Aquarist III

Helps ensure healthy and sanitary living conditions, proper nutrition and constant care for all marine animals. This includes feeding schedules, daily maintenance of in-tank and external facilities, water analysis, animal observations and assist in specimen collection. Provides marine educational/re

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Make daily observations of animals and report any abnormalities or change of normal animal behavior to necessary Management personnel.
• Maintain aquarium exhibits in accordance with routine and preventative maintenance programs.
• Utilize proper husbandry techniques to ensure the optimal health of animals to include quarantine procedures, water quality analysis and record keeping.
• Perform feedings to prepared schedules for topside and underwater routines.
• Maintain a safe, clean, hygienic, and tidy environment at all times.
• Prepare food for exhibit animals in accordance with dietary programs and maintain feeding records. This includes extensive attention to detail for cleaning of food prep areas and food storage areas.
• Assist in specimen collections and boating activities.
• Maintain and perform routine and preventative maintenance on all dive and exhibit equipment, and area responsibilities on a daily basis. All malfunctions are immediately reported to the immediate supervisor.
• Conducts marine educational programs by creating enjoyable learning experiences through the sharing of in-depth knowledge of our marine life and operations for both facility and at sea programs.
• Participates in scientific research and public education as directed by the needs of the facility.
• Maintain aquatic cultures and exhibits in accordance with routine and preventative maintenance programs.
• Continuous personal and professional development must be maintained.
• Acquire basic knowledge in animal husbandry through supervised structured participation, listening, observation, and learning resources provided.
• Maintain animal records, animal observations and departmental logbooks.
• Interacts with guests by providing courteous and professional information.
• Develop a professional approach to the career and function as a team member showing consideration, tolerance, cooperation, reliability, and the ability to accept constructive criticism.
• Performs all reasonable duties related to animal and guest needs as requested by management and as the department requires regardless of time, day, or location.
• Maintain the department standard of excellent physical condition as needed to perform all aspects of the job safely. Must be able to pass physical swim test on an annual basis.
• Responsible for understanding and applying all information contained in SOP's and department manuals.
• Perform other reasonable duties required by management.
• Report for duty at scheduled times and in proper uniform. Must be available for any shift necessary to collect, care for and observe the animals.
• Maintain a sound knowledge of the Company's facilities and related services.
• The Company operates a twenty-four (24) hour business. Therefore, you may be rostered to work shifts, which may change from time to time.

• High school diploma or general education diploma.
• Basic Open Water Scuba Certification.
• Excellent health and physical condition. Must demonstrate these skills by successfully passing annual departmental swim test.
• Positive attitude and strong work ethics
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally
• Must be comfortable performing assigned duties in close proximity to all animals in our collection.
• Demonstrates mature responsible behavior in duties. Especially in potentially dangerous situations such as working around some of the valuable and possibly hazardous marine animals.