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Animal Welfare Host

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Animal Welfare Host

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Animal Welfare Host

SEA LIFE Kansas City, 2475 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, Missouri, 64108
United States

Do you have the Magic in you to create memorable experiences all for the love of fun? Do you wish to cast a spell of laughter and enjoyment to the people around you?  Want to join a team that creates smiles and memories globally on a daily basis?  Then you have the magic to be Team Merlin at SEA LIFE Aquarium Grapevine, Texas.

About The Role
As an Animal Husbandry Assistant, you will work 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. 

Responsibilities

  •   Perform routine animal care, cleaning and maintenance of aquarium displays.
  • Adopts an enthusiastic, assertive and passionate approach to Guest Service, and demonstrates the Merlin Values at every opportunity.
  • Assist the Displays staff with the husbandry and life support of aquarium systems while ensuring a consistently high standard of animal care.
  • Provide daily care of animal exhibits including diet preparation, feeding and general care and maintenance of aquatic exhibits in accordance with established protocols.
  • Assist with specimen transports, water quality testing, quarantine, diagnosis and treatment of fish disease.
  • Maintain accurate daily records for aquarium systems and exhibit specimens.
  • Interacts with guests, management, veterinarians, and other individuals as required
  • Assist in the continual development of the displays areas in line with the long term goals of the company.
  • Perform daily public presentations as needed.


About You
Minimum of 1-2 years of aquatic animal experience in a professional aquarium environment with demonstrated knowledge of safe animal handling practices and maintaining a safe working environment required.  Experience working with a variety of marine and freshwater species of fish and invertebrates preferred.

Previous experience with the maintenance and operation of large life support systems including sand filters, canister filters, UV sterilizers, protein skimmers, and ozone generators is preferred.
Valid SCUBA certification and extensive dive experience preferred. A minimum of Rescue Dive certification is also preferred.

Education
High School Diploma or GED required. Undergraduate degree in Life Sciences preferred.

Other Requirements

  • Ability to obtain and hold a current First Aid and CPR certification
  • Ability to obtain and hold valid Driver’s License
  • Ability to work weekends and flexible hours
  • Must pass a pre-employment placement physical


About The Benefits
Flexible hours
30% discount in the retail store
Merlin Magic Pass which give you free admission to all Merlin attractions worldwide
Competitive 401K
Discounts through the Merlin Marketplace Website – on almost anything you buy online
Discounts through Plum Benefits – on tons of ticketed events
30% discount at Skechers.com and Skechers stores
FUN working environment and much more!

About Us
SEA LIFE is the world’s biggest aquarium.  From sharks to sea turtles, and jellyfish to seahorses, SEA LIFE Aquarium showcases over 10,000 sea creatures worldwide.
Merlin Entertainments is a business built on fun. We are the world's second-largest visitor attraction operator. We operate over 100 attractions, eight hotels and three holiday villages in 22 countries across four continents and we run some of the best known names in global leisure. These include the likes of SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, the Dungeons, the Eye brand, and LEGOLAND.  Whether you are serving delicious food, working in the office, maintaining the attractions, entertaining guest or operating rides, the objective is to provide a truly memorable experience and a great day out for all members of the family.

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Animal Welfare Host

Kansas City, MO, United States

Full-time, Indefinite

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