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Dive Officer

Job Title: Dive Officer

Location: Deep Sea World - Fife

Contract Type: Full Time, 40 hours per week

Working Hours: 5 / 7 days on a rota basis

Salary: £26101.60

Deep Sea World, one of the UK’s leading public aquariums, is seeking a dedicated and safety focused Dive Officer to join our dive team. This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in the maintenance, health and presentation of our diverse marine habitats through the delivery and coordination of our diving activities.

The Dive Officer is responsible for operating a safe and efficient dive operation at the Aquarium, including the management of divers and their training, managing equipment, developing and enforcing safety protocols, and participating in exhibit maintenance, public presentations and dive experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Curator and Displays Supervisor to ensure well maintained exhibits through a regular and organised cleaning and maintenance schedule
• Assist the Curator and Displays Supervisor with the planning and delivery of feeding schedules in the main tank exhibit.
• Assist in producing documented Animal Welfare Assessments for all main tank animals
• Enthuse and motivate the dive team to develop and improve the range of public dive presentations and dive experiences.
• Communicate to the dive team regarding performance standards, new initiatives, changes in relevant legislation, dive safety protocols and other pertinent dive related issues.
• Responsible for undertaking recruitment, induction, training and development of dive team in sufficient numbers to meet business needs.
• Deliver a safe diving experience for both visitors and staff, through meeting health & safety requirements and ensuring dive regulations are followed.
• To identify, resolve and manage dive related health & safety issues.

A full job description will be provided at interview stage.

Why work for us

Here at Aspro, we make sure our employees are well taken care of. We recognise that their hard work and dedication are the driving force behind our success.

We’re looking for individuals who want to join the Aspro team and live our values of; Customer Service, Honesty, Respect, Focus on Results, Teamwork and Personal development

What’s in it for you?

• Free entry into Deep Sea World for your family and friends
• Free entry to all Aspro UK visitor attractions
• Free entry into Aspro Parks in Europe
• Staff discounts in our food outlets and retail outlets
• Uniform and equipment provided
• Free parking
• Staff training & development via our All Aboard scheme.
• Career progression opportunities
• Working in a fun, friendly, diverse and inclusive environment
• Working for a recognised “Mindful Employer” who is committed to providing employees wellbeing health and mental health

This post is full time, including weekend shifts, summer holidays and bank holidays.

Person Specification

Please note the following essential criteria are required to be successful in gaining this post at recruitment and to be able to effectively undertake the duties required.

Essential

• An understanding of UK HSE and diving at work regulations
• PADI Dive instructor or equivalent
• In date HSE medical or confident of passing a dive medical
• Confident in public speaking
• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership management experience
• Full UK driving license
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills
• Good record keeping skills

Desirable

• Proactive and able to use own initiative
• Confident in diving in close proximity with animals
• First aid training
• O2 administration
• Any relevant health & safety certification, such as IOSH, fire officer.

We are also here to sell fun, and this is what makes us so unique. So, if you have a passion to work in the leisure industry, can offer outstanding customer service to all our visitors and you aren’t afraid of hard work, then we may just have the job for you!