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Position Overview & Specifications
SEA LIFE Great Yarmouth
Norfolk Closing date for applications is: 20th Feb 2023 Contact: Michael Best (michael.best@merlinentertainments.biz)Sector: Animal Care
Type: Paid
Contract type: Full-time
Salary: £25,500 per annum
Dive into this Aquarium Displays Supervisor role for 9-months at SEA LIFE Great Yarmouth! If you’re passionate and have aquarium experience, then prepare for a world of glittering scales, humongous tentacles, and razor-sharp teeth!
There are lots of exciting things happening here to get your teeth stuck into! From our African dwarf crocodiles, to working on enrichment. We also have our new Rainforest Adventure area coming soon, so you may get closer to our bugs or get involved with their arrival and set-up.
What we are looking for
- Already an experienced aquarist
- Someone who has robust practical knowledge of aquatic animal husbandry, associated life support systems and public aquarium procedures, protocols and health and safety
- A self-motivated and proactive individual
- Willing to learn and step up into a leading role
In this full-time, 9-month, fixed-term role, you’ll report to the Aquarium Curator, helping to drive the continual development and innovation within the animal display areas. As well as ensuring outstanding animal husbandry and welfare. You’ll help to lead, empower, and encourage a team of aquarists and animal care specialists to undertake the vital day to day tasks involved in caring for over a thousand creatures.
You’ll be ensuring our vital life support systems are always operating accurately along with driving standards of cleanliness and presentation of our displays, always striving for best in class. Ensuring suitable diets and feed plans are in place, as well as robust health, medication, and treatment regimes for our many species, you’ll also continually develop our excellent animal welfare across the whole collection.
What’s in it for you
Alongside gaining experience as a Displays Supervisor, you’ll also receive:
- A salary of £25,500 per annum
- 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants and 40% off LEGO online
- Merlin Magic Pass - giving you free tickets to all our attractions worldwide for you, your family, and friends every year
- Employee pricing up to 55% off cinema tickets
- Excellent experience at an outstanding aquarium with exciting new things coming soon
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Aquarium Displays Supervisor roles across BIAZA's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £25,500 - £25,500 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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