Aquarium Assistant
| Posting date: | 29 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2026 |
| Location: | Bolton, BL1 1SE |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75804790 |
Summary
Grade: D scp 6 £3,512.03 to scp 11 £3,802.97
Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: 5, Sunday with occasional cover during the week
Interview date: TBC
For further information about this role, contact: emma.corless@bolton.gov.uk
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
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The Role
£3,512.03 to £3,802.97, pay award pending
Bolton Libraries, Museums and Culture are seeking an Aquarium Assistant to support the Aquarium primarily on Sundays. This is your opportunity to work within a supportive and friendly team, alongside Aquarium staff well recognised in the industry. Daily care of the fish and maintaining Aquarium life support systems are the core tasks. There will be opportunities to develop your skills. The post will help to ensure the service meets Zoo Licence standards & will assist in delivering the Bolton 2040 Vision.
About You
You will have demonstrable knowledge and interest in caring for fish. You will have animal handling skills. Excellent communication skills are core to the role. You’ll be committed to inclusive practice to ensure our collections are accessible to all of our visitors.
Experience of working with fish in a zoo type environment is desired.
About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.
Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.
As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.
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This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.
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