Apprentice Aquatics Technician - Clevedon
PURE AQUATICS LTD
CLEVEDON (BS21 6QY)
Closes on Friday 30 May 2025
Posted on 15 April 2025
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Summary
As an Aquatics Technician Apprentice, you'll play a hands-on role in the day-to-day care of aquatic animals and assist the experienced team with installations and maintenance services. You'll gain valuable experience in animal husbandry, learn how to work with aquatic and reptile species, and develop technical skills.
- Wage
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£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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This will be working Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, shifts TBC.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 July 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
PureAquatics is a specialist aquatics business based in Clevedon. They design, install, and maintain aquariums for a wide range of clients across the UK, from residential homes to large organisations like the NHS. Their work involves everything from small tropical fish tanks to large custom-built aquariums.
As an Aquatics Technician Apprentice, you'll play a hands-on role in the day-to-day care of aquatic animals and assist the experienced team with installations and maintenance services. You'll gain valuable experience in animal husbandry, learn how to work with aquatic and reptile species, and develop technical skills involved in setting up and maintaining aquariums. You'll work alongside lead technicians, and over time, you'll build the skills and confidence to attend site visits independently. This role is ideal for someone who loves animals, enjoys practical work, and is looking for a career that offers variety, travel, and progression.
Key responsibilities include:
- Assisting with the setup and installation of aquariums.
- Supporting the maintenance of tanks (cleaning, water testing, and equipment checks).
- Caring for aquatic animals, reptiles and amphibians (feeding, cleaning, health monitoring).
- Keep accurate records of animal care and maintenance work.
- Attending site visits with the team to work on client locations across the UK.
- Helping to improve, clean, and transport equipment and livestock safely.
A full driving licence, or working towards this, would be hugely beneficial, but not essential.
Where you’ll work
EAST END COURT
TICKENHAM ROAD
CLEVEDON
BS21 6QY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Your training plan
All training will be provided on site during your paid working hours. Your day to day mentoring will be with your employer, and a combination of online and in person monthly sessions will be held with your Haddon Training Trainer Coach.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you will be able to visit customers independently, so a full UK driving licence, or to be working towards achieving this, would be hugely beneficial
About this company
PureAquatics design, install, rent and maintain tanks for Freshwater, Cold water and Marine Aquariums for both commercial business and private aquarium owners.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression into a fully qualified Aquatics Technician role within the team
- Further sector training
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HADDON TRAINING LIMITED
Emma
enquiries@haddontraining.co.uk
01672519977
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315856.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 30 May 2025
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