Mystic Aquarium Volunteers

Do you enjoy spending time outdoors? Are you looking forward to a summer of opportunity to help teach kids? We have a great summer opportunity for those who love to help in a camp counselor role. This is a great way to give back to the community; along the way you will enjoy the ocean, the aquarium, the outdoors, and have fun all at once! Volunteers in this area will sign up for individual camps that span a few days to a week at a time.

Minimum Age: 16

Duties:

• Assist with sign-in, activities, and tours

• Serve entire class (usually 3-5 days)

• Participate up to 8 hours per day

• Perform all other assigned duties

Qualifications:

• Enjoy working with children

• Be prepared for a changing schedule each day

• Must commit to one full camp session

• Volunteers do not need to make 6 month commitment for this role

Our Docent - Outdoor Exhibits provide information on our animals and their habitats to our guests. Exhibits include our sea lions, beluga whales, and penguins. 

Minimum Age: 15

Duties:

• Relay accurate, consistent, quality information about Mystic Aquarium and its collection to guests of all ages, either in groups or one-on-one.
• Initiate contact with guests, providing a positive experience through being helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable.
• Monitor the safety of our visitors and animals. 
  
  

Qualifications:

• Be willing and able work one half day shift per week for at least 6 months.
• Enjoy working with public.
• Enthusiastic and outgoing personality.
• Comfortable speaking in a microphone to our guests. 
• Must be willing to participate in education sessions by staff.
• Some biology and public speaking experience is helpful.
• Computer skills.

Come and join an amazing group of high school students who work together to explore and conserve local and threatened environments as well as to get fellow high school students and the public involved in community programs.

The members of this group regularly participate in beach clean-ups, amphibian monitoring, hosts workshops and summits and development of conservation based activities fellow students and the public.

Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment while learning about caring for our collection of mammals, birds, fish, and invertebrates? Volunteers in these areas get the opportunity to do some hands on work in our various departments. 

Minimum Age: 18

Duties:

• Care and maintenance of animals & exhibits (cleaning, food preparation, operation of life support systems).
• Assist with the presentations and classes.
• Assist with routine husbandry procedures.
• Record keeping.
• Participate in animal training procedures, as needed. 
• Participate in development of husbandry techniques and practices.
• Work with other staff to fulfill areas and facility programming needs.
• Perform all other assigned duties.

Qualifications:

• Capable of lifting 50 pounds.
• Comfort with handling raw fish and other food. 
• Able to work a full 8 hour shift on your feet. 
• Physically able to execute the duties of the position.
• Ability to swim.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills

Hosts assist Mystic Aquarium's visitors with providing wayfinding and basic information about the Aquarium such as where the restrooms are located or what times the Sea Lions' Show starts. Hosts will be assigned to one of 8 zones around the campus.