Privacy Specialist jobs in Norwalk, CT

Please send resume and DETAILED account of your personal aquarium experience and aquarium keeping knowledge.

We are currently looking to hire an Aquarium Specialist for a full-time position. Daily routine includes duties such as:

• Assisting customers with their aquariums in a high-end, high-level customer experience-oriented environment.
• Cleaning and maintenance of freshwater, saltwater and saltwater reef aquariums.
• Monitoring the health of fish, corals, and invertebrates and medicating/performing husbandry as necessary.
• Cleaning and maintaining all filtration components and equipment.
• Testing and maintaining proper water parameters in freshwater, saltwater, and reef aquariums.
• Preparing food portions and feeding fish, invertebrates and coral

Qualifications:

• Marine Science/Biology or other Environmental Science Degree and/or SEVERAL years experience maintaining personal aquariums (preferably saltwater and freshwater aquarium keeping experience).
• Experience with keeping freshwater planted aquariums and/or marine reef aquariums is a huge bonus.
• Applicant must possess a thorough knowledge of disease recognition, daily aquarium husbandry, food preparation, nutrition, and water quality.
• The ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds is necessary .

This position requires work on weekends. While there are many opportunities for weekends off during the year, you will be expected to be on the schedule for weekends (Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm).

Company Background:

House of Fins is a growing company with a team of over 20 passionate aquarists from all over the country. Due to our shared passion for aquaria, we work really well together as a team.

Our Company has been the choice of aquarists since 1957 and is regarded as the premier provider of aquarium design, installations, maintenance, high quality fish/invertebrates, corals/freshwater plants, and state-of-the-art products throughout the tri-stae area and beyond.

Our Retail Store is a landmark for aquarium hobbyists and enthusiasts because of our complete range of healthy freshwater and saltwater marine life, with an emphasis on the exotic….we simply have the best collection.

Our Service Division develops, installs, and maintains some of the most sophisticated and elegant corporate and residential aquariums in the area.

Additionally, our Custom Installation Division works with clients to design custom aquariums to fit their exact needs to create the finest in vibrant, interesting and advanced aquatic environments.

The company offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package for full-time positions- health insurance, paid vacation, 401K with a 25% match, and a 50% discount on everything we sell for full time positions. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $52,000.00 - $58,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• Day shift

Weekly day range:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• This position requires working on the retail floor and helping people with their personal aquariums in a high-end environment. we are successful because we have amazing people who love sharing their experience and knowledge around aquariums- our customers love us!

Do you consider yourself an interactive person and enjoy being customer-facing?

• Our team is from all over the country, and what we all have in common is our passion around aquarium life. Are you passionate about aquarium keeping and have several years of maintaining tropical fish in personal aquariums? Please expand on your passion and experience around your personal aquarium-keeping experience..
• Are you available to work most weekend days? This position requires work on Saturdays (10am-7pm) and Sundays (noon-5pm). There will be opportunities for a few weekends off during the year, but this is a retail position that requires your aquarium expertise to assist customers when our customers enjoy shopping for their aquarium hobby- mostly on the weekends.

Experience:

• Personal Aquarium Keeping: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person