Aquarist

Job Description

What you'll bring to the team

Dive into an adventure at SEA LIFE Birmingham!

Fancy spending your days surrounded by glittering scales, humongous tentacles and some otterly adorable sea otters? We’re on the lookout for Aquarists to join our curatorial team right here in the heart of Birmingham city!

Why join us?

At SEA LIFE, your career can be as exciting as the creatures you’ll care for. With a structured progression plan for our display teams across the UK, you’ll have the chance to grow from this role (which sits between Levels 1 and 5) to potentially becoming a Senior Aquarist. And with SEA LIFE locations across the globe, the opportunities are endless – who knows where the tide could take you?

What you’ll be doing:

You’ll play a vital role in ensuring our animals are happy, healthy and thriving. Here’s a snapshot of your responsibilities:

• Caring for our animals with high standards of health and welfare.
• Keeping our life support systems running smoothly – think filtration, water quality and environmental alarms.
• Preparing tasty diets for our creatures and delivering treatments under direction.
• Managing water parameters, backwashing filters and conducting health checks.
• Supporting animal training and enrichment
• Providing 24-hour alarm cover on a rota basis and ensuring all medications and chemicals are safely handled and recorded.

We currently have 2 positions available. One part-time (3 days per week) aquarist on a 12-month fixed term contract and one full-time permanent aquarist. Both roles include working weekends and bank holidays.

Qualifications & Experience

You’re passionate about marine life and have the skills to match. Ideally, you’ll have:

• Experience working in public aquariums, including maintaining life support systems.
• Strong knowledge of animal husbandry and water chemistry in an aquarium setting.
• An eye for detail when it comes to lighting, theming and water movement.
• A degree in animal care, marine biology, or equivalent (this is a bonus, not a must!).

Benefits

• 40% off LEGO online
• 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants
• Merlin Magic Pass - giving you free tickets to all our attractions worldwide for you, your family, and friends every year
• Discounted rates at Merlin hotels all over the world
• Employee pricing up to 55% off cinema tickets

If you have any questions or if you require any assistance, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at recruitment@merlinentertainments.biz and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Pay Range

Compensation between GBP £26,966.00/Yr.-GBP £29,366.00/Yr.