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CASUAL ASSISTANT AQUARIST/KEEPER SEA LIFE SUNSHINE COAST

Merlin Entertainments • Contract • Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia • USD $ 48.32k - USD $ 60.75k / year • 1m ago

Casual Assistant Aquarist/Keeper SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast

Location Name SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast

Job Locations AU-Mooloolaba

Job ID

2025-9293

Employment Type

Fixed Term/Seasonal

Offer/Contract Type

No End Date

Location (Country-State-City)

AU-Mooloolaba

What you'll bring to the team

Are you looking to kickstart your career as a professional aquarist? Are you passionate about marine life, conservation and creating incredible guest experiences? If the thought of delivering magic to thousands of guests every year makes you smile, then we have an amazing opportunity for you to join our team here at SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast as a Casual Assistant Aquarist/Keeper

About the Role

We connect guests with marine life through creating and maintaining engaging world-class displays, delivering memorable guest experiences and ensuring best-practice animal welfare. The successful candidate will support the curatorial team with a diverse range of tasks including maintaining exhibits, daily life Support checks, preparing diets and record keeping.

About You:

To be successful in this varied role, the ideal candidate will demonstrate both essential and desirable requirements:

Essential:

Experience in an animal care role, preferably in a zoo or aquarium setting.
Demonstrate a passion for guest experience, education and connecting people with marine life, sustainability, and conservation.
Excellent observation and record keeping skills
Demonstrated ability to be flexible, cope with frequent and unpredictable changes to daily routine and workloads, and to work, at times under high pressure.
Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work unsupervised, assess tasks, and set priorities for self.
Ability to bend, stoop, squat, crawn, crouch, kneel, balance, climb heights 4m and carry and lift up to 20kg
Current QLD driving license

Desirable:

Current First Aid / CPR
Tertiary qualifications in animal care
Dive Master qualification held in high regard

Please note – The role will require regular weekend work, with our peak periods being school and public holiday periods. If you’d like to join the team please submit a maximum ONE-page cover letter addressing the selection criteria and a maximum TWO-page resume.

Benefits:

Corporate benefits including free access to all our attractions worldwide
Domestic and global opportunities to develop and progress your skills and career in tourism and attractions
Additional Leave (including birthday and wellbeing) and 3 volunteer days to give back to a social cause you care about
Being part of a business built on fun!

About us:

SEA LIFE is the world’s largest aquarium brand, welcoming over 20 million explorers into our incredible underwater world every year. With more than 50 aquariums and sanctuaries globally, SEA LIFE inspires a love for the oceans and a commitment to protect them. At SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast, we showcase a rich diversity of Australian marine life and drive impactful breeding, rescue, and conservation initiatives.

Our passionate teams are dedicated to creating unforgettable experiences for every guest—fostering curiosity, connection, and care for our aquatic world.