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Exhibits Technician I Jobs

Company

City of Virginia Beach
Address , Virginia Beach, Va
Employment type FULL_TIME
Salary $35,494 - $55,016 a year
Expires 2023-10-02
Posted at 9 months ago
Job Description
Requisition ID:
40280
Work Location:
Museums - Aquarium (General Booth Blvd)
Pay Range:
G.16, $35,494.40 - $55,016.32
Starting Salary:
Minimum of the Pay Range
Work Schedule:
See posting details
Part Time Hours/Wk:
Job Open Date:
7/25/23
Application Deadline:
8/10/23

Job Duties:

The Virginia Aquarium is seeking an energetic and upbeat team member to assist in the daily husbandry of the Aquarium’s animals. A solid understanding of animal welfare standards that includes fishes, invertebrates, reptiles and amphibian husbandry is required. This position’s focus will be maintaining superb animal health and welfare by cleaning habitats, providing nutritious diets, and assisting with medical procedures.

Duties will include the following:

  • Support the guest experience by participating in visitor enhancement development and actively seek out guest engagement opportunities.
  • Assist with the process of species planning to include animal transfers and acclimations.
  • Maintain and continually enhance the daily husbandry of a variety of fishes, elasmobranchs, marine invertebrates, reptiles, and amphibians.
  • Present public programs and educational messaging to be used in a variety of settings.
  • Assist with live animal and food culturing.
  • Participate in professional development opportunities.
  • Assist veterinary staff and Senior Aquarists with medical procedures.
  • Work collaboratively as part of the Animal husbandry team to communicate husbandry and medical needs of the animals in the section.
  • Train new volunteers and part time staff.
  • Administer diets to a wide variety of fishes, invertebrates, reptiles, and amphibians.
  • Work as part of a team to always maintain animal habitat cleanliness, which includes SCUBA diving.

Work Schedule: 40 hours per week; Sun – Thurs or Tue – Sat between the hours of 7am – 6pm; will occasionally vary to meet operational needs.

Official City :

https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/human-resources/Employment-VBGOV/Job%20Descriptions/Exhibits_Technician_I_-_Aquarist_Keeper_02049.pdf

Working Conditions:

https://workingcondition-summary-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/B.006713.1.pdf

Minimum Requirements:

MINIMUMS: Requires any combination of education (above the high school level) and/or experience equivalent to two (2) years in fields utilizing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities and associated with positions such as aquarist, exhibits technician, biologist, or animal keeper in a similar facility or program. Individual positions will have specific requirements regarding subject expertise, skills and training; these will be noted on job requisition at time opening is advertised. Must possess and maintain at all times current SCUBA certification of Open Water Diver or higher from a nationally recognized certifying agency. Must have, or obtain, a current and valid Virginia or North Carolina driver's license in accordance with Virginia or North Carolina DMV driver's license eligibility requirements. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: All employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies. This position may require that incumbents to wear and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, steel toed shoes, hard hats, safety glasses, gloves, or other safety attire and equipment in designated areas of risk. Specific requirements will be determined and communicated by the employee's supervisor based on position assigned. Positions within this class have been designated as Alpha I positions requiring employees to work during inclement weather, regardless of the City's operational status. Successful completion of a pre-employment physical. This is a safety sensitive position and is subject to mandatory drug testing. Positive drug test results may result in counseling and/or discipline, up to and including, termination.

Additional Requirements:

DMV Transcript: Required
CDL: Not Required
DOT History: Not Required
CPS Check: Not Required
Physical: Required
Respirator: Not Required
Polygraph Review: Not Required
Psychological Screening: Not Required

Attachments Required:

Preferences:

One (1) or more years experience paid/unpaid with fish/invertebrate/reptile husbandry experience in aquarium/zoo or similar setting. Experience maintaining biosecurity in an aquarium/zoo or similar setting. Experience maintaining animal records in ZIMS or similar database. Experience with animal enrichment and/or training for fish/invertebrates/reptiles. Experience diving in exhibits for maintenance. Experience working with and/or training volunteers. Possess life support and water quality testing knowledge and/or experience. Bachelor’s degree.

Special Instructions:

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  • Please provide a copy of any certifications or related professional licenses.
  • Please complete the application in its entirety. The application is the primary required document used to screen qualifications and years of experience. A resume does not replace a completed application. Fields on the application left blank, including but not limited to job duties, dates of employment, and hours worked, may cause your application to be incomplete.
  • Your responses to any "Supplemental Questions", if attached to this requisition, must be supported by the information you give us in the work experience section of this application. Be sure you are thorough in describing your skills and duties as you complete the work experience section. If the information cannot be verified you will not receive credit.

VRS Contribution: All full-time employees are required to contribute 5% of annual salary toward their retirement account; in accordance with VRS retirement provisions. This will be handled through a pre-tax payroll deduction.

Drug Free Workplace: The City of Virginia Beach maintains a drug free workplace.