Island Stingray Facilitator

1 Month ago • All levels • Facilities Management

Job Summary

Job Description

The Island Stingray Facilitator at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas is responsible for the care and interaction of southern stingrays. Duties include preparing and facilitating stingray feeding sessions for guests, providing engaging presentations, ensuring guest safety, maintaining cleanliness of facilities, and performing general animal care tasks. This role requires strong swimming and snorkeling skills, comfort with public speaking, and experience handling aquatic animals. The position also involves operating small motorized vehicles, maintaining equipment, and adhering to strict safety protocols and environmental regulations. The role reports directly to the Animal Programs Manager and requires working in various conditions (water, sand, sun).
Must have:
  • Stingray handling experience
  • Strong swimming/snorkeling skills
  • Public speaking/presentation skills
  • Guest interaction experience
  • Animal care experience
  • Safety conscious
  • Ability to work outdoors
  • Physical stamina
Good to have:
  • SCUBA certification
  • Small boat operation experience

Job Details

Job Summary:

Every day at Disney Cruise Line we take pride in bringing the magic of Disney to life. We find joy in creating cherished memories and form genuine connections with our guests. We hold each other to the highest degree and always act responsibly while ensuring the safety of fellow crew and guests. United by our Disney values, we work toward excellence in all we do. As a part of our team, you can live and work in a diverse and inclusive environment amidst a professional and supportive community. If you are ready to create unforgettable experiences and grow as a person and as a professional, apply today. ​

This role is based on Disney’s private island in the Bahamas, Castaway Cay.

As Stingray Facilitator, you will assist in the care of our population of southern stingrays, facilitate informal yet interactive and engaging presentations while demonstrating how to feed stingrays and take part in ensuring our guests participating in Castaway Ray’s Stingray Adventure have an exceptional experience while visiting Castaway Cay.

You will report to: Animal Programs Manager.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist in the care of our population of southern stingrays
  • Responsible for raw shellfish food preparation
  • Stand, wade, swim, snorkel and work in water, on sand, and in sun for much of the day
  • Take part in a high level of guest interaction while facilitating the feeding of stingrays
  • Provide general cleaning, maintenance support, and physical work to support the stingray program and equipment
  • Check-in pre-registered guests participating in Castaway Ray’s Stingray Adventure
  • Assist guests with walk-up sales and provide information of the stingray program
  • Facilitate an informal yet interactive and engaging presentations and the demonstration on how to feed stingrays
  • Assist guests with stingray feeding
  • Make guests feel comfortable interacting with aquatic marine animals
  • Provide instruction and safety information to guests to support the operation and use of snorkel equipment
  • Clean, sanitize and organize all snorkel equipment
  • Maintain cleanliness of island beach facilities; duties include but are not limited to cleaning division nets in the water, place and clean beach chairs, clean beach with sand sifter, clear seaweed, rake beaches, pick trash, maintain umbrellas on beaches, etc.
  • Prepare animal diets (involves handling seafood and raw shellfish)
  • Feed and train stingrays and assorted marine fish
  • Provide assistance in cleaning and maintaining a flow through fish holding facility/filtration system
  • Don snorkel gear and swim to locate animals checking net integrity and animal health
  • Drive and operate small motorized vehicles

Basic Qualifications:

  • Legally authorized to work in the Bahamas
  • Experience working in position with a high level of customer/guest interaction
  • Experience and/or comfort working with, around, and handling large aquatic animals
  • Comfortable working in ocean water and changing tides
  • Strong swimming/snorkeling skills
  • Comfortable with public speaking and the facilitation of formal and informal group presentations
  • Experience operating/handling small boats
  • SCUBA certification, desired

Additional Information:

This role is based on Disney’s private island in the Bahamas.

Applicants must:
  • Be interested in working on a private island in the Bahamas
  • Be willing to follow and perform safety role, emergency duties and/or associated responsibilities
  • Be willing and able to uphold the general safety management responsibilities specified in areas and operations under their control
  • Be willing to follow and embrace Environmentality requirements and Company practices
  • Be appreciative of working and living in a multi-cultural environment
  • Be comfortable living in a confined space with strict rules and regulations
  • Adhere to a structured lifestyle, personally and professionally
Your Responsibilities:
  • Obtain a criminal background check
  • Bring approved work shoes

**Disney Cruise Line is a drug-free workplace. All new hires are required to undergo drug/alcohol testing within the first week onboard and throughout their contracts. Failure to pass the drug/alcohol testing will result in immediate termination.

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