Senior Aquarist
Anglesey Sea Zoo
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Contact: matt@angleseyseazoo.co.uk
The
Anglesey Sea zoo and Marine Resource Centre is pleased to announce an exciting
new opportunity- we are now recruiting a Senior Aquarist to join our team of
dedicated biologists at our unique and picturesque facility. The Anglesey Sea
Zoo is an award-winning tourist attraction dedicated to promoting, protecting
and educating the public on the wealth of marine life found around the British
Isles. We are a purely native marine aquarium located on the banks of the Menai
Straits, with a focus on education, conservation and sustainability.
Job Description
The
Senior Aquarist will be responsible for maintaining a high standard of animal husbandry
and welfare; assisting the aquarium Curator in managing the aquarium team; helping
to develop new and existing displays and visitor interactions; assisting the
aquarium Curator in ensuring aquarium admin and zoo license compliance is kept
up to date.
Duties/ Responsibilities:
Animal Husbandry
· Ensure day to day
management of animal husbandry.
· Develop animal
welfare and husbandry practice improvements alongside the Curator.
· Ensure correct
monitoring, management and recording of exhibit water parameters and water
quality.
· Help to maintain
and repair exhibit life support systems, including regular maintenance checks,
servicing and record keeping.
· Assist Curator in
modifying existing life support systems and pipework, or installation of new
systems.
· Monitor
nutrition, preparation, feeds and food storage for animal stocks, including regular
review and updating of feeding regimes alongside the Curator.
· Assist the Curator
and veterinary consultants with veterinary examinations, procedures and record
keeping
· Assist in the
design and creation of new exhibits, as well as updating existing displays.
· Assist the
Curator in ensuring all aspects of zoo licensing are complied with and that all
records are complete and in the specified formats.
· Assist in the
captive breeding programs for Hippocampus hippocampus and Hippocampus
guttulatus, including brood stock maintenance, fry collection and fry
husbandry.
· Assist in the
breed and release program for European lobsters, including brood stock
husbandry, larval collection and rearing, juvenile husbandry and juvenile
release.
· Assist in local
collection of live foods, as well as new livestock animals.
· Assist in the
safe transportation, health checking and quarantine process for collected and
new livestock.
· Assist in
updating and maintaining signage and interpretation around exhibit displays.
People Management
· Assist the
Curator in the management of aquarium staff and volunteers in accordance with
company procedures and policies. This can include assisting with: recruitment
of staff; staff induction; staff training and development.
· Help to
co-ordinate volunteer and work experience programs and internship/training
programs.
Customer Service/ Interaction
· Must be
courteous, pleasant and approachable at all times when dealing with the public.
· Deliver scheduled
informative talks and feeding displays to the public, as well as tours and
educational packages to school groups.
· Attend scheduled
events and outreach programs as a representative of the Anglesey Sea Zoo.
· Help to develop
public talks, feeding displays, educational packages and other interactive
events
· Assist with
coverage of the admissions desk, including cash handling and customer service
representation.
· Assist with the
creation of social media posts on relevant topics.
Other Site Duties
·
The successful applicant will be a key holder and must be
available for scheduled 24 hours on call for environmental and intruder alarm
activations.
·
Cover Duty Manager responsibilities on scheduled days when the Curator
is absent. Duties can include cash handling, management and collection;
ensuring proper site opening and closing down; covering first aid responses.
·
Attend training courses as required by the business.
Requirements
· At least three
years’ fish keeping/aquarist experience
· Education to
degree level or equivalent in an applicable science
· Full UK manual
driving license
· Availability to
respond to call-outs on a scheduled basis.
· Availability to
work in shifts including weekends and bank holidays
Preferred Experience
· Experience
maintaining, modifying and installing common life support system components and
pipework
· Experience with
seahorse husbandry, breeding and rearing in captivity
· PADI dive
qualifications (esp. Rescue diver/dive master)
· Ability to use
Microsoft packages in particular excel and word.
· Ability to speak Welsh
or the desire to learn.
· Ability to use maintenance
tools and equipment.
How to Apply
If
interested, please apply using your CV and cover letter by email to matt@angleseyseazoo.co.uk. Your cover
letter should highlight how you would be able to fulfil this role and clearly
demonstrate how you meet our requirements.
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