Career Opportunities at The Maritime Aquarium

The Maritime Aquarium: It's an otterly cool place to work!

You know you’re working at an interesting place when you can say hello to harbor seals every morning and have sea turtles following you every time you walk by their habitat!

When you join The Maritime Aquarium team, you'll have fun at work as you help us provide the ultimate entertaining, educational and inspiring experience for our visitors.

Browse the listings below and match your abilities, interests and hours to our available positions.

Our full-time positions offer an excellent benefits package.

Download an Application for employment.doc

Applications accepted daily. Inquire at main entrance. 
The Maritime Aquarium is an equal opportunity employer.
 10 North Water Street, Norwalk, CT 06854. 
Exits 14 N or 15 S off I-95 in CT.

The Maritime Aquarium is an (EOE) equal opportunity employer.
The Maritime Aquarium conducts background investigations on all candidates for paid staff and volunteer positions, which may include but are not limited to the following:

• Education Verification
• Employment Verification
• Criminal Records Search
• Social Security Number Trace
• Driving History

Due to the nature of certain positions, The Maritime Aquarium may perform additional checks as required.

Positions available as of 5/2013

Please submit a completed application along with your cover letter and resume.

Looking for Costumed Mascots

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk has part-time openings for both our Superhero (Captain Living Sound) and our Super Mascot (Sharky). Please send your headshots or recent photos, resume and application to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . If called be prepared to put on our costumes and perform.
Roles include:
• Captain Living Sound - Must have an athletic body and be height/weight proportionate. This is a speaking role.
• Sharky. Able to attract attention through body expressions (only) while in costume.
All candidates must be able to successfully pass a background check. Ongoing performances may begin as early as June at an hourly rate of pay. Performances take place year round, but our peak season occurs during the summer.

Visitor Services – Part Time / $9.00 per hour
Cashier/Usher, IMAX movie usher and IMAX theater concession attendant

We have immediate openings in our Visitor Services Department! 
We're looking for bright, fun, outgoing folks with great customer service and communications skills. Cash handling experience and computer literacy a must. Position requires ability to work one weekend day and some holidays.

Duties include cashier, usher, IMAX movie usher and IMAX theater concession attendant (selling candy, popcorn and softdrinks, plus cleaning and re-stocking the concession stand). 
You may apply in person: The Maritime Aquarium, 10 North Water Street, Norwalk, CT 06854. Open 7 days, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fax: 203-838-5416.

Visitor Services Supervisor – Part Time / $12 per hour (approximately 24 - 30 Hours per week)

Assists with daily management of guest relations and admissions, including, but not limited to the training and supervision of cashiers and ushers, overseeing school group arrivals, on site membership sales and successful up selling of IMAX theatre tickets and concession stand products. Responsibilities also include reconciliation of cash receipts, compliance with cash handling procedures and policies, proper handling of customer issues and other duties as assigned. Our ideal candidate will have some college and is required to have a least 2 years of supervisory and cash handling experience. Ability to achieve sales goals and must be able to work weekends and holidays. Please send your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or fax to: 203-838-5416

Curriculum Specialist Consultant – Independent Contractor

Reports To: Director of Education
Compensation: $35,000 – two year contract

Position Overview:
The Curriculum Specialist Consultant, an Independent Contractor, will work with full-time
managers in The Maritime Aquarium’s Education Department over a two-year period to revise
current education programs and develop new education programming with special consideration
devoted to the following:
• The inquiry methodology to STEM instruction;
• Alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards and, specifically, the
incorporation of engineering and technology content and practices;
• Incorporation of Common Core State Standards grade-level priorities for mathematics
and language arts;
• The science and outreach priorities of the Long Island Sound Study;
• The unique animal, exhibit and other physical resources of The Maritime Aquarium.
As envisioned, the Curriculum Specialist Consultant will help build the capacity of the education
department staff to achieve self-sustainability in the development of quality education
programming. This will be accomplished through training education managers on formal
approaches to program development, and working with staff to develop a Maritime Aquariumspecific
lesson plan template. The ideal consultant will – with assistance from The Maritime
Aquarium’s education team - lead the curriculum improvement / development process, which
will include stakeholder surveys, curricular resource research, program evaluation, and the
development of associated K-12 teacher professional development programming.

Anticipated Project Deliverables
Year 1
• Institutional lesson plan template
• Curriculum development workshops for full-time staff
• Work with education managers to revamp 12 existing elementary and middle
school programs;
o Includes alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards and
Common Core State Standards, in addition to the incorporation of the
inquiry methodology of teaching;
o Includes piloting, evaluation, and – when applicable – the
development of associated teacher professional development.
Year 2
• Work with education managers to develop 8 new programs serving middle
and high school students, with an emphasis on boat and field-based
programming.
o Includes alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards and
Common Core State Standards, in addition to the incorporation of the
inquiry methodology of teaching;
o Includes piloting, evaluation, and – when applicable – the
development of associated teacher professional development.

Required Qualifications
• Advanced degree in related discipline, or a combination of education and experience;
• Elementary-level teaching experience;
• Experience with elementary-level STEM curriculum development;
• Experience developing education programming that formally incorporates the inquiry
methodology;
• Experience with curriculum evaluation;
• Proven ability to manage projects, including facilitating team project work, establishing
project timelines, and working with teams to meet deadlines.

Desired Qualifications
• Formal background and/or degree in a STEM discipline;
• Experience with curriculum development in formal and informal settings;
• Middle and/or high school teaching experience;
• Middle and/or high school STEM curriculum development experience;
• Experience developing and implementing STEM-based teacher professional development
programming;
• Prior experience leading curriculum development teams.
Additional Notes
• Ideal candidate will be based within easy commuting distance from Norwalk, CT.
• Interested candidates should also provide a resume/CV, cover letter, and relevant samples
of work (or links to samples of work) to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it /Rlombardi,
The Maritime Aquarium, 10 N. Water Street, S. Norwalk, CT 06854/ fax: 203-838-5416.
• This position is open until filled.