Lead Aquarist (12 Month FTC)

Job Description

What you'll bring to the team

Lead Aquarist

Location: Sea Life Birmingham

Hours: 40 hours per week Mon - Sun

Contract: 12-month Fixed Term Contract

Fancy working in our aquarium working alongside majestic sharks, playful penguins or cheeky otters? If you have experience as an Aquarist, then apply for this Senior Aquarist role at SEA LIFE Birmingham and start your greatest adventure!

You’ll play a vital part in caring for our animals, ensuring consistently high levels of animal health and welfare as well as looking after and carrying out routine maintenance of the filtration and life support systems, crisis management equipment and environmental alarms. Other duties include back washing main filters, water changes, water quality checks, water parameters, health checks, plus training and enrichment.

You’ll prepare suitable diets and feed all livestock, as well as provide medication and treatment of animals under direction. You will also provide 24-hour alarm cover on a rota basis and maintain strict codes of practice for the use, storage and record keeping of all medications and chemicals according to HSE, COSHH and SSSMZP regulations.

This is a full-time, permanent role, working any 5 days out of 7. This will include weekends and bank holidays on a roster basis.

Fancy working in our aquarium working alongside majestic sharks, playful penguins or cheeky otters? If you have experience as an Aquarist, then apply for this Senior Aquarist role at SEA LIFE Birmingham and start your greatest adventure!

You’ll play a vital part in caring for our animals, ensuring consistently high levels of animal health and welfare as well as looking after and carrying out routine maintenance of the filtration and life support systems, crisis management equipment and environmental alarms. Other duties include back washing main filters, water changes, water quality checks, water parameters, health checks, plus training and enrichment.

You’ll prepare suitable diets and feed all livestock, as well as provide medication and treatment of animals under direction. You will also provide 24-hour alarm cover on a rota basis and maintain strict codes of practice for the use, storage and record keeping of all medications and chemicals according to HSE, COSHH and SSSMZP regulations.

This is a full-time, permanent role, working any 5 days out of 7. This will include weekends and bank holidays on a roster basis.

Qualifications & Experience

• An experienced Aquarist
• Demonstrable experience of animal husbandry with freshwater, marine animals, and amphibians
• Great communication skills and a confident presenter
• Team player who can help lead a team

Benefits

Alongside becoming an expert in washing up, you’ll also receive:

• 40% off LEGO online
• 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants
• A Merlin Magic Pass - giving you free tickets to all our attractions worldwide for you, your family, and friends every year
• Enjoy the Ride Pass – giving you and 5 others a Merlin Annual Pass (Gold edition)
• 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 gatewayuk.recruitment@merlinentertainments.biz and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Pay Range

Competitive