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[[[J[[ob Title: []{#_Hlk136602021} [[Aquarist 2 [[Department: [[Marine Operations *[[Division:[[ Exhibits Division [[Report To:* [[ Senior Aquarist [[[Assistant Curator of Exhibits [[[FLSA Status: [[Non-[[Exempt [[[Position Overview[[: [[Become a member of our Aquarist team at Coral World Ocean Park in sunny St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. We are looking for an experienced candidate that will carry out husbandry duties for the many animals and exhibits we offer to our guests. This demanding job requires attention to detail, time management skills and a positive attitude that can be shared with our visitors. The Aquarist 2 works directly under the supervision of the Assistant Curator of Exhibits and the Senior Aquarist. The Aquarist 2 is responsible for performing all cleaning, food preparation, and record keeping duties performed by the Aquarist 1 position, as well as participating in collecting and advanced aquarium construction. In addition, Aquarist 2 is assigned moderate to advanced animal husbandry and training tasks to be performed under the guidance of senior staff. This Aquarist is expected to utilize their knowledge and experience during daily animal husbandry, handling most husbandry related challenges on their own with minimal supervision. Additional duties of an Aquarist 2 may include organizing daily maintenance tasks, project management, intern coordination, supply procurement, etc. The Aquarist 2 is likely assigned as the primary of newly acquired animals or given training projects. The active goal of the person in this position is to continue to develop their aquarium skills and gain experience training other staff members and troubleshooting complex husbandry problems. The Aquarist 2 will also be given the opportunity develop leadership skills by teaching and assisting interns as well as, Aquarist 1 with their professional development. [[[Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)[[:]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}**]{calibri",sans-serif"=""} Daily care and maintenance of the parks animal exhibits and collection including fish, rays, sharks, sea turtles and many others. Performs public presentations to large groups of guests and feeding demonstrations with the animals while interacting in a positive manner that represents the park. Collection of specimens for aquatic exhibits and assist with designing new exhibits. Husbandry tasks including performing observational rounds, diet preparation, medicating animals and disease recognition. Responsible for animal training and enrichment for some of the species in the collection. Maintaining daily record keeping in accordance with established procedures. [[[]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}