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Aquarist

Location

Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

2-5 years

Compensation

£27K - £29.4K per month

Posted

23h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

The Aquarist will join the animal care team at SEA LIFE Weymouth, responsible for the health and welfare of various aquatic species. Key duties include routine maintenance of life support systems, water quality checks, diet preparation, and administering medication. This full-time, permanent role involves working 5 days out of 7, including weekends and bank holidays, and providing 24-hour alarm cover on a rota basis.

Fancy working in our aquarium on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset? We're currently looking for an Aquarist to join our AWESOME animal care team, caring for a variety of species!

We have a structured progression plan for our display teams in place across the UK, which means we can now offer a role between levels 1 and 5 and will be compensated accordingly. Successful performance can lead to you becoming a Senior Aquarist and with so many sites across the world, the opportunities are endless.

You’ll play a vital part in caring for our animals, ensuring consistently high levels of animal health and welfare as well as looking after and carrying out routine maintenance of the filtration and life support systems, crisis management equipment and environmental alarms. Other duties include back washing main filters, water changes, water quality checks, water parameters, health checks, plus training and enrichment.

You’ll prepare suitable diets and feed all livestock, as well as provide medication and treatment of animals under direction. You will also provide 24-hour alarm cover on a rota basis and maintain strict codes of practice for the use, storage and record keeping of all medications and chemicals according to HSE, COSHH and SSSMZP regulations.

This is a full-time, permanent role, working any 5 days out of 7. This will include weekends and bank holidays on a roster basis.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Experience within public aquariums involving maintenance, plumbing and operation of large life support systems

  • Strong demonstrable experience of animal husbandry

  • An understanding of the fundamentals of water chemistry as applied to an aquarium environment

  • Solid understanding of the accurate use of theming, lighting, and water movement

  • A degree level qualification in animal care, marine biology or equivalent (desirable)

Benefits

  • 40% off LEGO online

  • 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants

  • Merlin Magic Pass - giving you free tickets to all our attractions worldwide for you, your family, and friends every year

  • Enjoy the Ride Pass – giving you and 5 others a Merlin Annual Pass (Gold edition)

  • x2 volunteer days per year

  • Discounted rates at Merlin hotels all over the world

  • Employee pricing up to 55% off cinema tickets

Updated 23h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Public aquarium experience • 1+ yrs
Life support systems maintenance • 1+ yrs
Plumbing • 1+ yrs
Animal husbandry • 1+ yrs
Water chemistry • 1+ yrs
Theming, lighting, and water movement • 1+ yrs
Crisis management • 1+ yrs
Record keeping • 1+ yrs

Experience

2-5 years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Operations

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

£27K - £29.4K per month

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyGBP
PeriodMonthly

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationWeymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium5/10
physicalMedium7/10
cognitiveMedium7/10
executionHigh8/10
creativityLow4/10
uncertaintyMedium6/10
communicationMedium5/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

Merlin Entertainments

Team size

Growing team

Location

Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom

At Merlin Entertainments, we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. We aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.

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Aquarist

Weymouth, Dorset, United KingdomFull Time