Aquarist

Blue Planet Aquarium

North West Closing date for applications is: 15th Feb 2026

Contact: HR Team ()

Sector:
Education

Type:
Paid Contract type:
Full-time

Salary: £25,396.80 per annum

Position:
Aquarist

Location:

Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port

Contract Type:
Permanent

Hours of work:
Full Time, 40 hours, 5/7 days

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Aquarist with a passion for animals and animal conservation to join our zoological team at Blue Planet Aquarium. Here at the Blue Planet Aquarium, we welcome your creative input into our displays. You have a unique opportunity to add your personal touch and ideas to our ever‑evolving exhibits.

Join the team at Blue Planet Aquarium where we offer visitors the chance to experience a huge collection of fish and herpetofauna, including one of Europe’s largest collection of sharks in a huge 3.8 million litre tank with one of the longest underwater viewing tunnels in the world!

Here at Aspro, we make sure our employees are well taken care of, we recognise that their hard work and dedication are the driving force behind our success, our work environment is built on mutual respect and professionalism. We have a team of highly knowledgeable individuals with the experience and technical expertise to ensure we are the best at what we do!

• Customer Service
• Honesty
• Respect
• Focus on Results
• Teamwork
• Personal development

• Free entry into Blue Planet Aquarium for your friends and family
• Free entry to all Aspro UK attractions
• Staff discount in our food outlets
• Staff discount in our retail outlet
• Staff training & development via our All Aboard Scheme.
• Career progression opportunities
• On successful completion of probationary period, you will be entitled to a free shark dive experience at Blue Planet Aquarium or Deep Sea World.
• Working in a fun, diverse and inclusive environment
• Working for a recognised ‘Mindful Employer’ who is committed to improving employee’s wellbeing.

The responsibilities of the Aquarist will be varied, challenging but extremely rewarding. Reporting to the Senior Aquarist/ Curator, you will be responsible for ensuring highest standard of animal care and husbandry.

You will be responsible for maintaining and developing displays, including freshwater and marine exhibits, amphibians and reptiles, invertebrates, pelicans and our 3.8 million shark exhibits. You will ensure the highest standards of animal husbandry and continuously maintain and develop exhibits with enthusiasm, opening with pace and vigour, employing zoological strategies to display exhibits in a fun, educational and engaging manner whilst prioritising animal welfare and the objective of raising conservation awareness.

Promoting public education and awareness in relation to conservation of biodiversity and delivering a memorable and entertaining experience to visitors.

You’ll be responsible for the maintenance plans of the life support systems along with the cleanliness and presentation of all our displays. You will ensure suitable diets and feed plans are in place for our creatures, as well as continuing to develop our excellent animal welfare across the aquarium.

Full Job Description Is Available At The Interview Stage.

• Qualification in Marine Biology/Zoology/ Ecology/ Marine Science or equivalent
• Animal Husbandry and Welfare Knowledge
• Good working knowledge of life support systems
• Zoo license and Standards of Modern Zoo Practise Knowledge
• Full UK Driving License
• Health and Safety knowledge
• Hands on approach to work
• Demonstrates Aspro values of quality of service, honesty, respect, focus on results, teamwork and personal development.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Positive ‘can do’ attitude

• Experience in design, installation & maintenance of a variety of pump systems.
• Animal handling experience
  
  Experience with Amphibians, reptiles and birds.
• Experience in public speaking
• Carpentry experience.

We are also here to sell fun, and this makes us so unique. So, if you have a passion to work in the leisure industry, can offer outstanding customer service to all our visitors and you aren’t afraid of hard work, then we may just have the job for you!

Aspro UK are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.

If interested,  & covering letter to

This vacancy will close once a suitable candidate has been found, so don’t delay, apply today!