What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sea Life Park Hawaii - Wildlife Keeper position at Palace Entertainment?
Palace Entertainment is a leading leisure park operator in the United States and Australia overseeing more than 25 entertainment venues, hotels and educational venues across 11 different states.
Palace Entertainment owns and operates some of the country’s largest and most prestigious venues including: National Historic Landmark, Kennywood Park, America’s Oldest Amusement Park, Lake Compounce, the world’s first ever Cartoon Network Hotel, Best Family Theme Park Dutch Wonderland and a variety of other family-friendly parks and campgrounds throughout the United States.
Palace Entertainment is a subsidiary of Parques Reunidos, one of the leading global operators, with more than 60 different assets (theme parks, zoos and marine parks, water parks and other attractions), spread out over various countries across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Australia.
Provide thorough and consistent daily care and maintenance of both the resident bird and marine life population and their enclosures at Sea Life Park Hawaii. Educate guests regarding birds and marine life.
We are currently looking for a:
Sea Life Park Hawaii - Wildlife Keeper
Roles & Responsibilities:
Roles and Responsibilities:
Essential Duties:
- Daily examinations and feeding of sea birds housed in our collection.
- Daily intake, preliminary examination, oral hydration, weighing, feeding, wound care, banding, etc for sea birds presented for rehabilitation
- Facilitate veterinary examination and care of sea birds.
- Daily care and maintenance of the sea bird exhibit and rehabilitation areas including cleaning, pruning, raking, laundry etc.
- Oversight and coordination of animals and staff during seasonal periods when there can be a high influx of birds
- Daily record keeping, maintain the files for the department including all animal records
- Maintain database on seabirds and prepare annual reports to various government agencies. Supervise staff to ensure proper record keeping needed for annual reports.
- Prepare reports necessary required by seabird rehabilitation permits as required.
- Provide updates to US Fish and wildlife. Includes: animal transports, deaths, etc.
- Observe and report trends of unusual injuries or mortalities to veterinary staff and/or USFWS
- Give daily scheduled lectures to the public pertaining to Sea Birds in Hawaii
- Maintenance of department supplies and equipment.
- Maintain inventory of the Park's collection of Sea Birds
- Generate daily report to the veterinarian.
- Generate/Update protocols for the sea bird collection for review by the veterinary team.
Train staff and interns in basic bird handling and husbandry skills.
- Respond to informational calls from the public.
- Additional duties as needed by the General Manager or Veterinarian.
Working Conditions: Indoor/Outdoors in sea bird rehabilitation or sea bird sanctuary enclosures.
Work Hours: Flexible. (Must be able to work weekends and holidays as required.)
Team member benefits:
Why Palace Entertainment?
We truly believe that where you work matters and, as a theme park company, we like to think we know a thing or two about what makes people happy.
Palace Perks and Benefits:
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive health and wellness package
- 401k Savings and Investment plan
- Free admission to Palace Parks in the continental US
- A generous paid time off program in which the benefits increase with your tenure with the company
When you join Palace Entertainment, you do more than simply advance your career. You become part of the Palace family, a group of talented people who drive innovation, embrace change, and deliver results.
If you’re ready to join our amazing team, please visit our website at www.sealifeparkhawaii.com - “Employment” tab - to explore all of our open positions and exciting opportunities.
Do not miss the chance to spark your career now!
