of an RMT program in Vancouver runs $25,000 to $35,000 in tuition, and bodywork hours offset that. Two, the muscle memory of working with paying clients in a real studio is different from clinic days at school — you learn pace, language, and posture under your own load. Three, the day you become an RMT you do not have to start from zero on a clientele. You inherit one.

That is what “a launchpad for your practice” actually means.

Most clinics use the word mentorship. Here is what it means at The Knead, in detail, so you can compare.

• Senior RMT pairing. Every new grad and bodyworker is paired with a specific senior RMT — not a vague “team” — for their first six months.
• Case-review sessions. Twice a month, your mentor reviews two or three active client cases with you, including treatment plan, assessment, what worked, and what to try next.
• Hands-on technique check-ins. Monthly, in-room, on a real body. Your mentor watches you work and gives you feedback you cannot get from a textbook.
• CCHPBC exam prep support. For students approaching board exams, your mentor walks you through case scenarios, palpation review, and Law, Ethics and Professionalism material.
• Career conversations every quarter. Specialization, teaching, opening your own practice, mobile work — these are real options, and we help you map a route.

The mentorship counts toward your CCHPBC continuing education and quality assurance requirements once you are registered. We document it for you.

We will be specific. Hand-waved compensation language is one of the things that frustrates Vancouver RMTs about job listings, so here is the structure.

• RMT contractor split: competitive, ranges with experience and full-time vs. part-time status. Real numbers are shared in the interview — no bait-and-switch.
• Bodyworker / spa therapist pay: hourly, with raises tied to retention and rebooking rates.
• All supplies provided: laundered linens, oils, hot stones, electric tables, pregnancy bolsters, heating pads, towels, and Jane App access.
• All booking and billing handled: front desk takes calls, manages the calendar, runs direct billing for major insurers, and processes ICBC and MSP-related claims where applicable.
• Flexible scheduling: pick your shifts. Mornings, evenings, weekends — we run early-bird through evening hours and stay open weekends across all three studios.
• No room rental, no hidden fees. You are not paying us for the privilege of working here.

Hours are flexible by design. A new grad on a full-time path typically works four shifts a week, which lands at 24 to 28 treatment hours plus charting time. Part-time RMTs run two or three shifts. We do not push therapists past sustainable volume.