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Biologist

Sarasota Bay Explorers in Sarasota, FL offers daily Sea Life Encounter cruises on spectacular Sarasota Bay. We are seeking a Biologist or Marine Biologist for a part-time seasonal position for our upcoming season.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

  • Guide tours and narrate using a headset microphone
  • Maintain equipment including nets, aquariums, containers, etc.
  • Act as a first mate when on cruises and tie lines, etc.
  • Handle all front desk tasks including answering phones, taking reservations in online system, managing guest check-ins, promoting cruises, and sharing information with visitors.
  • **This position is very physical and requires the ability to safely deploy and retrieve a trawl net as well as a ramp for guests to disembark at Edwards Island. This physical ability should be considered and this position not be applied for if these position requirements cannot be safely met.**

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors or above in the Environmental Sciences, Biology, or Marine Biology.
  • Prior experience in tour interpretation, traditional teaching, or public speaking is a plus
  • Prior customer service experience is a plus
  • Great customer service and communication skills
  • Basic computer skills
  • Responsible and organized
  • Ability to lift the ramp and contents in trawl net which can be over 20 lbs.
  • Drug-free workplace must pass drug testing for consideration
  • CPR certification is a plus
  • Multilingual is a plus

Boat Captain

Sarasota Bay Explorers in Sarasota, FL is currently seeking a Boat Captain for a part-time seasonal position for our upcoming season. We run 3 and sometimes 4 trips per day for our Eco & Sunset Tours on 46ft pontoon tour vessels accommodating up to 40 passengers.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

  • Running daily tours (up to 4 a day) for our very busy season
  • Maintaining Daily Boat Logs / Daily Money Logs and Reports / All Ships Business
  • Greetings of passengers both on and off the boat
  • Strict enforcement of all Coast Guard Safety Regulations

Qualifications:

  • Minimum 25 ton master license, 50-ton master license preferred
  • License contact info
  • Drug-Free workplace, must pass drug testing for consideration

Applicants must live within 30 miles of the job location; 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway Sarasota, FL

Sarasota Bay Explorers is a Drug-Free workplace and a Coast Guard-inspected vessel so all applicants must get pre-employment tested and are subject to random testing for the duration of employment.

We are looking forward to hearing from you and hope to welcome you to our team!

Join the Sarasota Bay Explorers Team!

Please fill out the application below or email your resume to sbeemployment@gmail.com.

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