Keeper (Aquarist)

What you'll bring to the team:
Are you passionate about Aquatic Animal husbandry? Would you like to work for one of Melbourne’s star attractions ensuring that our animals receive the highest level of care and our guests have a magical experience?

If you love animals, feel passionate about conservation and love sharing your enthusiasm with others then we could have the job for you.

**About the Role**

We currently have an opportunity for a casual **Aquarist **to join our team at SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium

This role works within the Curatorial team in ensuring best practice animal husbandry as well as providing an amazing experience to our visitors. You will have the opportunity to work across all exhibits within the aquarium.

Your duties include but are not limited to:

- Perform various tasks across the aquarium - daily husbandry, management and welfare of the animal collection
- Develop and maintain excellent and innovative animal exhibits that deliver an exceptional visitor experience
- Food preparation and feeding of fish and marine animals
- Clean and maintain the exhibits and quarantine tanks
- Implement continually high levels of cleanliness of all the displays, quarantine and food preparation areas, plus associated plant and workshops.
- Maintain and develop displays lighting, signage and interactive displays in the displays area.
- Experience in operating a variety of Life Support Systems

**About You**

You will possess either a relevant science qualification, or demonstrated equivalent experience within an aquarium/aquaculture environment. In addition, you will be passionate about marine animals and will display commitment, loyalty and a strong work ethic.

You will be an exceptional communicator, are solution focused, and are able to use your vast experience to work well in a successful, fast paced team. You are committed to ensuring clean, amazing exhibits and exercise best practice animal husbandry while delivering an amazing guest experience.

Your ability to multi-task and have a flexible and adaptable approach along with high attention to detail, the ability to meet deadlines and have demonstrated planning, organisational and time management skills are highly desired.

**About Us**

Merlin Entertainments is the company behind iconic brands like SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, LEGOLAND, and Peppa Pig World of Play. We operate in over 140 attractions across 25 countries, delivering memorable experiences to 54 million+ visitors a year.

We’re the leading operator of visitor attractions in Australia and New Zealand, with 10 attractions, including SEA LIFE, Wild Life, Madame Tussauds, and the Fly Treetop Adventures, amongst others.

Merlin Entertainments is driven by a strong social responsibility with the vision to create a world where the global community respects, conserves, and sustainably manages our precious aquatic habitats, wildlife, and natural resources. We strive to achieve this goal through our 3 charities: Merlins Magic Wand, the SEA LIFE Trust, and the WILD LIFE Conservation Fund.

So, if you are vibrant and passionate about delivering an amazing service within a great company and in a team who loves what we do - then we want to hear from you

**Benefits**:

- Corporate benefits including free access to all our attractions worldwide
- Domestic and global opportunities to develop and progress your skills and career in tourism and attractions
- Opportunity to be involved with our Diversity & Inclusion initiatives, including our Reconciliation Action Plan
- Being part of a business built on **_fun_**

Pay Range: Competitive