Volunteer with our Dive Team

Our volunteer divers provide diving assistance to the Dive Team and Animal Care Team. They will help with cleaning and maintaining exhibits on a regular schedule, feeding animals in the exhibits, and participation in other tasks as required.

Volunteer requirements include:

  • 18 years or older
  • Provide one dive per month and 6 additional dives within that year to maintain active status (18 dives per year)
  • Advanced Open Water certified (No online certifications will be accepted)
  • CPR and First Aid Certified (No online certifications will be accepted)
  • Pass an annual dive physical and provide a Dive Medical Form
  • Participate in dive skills assessments before being fully accepted into the program
  • If accepted as a Dive Team Volunteer, a one-time administrative fee of $50 is due at the time orientation

You must complete the Dive Resume and upload it with your online application. No other resume format with be accepted. Please fill out this form before the Volunteer Application so it can be attached.

 

Due to the large amount of current volunteer needs on the weekend, we are looking for volunteers that have weekday availability.

Click Here to View the Full Volunteer Diver 2025 Position Description

Due to the onboarding and training process as volunteers with our Dive Team, we open applications to become a Dive Team Volunteer once a year. Our upcoming Dive onboarding schedule is as follows:

Applications for the 2025-2026 Volunteer Dive Team are due by September 30th, 2025. Any applications submitted after that time will be considered for the Volunteer Dive Team in 2026-2027.

Interviews will be conducted in October 2025- early November 2025

Volunteers accepted into the Dive Program will be notified in late November 2025- early December 2025

Dive Assessments will be conducted in January 2026

Onboarding at Newport Aquarium will be in February 2026

For any questions about applications or volunteer opportunities, please contact us at volunteer@wavefoundation.org