What you'll bring to the team

The Animal Husbandry Assistant position at the SEA LIFE Aquarium Grapevine, Texas is part of the Displays Team. The position will be a part time position requiring various hours. The position requires a team member to assist aquarists in the routine husbandry of SEA LIFE’s marine and freshwater displays. To include diving and tending. The Husbandry Assistant 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. Guest experience talks will be expected. All duties will be under the direction of the Displays Curator.

• Provide daily care of animal exhibits including diet preparation, feeding and general care and maintenance of aquatic exhibits in accordance with established protocols.
• Maintain and prepare accurate daily records for aquarium systems, exhibit specimens, dive related and animal health related paperwork.
• Assist with water quality testing
• Work with Displays team to provide animal care, cleaning and maintenance of aquarium displays requiring SCUBA diving (i.e. 200,000 gallon tropical ocean display)
• Maintain company issued dive gear and diver areas to the standards and expectations of SEA LIFE policies and protocols.
• Deliver interactive programming to guests and guest presentations involving displays and exhibit diving. Participate in guest relations/interactions and perform daily public presentations as needed.
• Assist Displays staff with the husbandry of aquarium systems while ensuring a consistently high standard of animal care.
• Assist in the continual development of the display’s areas in line with the long term goals of the company.
• Ability to meet AZA, USDA and Merlin Health and Safety standards.

  • Husbandry Assistants are under the direction of the Curator or Displays Team Member.

  • Provide daily assistance to aquarists in the areas of cleaning back areas and displays, diet preparation, feeding and general care of aquatic exhibits in accordance with established protocols.

  • Deliver interactive programming to guests and guest presentations involving displays.

  • Participate in guest relations/interactions and perform daily public presentations as needed.

  • Assist in the continual development of the display’s areas in line with the long term goals of the company.

  • Act as a diver or secondary tender for dives.

Qualifications & Experience

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