Husbandry Assistant
San Antonio
What you'll bring to the team:
Qualifications & Experience:
Husbandry Assistant
Collective Goal: Ensure that every guest we welcome enjoys a magical, memorable, world-class guest experience
and that every member of our team embraces and exhibits our company values (known collectively as The MerlinWay).
Scope of Job: With a primary role of assisting Aquarists in the routine husbandry of SEA LIFE’s marine and freshwater displays. Host – Animal Welfare role may include guest talks, diving and tending.
The Host – Animal Welfare must be capable of delivering a high standard of work performance in the areas of exhibit diet preparation, back stage cleaning, water chemistries and some mild husbandry. This role will deliver world classstandards of safety, Guest Service, and cleanliness.
Essential Job Functions:
- Provide daily care of animal exhibits including diet preparation, feeding and general care and maintenance
- Maintain and prepare accurate daily records for aquarium systems, exhibit specimens, dive related and
- Assist with water quality testing
- Act as a diver or secondary tender for dives.
- Work with Displays team to provide the animal care, cleaning and maintenance of aquarium displays
- Maintain company issued dive gear and diver areas to the standards and expectations of SEA LIFE policies
- Deliver interactive programming to guests and guest presentations involving displays and exhibit diving.
- Assist Displays staff with the husbandry of aquarium systems while ensuring a consistently high standard of
- Assist in the continual development of the displays areas in line with the long term goals of the company.
- Ability to meet AZA, USDA and Merlin Health and Safety standards.
- Ensure that the rides and attraction areas are kept clean, tidy, and presentable.
- Provide daily assistance to aquarists in the areas of cleaning back areas and displays, diet preparation,
- Deliver interactive programming to guests and guest presentations involving displays.
- Participate in guest relations/interactions and perform daily public presentations as needed.
- Main responsibilities may vary based on site.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Ability to maintain a clean/organized work environment
- Ability to work effectively with limited supervision.
- Able to provide the best environment for animals and is comfortable dealing with aquatic excrements and
time.
- Requires the ability to effectively follow directions, and observe and remember details.
- Must interact and communicate with guests, management, veterinarians, and other individuals and be able
- Requires the ability to maintain a friendly, polite, service oriented demeanor.
- Effective decision-making skills are required.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Must be able to communicate and support the Aquarium’s mission and goals
- Ability to obtain and hold valid Driver’s License.
- Ability to work weekends, nights, be on-call and keep flexible hours.
Health & Safety
Employees are responsible for the safety of themselves, their colleagues and guests (where appropriate), in linewith the Group Policy (HS001) and the law. In particular, they must ensure that they follow safe working
procedures for all work activities that they undertake and they must not use any tools or equipment for which
they have not been trained. Where incidents do occur, they must ensure that they are reported to their line
manager and cooperate with any investigation as appropriate in accordance with applicable laws.
Education and Experience
- Preferably working towards a degree in Life Sciences (Biology, Marine Biology, Zoology, Psychology) Or
education or animal care department) OR a combination of a degree in another discipline and practical
knowledge. Some knowledge of aquatic animal care in a professional aquarium environment. SCUBA
Certification through Rescue Diver is preferred. Minimum through Advanced Diver. Experience working
in a public setting or working in guest services. Must have attention to detail.
Work Environment:- Various inside areas within the Attraction, with varying temperatures and floor surfaces. Occasional work
outside the building in all weather conditions. Occasional travel to sites within the city.
Working Pattern:- Typically flexible; works within the scope of Attraction operating days/times
- May require some weekend and holidays
Pay Range: USD $13.50/Hr.
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