Provisional Part-Time​/Temporary Laboratory Technician

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, performs specialized and technical duties to assist in the operation and maintenance of an instructional laboratory; designs and develops prototype experiments and demonstrations in a specialized subject area; prepares, receives, stocks, and issues laboratory materials, equipment and supplies; and performs related work as required.
• Provides technical assistance to instructors and students in courses that require laboratory work, including setup, maintenance, and replacement of laboratory equipment.
• Maintains records of materials and equipment used by students and prepares instructional materials for teachers' demonstrations.
• Conceptualizes, designs, and develops prototype experiments and demonstrations for the specialty field, assists with complex hazardous experiments as requested.
• Maintains laboratory environment in a safe, clean, and orderly condition.
• Assists students during experiments and with laboratory‑based homework assignments.
• Serves as technical resource for faculty, staff, and students; trains or assists faculty in the use of technical equipment; performs various special activities related to laboratory work.
• Determines requirements for new and replacement equipment; researches vendors, costs, availability, and product specifications; recommends purchase of equipment, supplies, and materials; orders, receives, and stores supplies, materials, and equipment; maintains inventories.
• Fabricates equipment used in laboratory; adjusts, maintains, and performs minor repair to lab equipment; reports major repair needs or arranges for repairs according to established procedures.
• Prepares and maintains various records and reports related to laboratory operations and activities.
• Assists in the coordination of the use of lab facilities, ensuring availability of appropriate supplies and equipment.
• Provides assistance and explanation of laboratory procedures and methods to students.
• Trains and provides work direction to student workers as assigned.
• Operates a variety of equipment related to the specialized area of assignment.
• Keeps current with changes in pertinent laboratory materials and equipment in the field of specialty; makes appropriate recommendations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Principles, practices, procedures, and equipment of the assigned subject area.
• Standard instructional laboratory procedures.
• Safety regulations involving the area of specialty.
• Principles and practices of providing work direction and training.
• Technical aspects of the field of specialty.
• Safe and proper use and storage of hazardous or toxic materials.
• Operation, maintenance, repair, and calibration of technical equipment.
• Record‑keeping principles and procedures.
• Modern office practices and technology, including personal computer hardware and software applications related to the work.
• English usage, spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, students, and District staff.

• Perform specialized and technical duties to assure efficient lab operations.
• Provide technical information and assistance to faculty and students.
• Design and develop experiments and demonstrations.
• Assure the care and security of assigned equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Set up, service, adjust, modify, and repair lab equipment and instruments.
• Research, evaluate, issue, and receive new equipment and supplies.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Train and provide work direction to others.
• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Learn, interpret, and apply federal, state, and local administrative and departmental laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Operate modern office equipment, including computer equipment, copiers, printers, software programs, and cash register.
• Organize own work, set priorities, and meet critical time deadlines.
• Make sound, independent decisions within established policy and procedural guidelines.
• Use English effectively to communicate in person, over the telephone, and in writing.
• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.
• Establish, maintain, and foster positive and harmonious working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone. This classification primarily works indoors and requires frequent standing in and walking between work areas. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment.

Positions in this classification frequently bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and shelve…