Marine Mammal Trainer
Aquazoo Vision would
like to announce that we are looking for a hard-working Marine Mammal Trainer
to join our marine mammal training team.
Successful candidate
will be based in a non-profit research, education and interaction facility in
Asia. As the facility that you are base in is an educational and interactive
facility, there may be opportunities for you to assist with guests during educational
tours and programming. Therefore, you should possess strong customer service
skills. You may also learn about marine animal care and training from working
closely with and supporting the marine mammal training team.
Job Description
In your position as
Marine Mammal Trainer, you will be involved in maintaining current animal
behaviour, including demonstration, interactive, and husbandry behaviour, and
training new behaviours, using operant condition techniques; Assisting the
veterinary staff with medical procedures and sample collection; Food
preparation and facility maintenance. You will posses strong customer service
and guest management skills as you will be participating in guest interaction
and education programs. Experience working with guests of all ages and
nationalities is a plus. You must be able to work efficiently in a team-based
environment, and maintain good communication with all departments within the
company.
Job Requirements
• Must be able to do
the above described work, and posses a good work ethic.
• Must have one to
two (1-2) years working with marine mammals in a similar role, and a sound
knowledge of marine mammal training and behaviour.
• Be physically fit
and a strong swimmer in all water depths.
• Be able to work in
harsh environmental conditions, such as direct sun light, heat and heavy rain.
• Strong customer
service and public speaking skills.
• Must be able to
speak, understand and read and write in English. Understanding of/or
conversational skills in another language (preferably Chinese, Japanese or
Korean) is a plus.
• Must have a
tertiary degree (or diploma), preferably in biology, animal science, psychology
or related field.
• Experience with
disability programs and/or dolphin therapy programs in also
beneficial.
If you meet the job
requirements, please send your resume or CV and cover letter stating your
interest in the position to aquazoovision@gmail.com. We can also give you more
information about our employee benefits if you reach out to us.
Thank you and we
look forward to hearing from you!
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