Park Naturalist jobs in South Carolina

At Fripp Island Golf & Beach Resort, we’re committed to sharing the simple, seaside, serenity of this special island with our guests and members. We believe that it takes passionate people to bring our vision to life.

Working at Beaufort’s premier island destination, you can enjoy benefits including:

• Access to resort amenities
• Food and merchandise discounts
• Beach access
• Employee referral program
• Paid Holidays
• Health, dental, vision, life insurance and PTO.

Job Summary

Naturalist Interns conduct and assess nature programs and interpretations. They also assist in animal husbandry tasks, veterinary care, and diets for all our reptiles. They assist the Head and Assistant Naturalists in ongoing research projects as needed. He or she must demonstrate excellent communication, follow up and customer services skills. The position is temporary full time, seasonal and includes weekends and holidays.

Duties and Responsibilities

Animal care and exhibit maintenance:

• Naturalists are responsible for the daily/weekly/monthly animal care.
• Enclosure maintenance (including, but not limited to) Maintaining clean bedding, water bowl changes, cleaning fecal matter, etc.
• Monitoring temperature and humidity levels.
• Administering/monitoring diet for all AC animals. This includes feeding our snakes and alligators for a feeding program to teach our guests about our animal’s diets.
• Identifying levels of stress, dehydration, and other medical issues in reptiles .
• Administering veterinary care as needed.

Aquarium Maintenance

• Monitoring water chemistry.
• Ammonia, pH, nitrate, nitrite, TDS
• Conducting Water changes.
• Troubleshooting exhibit issues .
• Monitoring isolation the tank and its inhabitants .

**Monitoring all animal behaviors and ensuring their quality of life is top priority, keeping detailed notes is necessary. Notify the Head Naturalist with all changes/updates.

• Lead resort guests/residents on nature programs and answering all guest questions in a professional manner. Some of these programs include:
• Kayak tours (3-5 times throughout the week), gator walks, meet the animals, birding tours, cast net & seining programs, junior naturalist, turtle walk tours, etc.
• Interns are required to learn about the wildlife on Fripp Island to lead these programs.

Naturalists will have the option of conducting an independent research project.

• Will be required to present their research at the end of the internship period.

Naturalists and Recreation staff/interns both work out of the Activity Center.

• Naturalists will be expected to assist recreation staff with school groups, special events, recreation programs (including crafts, especially tie dye), and Camp Fripp programs.

Other

• Responsible for educating guests and providing quality customer service including answering phone calls, taking reservations for programs, and completing sales transactions.
• Communicate and cooperate with all customers and levels of management and staff, vendors, and owners in a professional, courteous manner and a team-work attitude.
• Actively listen and appropriately respond to customer inquiries and complaints, always remaining composed and courteous showing genuine empathy and sincerity.
• Follow established policies and procedures by monitoring and ensuring compliance with organizational standards and operational processes.
• Practice proper safety techniques in accordance with resort, property, and departmental policies, procedures, and standards.
• Identify areas for improvement and offer suggestions to improve efficiency, profitability, and productivity.
• Keep abreast of current industry trends and standards and apply knowledge and practices to area(s) of responsibility.
• Perform other duties as assigned or as necessary.