Collective Goal: Ensure that every guest we welcome enjoys a magical, memorable, world-class guest experience and that every member of our team embraces and exhibits our company values (known collectively as The Merlin Way).

Scope of job: The Aquarist, works alongside the Displays team to maintain all aspects of the daily care, feeding, and life support system maintenance of our diverse collection of freshwater and marine animals including elasmobranches, fish, reptiles, and invertebrates

Essential Functions:

• Provide daily care of animal exhibits including diet preparation, feeding and general care and maintenance of aquatic exhibits in accordance with established protocols.

• Maintain and prepare accurate daily records for reptile and aquarium systems, exhibit specimens, dive related and animal health related paperwork.

• Assist with specimen transports, water quality testing, quarantine, diagnosis and treatment of diseases

• Deliver interactive programming to guests and guest presentations involving displays and exhibit diving. Participate in guest relations/interactions and perform daily public presentations as needed.

• Assist Displays staff with the husbandry and life support of aquarium systems while ensuring a consistently high standard of animal care.

• Work with Displays team to provide the animal care, cleaning and maintenance of aquarium displays requiring SCUBA diving (i.e., 200,000-gallon tropical ocean display)

• Maintain company issued dive gear and diver areas to the standards and expectations of SEA LIFE policies and protocols.

• Deliver interactive programming to guests and guest presentations involving displays and exhibit diving. Participate in guest relations/interactions and perform daily public presentations as needed.

• Assist Displays staff with the husbandry and life support of aquarium systems while ensuring a consistently high standard of animal care.

• Assist in the continual development of the display’s areas in line with the long-term goals of the company.

• Other duties as assigned.

Health & Safety:

Employees are responsible for the safety of themselves, their colleagues, and guests (where appropriate), in line with the Group Policy (HS001) and the law. Must ensure they follow safe working procedures for all work activities they undertake and must not use any tools or equipment for which they have not been trained. Where incidents do occur, must ensure they are reported to their line manager and cooperate with any investigation as appropriate in accordance with applicable laws.

Education and Experience: B.A/B.S. degree in Life Sciences (Biology, Marine Biology, Zoology, Psychology) or certification from an accredited aquarium science/zoological program. Work Environment: Depending on location, work may be performed inside or outside with varying temperatures and floor surfaces

About the Perks:

Working at Merlin Entertainments means access to incredible benefits:

• Healthcare benefits including medical, dental, vision, and more.
• 401(k) retirement account with corporate match.
• Annual paid time off benefits.
• 30% off Merlin retail stores, including other retail discounts.
• Complimentary tickets to all Merlin attractions worldwide for yourself, friends, and family.
• Career progression and skills development with job opportunities across the country and globally.