Laboratory Technician/assistant

**Commencing July 2023**:

- **Part Time - Fixed Term**:

- **Terms 3 and 4**:

- **15 hours/per week - days negotiable**:

- Terms 3 and 4

St Teresa's is situated in Noosaville on the Sunshine Coast. We are a co-educational secondary school administered by the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane through the Brisbane Catholic Education Office and is a member of Marist Schools of Australia. The college has an approximate enrolment of 900 students. Our school offers the latest in teaching and learning, technology and extracurricular activities. We are a high quality inclusive Catholic school offering our students a rounded education that supports personal growth based on Christian values.

**About the role**:
Laboratory Technician to join our team. You will provide Science teaching staff with a high level of assistance and support for classroom activities.

**Duties include**:

- working unsupervised in a school science lab
- coordinating the use of scientific equipment and chemicals
- providing some in-class support to teaching staff during practical activities

**About You**:

- through your well-developed laboratory skills, you will plan and select appropriate equipment, techniques and organise work for students
- you will have previous laboratory experience, ideally in a school environment along with great communication and interpersonal skills when interacting with staff and students
- Qualifications in Laboratory techniques, technology or services, or equivalent knowledge, qualifications and experience (highly regarded)

To be eligible to be considered for this role you will:

- hold a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card prior to commencement;
- be eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment; and
- have a commitment to and understanding of the ethos and traditions of Catholic Education.

**Employment conditions**: Diocesan Catholic Education Employing Authorities in Queensland Single Interest Agreement
- _
- Everyone at Brisbane Catholic Education models and fosters a _
- commitment to the safeguarding of children_
- and promotes a culture where _
**_student protection is everyone’s responsibility_**:

- . Successful applicants will complete requisite _
- Working With Children (WWC)_
- pre-employment screening, in accordance with legislation, prior to appointment._
- Equity and inclusion are at the _
- core of our Catholic values_

**Contact**: Marianne Evans

**Contact number**: 5474 0022

**Closing date**:30-Jul-2023