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Senior Aquarist

The UK’s largest SEA LIFE site has a new opportunity to come and work in this iconic London location. Sat facing the Houses of Parliament and next to the London Eye, we also work closely with The London Dungeon and Shrek’s Adventure, as well as the SEA LIFE aquariums across the UK.

We’re looking to recruit a new Senior Aquarist to join our team! We have a wide variety in our collection of animals to work with from sharks, stingrays, sea turtles, the longest live coral reef exhibit in the UK, as well as the largest jellyfish collection too, a diverse Rainforest as well as a colony of Gentoo Penguins.

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. As a Senior Aquarist you will support the Displays Supervisor and curator with all aspects of managing the displays team as requested.

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

• An experienced aquarist
• Demonstrable experience of animal husbandry with freshwater, marine animals, and amphibians
• Great communication skills and a confident presenter
• Team player who can help lead a team
• Skills in animal training and enrichment
• A qualification in animal care, marine biology or equivalent
• A dive qualification is also advantageous

Benefits

Alongside becoming an expert in washing up, you’ll also receive:

• 40% off LEGO online
• 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants
• A 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)
• Employee pricing up to 55% off cinema tickets