Dive Safety Officer

Benefits:

• Extensive and well-rounded training program
• Continued career development and growth opportunities
• Generous employee discounts on dining, retail, amusements, and hotels
• Multiple health benefit plans to suit your needs
• Dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, flexible spending accounts and 401 (k)
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation

• Work with General Curator to accomplish facility goals and expectations.
• Supervises all Dive Operations employees including subordinate managers, supervisors, hourly employees and contracted instructional staff.
• Responsible for timely and accurate departmental reports as requested.
• Responsible for Departmental Supply and Labor budgets.
• Daily support for all diving operations.
• Works in with facility managers to accomplish goals of Dive Operations Department.
• Administration of all company/ dive operations/ safety policies and procedures set forth by Corporate Dive Operations Manager and other supervisory entities as appropriate.
• Be a member of the Dive Control Board - participate in the annual DCB meeting.
• Responsible for dive safety and driving training and documentation for all Staff, and contractors as appropriate.
• Assure facility compliance with all applicable diving regulations including but not limited to OSHA, AAUS and RSTC standards.
• Establishment and implementation of dive protocols for all exhibits.

• 1 year experience as DSO or equivalent position (public aquarium or zoo) or 3 years experience as ADSO or equivalent position (public aquarium or zoo).
• Biology Degree or related scientific degree preferred.
• Scuba Instructor certification required from a nationally recognized scuba cert. agency.
• Active Teaching Status with 1 year of active teaching preferred.
• AAUS Scientific Diver or Instructor preferred.
• Equipment repair technician preferred (ScubaPro, OTS Guardian, PSI).
• Oxygen Administration/ CPR/ First Aid/ AED Instructor certifications preferred.