Posted: 4/18/2024
Ambassador Commitment: Create meaningful connections and inspire actions that have a lasting impact on wildlife and wild places.
Responsibilities: Under general supervision, performs diving duties and demonstrations. Assists with husbandry duties including diet preparation according to departmental guidelines, feeding aquarium life, and cleaning exhibits. Interacts with Riverbanks guests and cooperates within a team setting. Reports to the Aquarium Supervisor, Dive Safety Manager, and the Aquarium Curator.
Education and Experience: Must be at least 18 years of age with a HS diploma or equivalent. Must hold current SCUBA, First Aid/CPR/AED certifications from recognized certification agencies. All certifications must have expiration dates that are a minimum of 6 months past the date of your application to volunteer**. All necessary paperwork and credentials must be submitted*** during the interview process before training or diving can be scheduled. This includes the completion of a dive physical (form provided by zoo). Commit to volunteering a minimum of 2 hours a week and attending all required training sessions.
Once onboarded, must complete Riverbanks Dive Program Trainings to the satisfaction of Dive Program Manager/DSO. Dive Program Manager and Aquarium Curator withhold the right to bar any applicants from diving until requirements are performed at a satisfactory level.
**For Riverbanks’ purposes, First Aid/CPR/AED certifications that don’t have an expiration date are considered expired 2 years from the date of issue.
***You should upload a color copy of all credentials (front and back) to include with your online application. All copies must be legible.
