Assistant Penguin Keeper

6 days ago


Auckland City, New Zealand SEA LIFE Full time

**Assistant Penguin Keeper (Casual)**

**SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium**

**23 Tamaki Drive, Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand**

Are you passionate about Animal Husbandry and Welfare? Would you like to spend your day in one of Auckland’s most loved attractions, ensuring that our penguins receive the highest level of care and our guests have a fantastic experience?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team of **Penguin Keepers** at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium. This position involves assisting with the day to day care and management of our King and Gentoo penguins, their exhibit and life support systems.

**About the role**

Your duties include but are not limited to:

- Providing a suitable environment for our penguins which offers excellent welfare.
- Meeting all husbandry requirements of the penguins including cleaning, dietary, veterinary and breeding requirements.
- Observation and maintaining a high standard of record keeping.
- Conducting feeding presentations and educational talks to visitors as required.
- Maintaining a clean and safe working environment.

**This position is casual - shifts may be available on weekdays, weekends and public holidays on a casual basis.**

**What you bring**:

- ** **Passionate about and have an understanding of animals and their wellbeing
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent observation, organisational, record keeping and communication skills
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable including making the most of a challenging or unfamiliar environment
- Current New Zealand working rights
- Ability to bend/Stoop; Squat; Crawl; Crouch; Kneel; Balance; Climb Heights (4m); Carry and Lift up to 30kg
- Fantastic can do attitude

**Nice-to-haves**:

- ** **Knowledge and practical experience within the animal care industry
- Ideally have an understanding of modern zoo/ aquarium principles and practices
- Understanding of the 5 domains of Animal Welfare
- Computer skills using Google Docs, Office and Excel

**Who are Merlin Entertainments?**

Merlin Entertainments is the company behind iconic brands like SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, LEGOLAND, and Peppa Pig World of Play. We operate in over 120 attractions across 25 countries, delivering memorable experiences to nearly 65 million visitors a year. We’re the leading operator of visitor attractions in Australia and New Zealand, with 10 attractions, including SEA LIFE, Wild Life, Madame Tussauds, and the Fly Treetop Adventures, amongst others.

**So if you are looking for a new challenge at Merlin Entertainments to drive your career further, we want to hear from you**

**Everyone Matters at Merlin.**
At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters
Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.

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