Jessica Lomanno
18-11-2003, 16:37
Diving Safety Officer
The Center for Marine Resource Studies, The School for Field Studies, Turks and Caicos Islands
The Center for Marine Resource Studies (CMRS), located on South Caicos Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies, seeks an enthusiastic, team-oriented Diving Safety Officer. You will join a team consisting of the Director, 3 Lecturers, a Student Affairs Manager, a Site Manager, 3 Waterfront Interns, and two Cooks to help deliver a high quality, field research-based academic program to American undergraduate students. Because Center staff and students live on site, our team gets to know both their fellow staff members and their students on a level not often achieved in a conventional university setting.
Institutional Mission: The School for Field Studies (SFS), an international non-profit academic institution, provides environmental education and conducts research through its field-based programs. SFS is committed to providing hands-on, interdisciplinary education and environmental research in partnership with natural resource dependent communities. Our goals are twofold: to provide students with a unique and challenging educational and life experience that assists them in successfully advancing their careers as skilled professionals and globally aware citizens; to work with local community stakeholders to develop models for the sustainable management of their natural resources.
Job Summary:
Under the general direction of the Center Director, the Diving Safety Officer is responsible for a variety of support duties associated with SFS/CMRS sponsored academic and scientific activities on and underwater in order to ensure these activities are carried out in an effective and safe manner in accordance with SFS and CMRS specific policies.
Salary: US$17,500 includes housing and all meals and excellent benefits package
Location:
Center for Marine Resource Studies, South Caicos, Turks & Caicos Islands, B.W.I
Start Date: January 10, 2004
Reports to:
Center Director
Required Qualifications:
▪ Active status SCUBA diving instructor?s certification from a nationally recognized agency
▪ First Aid/CPR instructor
▪ Oxygen administration instructor
▪ Extensive small boat handling experience
▪ Standard transmission vehicle license
▪ Experience in outboard engine troubleshooting and mechanics
Preferred Qualifications:
▪ Captain?s License
▪ Bachelor?s degree (highly desirable, marine related discipline an advantage)
▪ Experience in leadership and personnel supervision
▪ Caribbean diving experience and knowledge of marine life highly desirable
▪ Certified in visual inspection for cylinders
▪ Experience in group living situations
▪ WFR and/or EMT certifications preferred
To apply: Send CV and cover letter detailing qualifications and experience to: SFS Headquarters (job#1430), 10 Federal Street, Salem, MA 01970, USA; Fax: 1-978-741-3551; Email: <a href="mailto:jobs@fieldstudies.org">jobs@fieldstudies.org</a>. EOE.
The Center for Marine Resource Studies, The School for Field Studies, Turks and Caicos Islands
The Center for Marine Resource Studies (CMRS), located on South Caicos Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies, seeks an enthusiastic, team-oriented Diving Safety Officer. You will join a team consisting of the Director, 3 Lecturers, a Student Affairs Manager, a Site Manager, 3 Waterfront Interns, and two Cooks to help deliver a high quality, field research-based academic program to American undergraduate students. Because Center staff and students live on site, our team gets to know both their fellow staff members and their students on a level not often achieved in a conventional university setting.
Institutional Mission: The School for Field Studies (SFS), an international non-profit academic institution, provides environmental education and conducts research through its field-based programs. SFS is committed to providing hands-on, interdisciplinary education and environmental research in partnership with natural resource dependent communities. Our goals are twofold: to provide students with a unique and challenging educational and life experience that assists them in successfully advancing their careers as skilled professionals and globally aware citizens; to work with local community stakeholders to develop models for the sustainable management of their natural resources.
Job Summary:
Under the general direction of the Center Director, the Diving Safety Officer is responsible for a variety of support duties associated with SFS/CMRS sponsored academic and scientific activities on and underwater in order to ensure these activities are carried out in an effective and safe manner in accordance with SFS and CMRS specific policies.
Salary: US$17,500 includes housing and all meals and excellent benefits package
Location:
Center for Marine Resource Studies, South Caicos, Turks & Caicos Islands, B.W.I
Start Date: January 10, 2004
Reports to:
Center Director
Required Qualifications:
▪ Active status SCUBA diving instructor?s certification from a nationally recognized agency
▪ First Aid/CPR instructor
▪ Oxygen administration instructor
▪ Extensive small boat handling experience
▪ Standard transmission vehicle license
▪ Experience in outboard engine troubleshooting and mechanics
Preferred Qualifications:
▪ Captain?s License
▪ Bachelor?s degree (highly desirable, marine related discipline an advantage)
▪ Experience in leadership and personnel supervision
▪ Caribbean diving experience and knowledge of marine life highly desirable
▪ Certified in visual inspection for cylinders
▪ Experience in group living situations
▪ WFR and/or EMT certifications preferred
To apply: Send CV and cover letter detailing qualifications and experience to: SFS Headquarters (job#1430), 10 Federal Street, Salem, MA 01970, USA; Fax: 1-978-741-3551; Email: <a href="mailto:jobs@fieldstudies.org">jobs@fieldstudies.org</a>. EOE.