Experience, Skills, & Qualifications
- Three years + experience with animal husbandry required; training animals in a show or presentation capacity highly preferred.
- Proficient in operant conditioning in a progressively managed facility and implementation of complex, behavior-based enrichment.
- Open Water Certification or ability to obtain within six months of hire required; Rescue Diver level or equivalent preferred.
- First Aid/CPR, Emergency O2 Provider, and AED certification required.
- Degree in wildlife/marine biology or relevant work experience required.
- Background in fresh and saltwater aquariums, reptiles, amphibians, birds or small mammals required.
- Experience in the care of flora and fauna in a public aquarium setting preferred.
- Competency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
Strong listening, presentation and decision-making skills.
Abilities
The individual must possess the following abilities to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some or a combination of the abilities.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Ability to read, listen and communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to access and accurately input information using a moderately complex computer system.
- Hearing and visual ability to observe and detect signs of emergency situations.
Requires the ability to perform the physical, visual and hearing requirements in the working conditions below.
Other
- Upon employment all team members are required to comply with the standards, rules and regulations, which may be established by the Company and updated from time-to-time. Team members who violate property rules or have irregular attendance will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
- The leisure business functions seven days a week. Due to the seasonal nature of the industry, team members may be required to work varying schedules, weekends, holidays and overtime to reflect the business needs of the property. Team members may also be required to attend group and/or department meetings in addition to the work shift as necessary.
This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that a team member in this position may be asked to perform.