
Aquarist / Keeper
7 days ago
**Aquarist / Keeper**:
- Location Name SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
- Job Locations AU-Melbourne
- Job ID
- 2025-8776
- Employment Type
- Variable
- Offer/Contract Type
- No End Date
- Location (Country-State-City)
- AU-Melbourne
**What you'll bring to the team**:
- Are you driven by a passion for aquatic animal husbandry? Do you want to work for one of Melbourne's premier attractions, ensuring the highest level of animal care and guest experience? If you have experience with animal husbandry, are committed to conservation, and enjoy sharing your enthusiasm with others, then we have the perfect job for you.
- We currently have an opportunity for a Full-Time Aquarist/Keeper to join our team at SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
**About the Role**
- In this role, you'll work within the Curatorial team, ensuring top-notch animal husbandry practices while providing an exceptional experience for our visitors. You'll have the chance to work across multiple exhibits within the aquarium, including the possibility of working as a keeper in our Antarctic penguin colony as well as handling our sharks for veterinary procedures and feeding our 750 kg saltwater crocodile
- Further responsibilities include:
- 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
- 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
- Diving in our displays (if you meet the required qualifications)
**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 with strong problem-solving skills 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.
- The following qualifications would be an advantage:
- Ability to dive regularly and hold a current ADAS certification (or the ability to obtain one)
- A current First aid, CPR, Oxygen therapy provider or advance resuscitation
- A current AS2299 commercial dive medical
- A Bachelor’s degree in Zoology or Biology or an equivalent Animal Care Diploma
**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
- Additional Leave (including birthday and wellbeing) and 3 volunteer days to give back to a social cause you care about
- Opportunity to be involved with our Diversity & Inclusion initiatives, including our Reconciliation Action Plan
- Being part of a business built on fun
**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, Wildlife, 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: Merlin's Magic Wand, the SEA LIFE Trust, and the WILDLIFE 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
**Pay Range**:
- Competitive
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