Aquarist III - Dive Safety Officer; DSO

Job Details

• Job Location:
  
  Corporate Head Quarters
  - Milwaukee, WI 53202
• Position Type:
  Full Time
• Job Title/Position:
  Aquarist lll – Dive Safety Officer (DSO)
• Reports to:
  
  General Aquarium Curator
• Schedule:
  
  Full-Time;
  Tuesday – Saturday
• Availability to work weekends, holidays, and irregular hours subject to change
• Pay Rate: $21.00-$22.50 per hour plus benefits

Facilitate the day-to-day operations of the Reiman Aquarium within Discovery World Science + Technology Center.

• Work with and prepare diets for an assortment of fish, elasmobranchs, aquatic invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, misc. coral, crustaceans, jellyfish, and freshwater plants
• Ensure optimal care for Aquarium or Terrarium animals and plants by testing water quality, performing water changes/changing out substrate, making saltwater as needed, and monitoring temperature and humidity levels
• Monitor and maintain multiple exhibits and their life support systems; conduct backwashes, water changes, protein skimmer and pump maintenance, UV sterilizer routine maintenance, and more
• Help design and build exhibits and help select animals for the Aquarium. Assist with acquisition and transport as needed
• Assist with aquaculture, quarantine, and treatment procedures as directed by Curator and the Quarantine Specialist
  - Aquarist ll.
• Schedule, tend, emergency respond and dive for routine maintenance in warm and cold-water temperatures using equipment provided by Discovery World – Reiman Aquarium.
• Ensuring all Aquarium staff members and Volunteer divers are up to date on all required certifications and documentation and certifying Aquarium staff members and Volunteer divers on required certifications as needed.
• Work individually but also collaborate and coordinate with coworkers and Curator to complete shared responsibilities, such as daily opening and closing checklists, monthly/weekly checklists, and any other team projects
• Perform biopsies, necropsies and administer medication under supervision of the Curator, Quarantine Specialist
  - Aquarist ll, or the Veterinarian, as needed
• Fill out appropriate checklists and logs for animal acquisition, health, relocation, mortality, and routine maintenance as well as all dive logs and documents.
• Participate in public speaking programming, work with children, and perform tours, theatre shows, teach classes, and other educational opportunities
• Help train and mentor new Interns on day-to-day operations as instructed by the Intern Coordinator Specialist – Aquarist ll
• Help train and mentor new Aquarist Assistants Volunteers as instructed by the Aquarist Assistant Volunteer Coordinator – Senior Aquarist
• Participate in weekly Aquarium, and monthly All-Staff meetings
• Ability to open, close, run the day-to-day operations of the Aquarium alone, in the absence of the Curator and other Aquarists, when necessary
• Perform all other duties as assigned

• Communicate, implement, document, and organize the following program:
• Diver Operations as the Dive Safety Officer (DSO) and/or Dive Program and Dive Equipment Inventory Specialist.

• Physical effort in handling objects over 50lbs and repetitively carrying and lifting heavier items
• Physical occupational risk exposure (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, animal bites, and envenomation risk, etc.)
• Frequent walking, bending, kneeling, climbing ladders and stairs, etc.
• Exposure to environment which involve fresh and saltwater, dirt, odors, noise, a variance in hot and cold room temperatures, as well as diving in saltwater and freshwater exhibits of temperature between 60°F-84°F
• Motor coordination with finger dexterity most of the workday

• Minimum of 5…