Technical Skills Laboratory Officer

**Technical Skills Laboratory Officer**:
**Position Number**: 0065701
**Location**: Parkville
**Role type**: Part-time (0.6 FTE); Continuing
**Faculty**:Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
**Department/School**: Melbourne School of Health Sciences
**Salary**: UoM 4 - $78,824 - $83,655 (pro rata for part-time) p.a. plus 17% super
- Hands-on role in healthcare education / Support innovative teaching programs / Contribute to future optometrists' development
- to join a dynamic team supporting world-class optometry and health sciences education
- Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

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**Your next career opportunity**
As a Technical Skills Laboratory Officer at the Melbourne School of Health Sciences, you'll play a crucial role in supporting high-quality clinical simulation teaching programs. You'll primarily focus on Optometry and Vision Sciences, while also supporting other health disciplines. This position offers you the opportunity to contribute directly to student learning experiences, manage state-of-the-art equipment, and work in a collaborative, values-driven environment.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Maintain Teaching Laboratories: Ensure Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences teaching labs and storage rooms are well-organised and fully functional, including equipment maintenance and supplies management.
- Support Teaching Activities: Set up and dismantle equipment for practical sessions, assist with student inductions, and provide technical support to academic staff.
- Manage Resources: Handle purchase orders, equipment acquisitions, and laboratory access, while ensuring timely payment of invoices.
- Ensure Safety and Compliance: Collaborate with the School OHS Advisor to maintain safety guidelines and practices in teaching and research spaces.

**You may be a great fit if**:
You are a well-organised professional with excellent communication skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic educational environment.

**You may also**:

- Have tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
- Possess strong time management skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities.
- Have experience working in healthcare or tertiary education settings.
- Be comfortable with occasional out-of-hours work and some lifting of equipment.
- Hold a current and valid Working with Children Check.

For further information please refer to the attached PD.

**What we offer you**
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfillment, including:

- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
- Comprehensive career development and training, plus a 25% discount on UniMelb graduate courses for your immediate family members

For more information check out our benefits page

**Your new team - “Melbourne School of Heath Sciences”**

Established in 2009, the Melbourne School of Heath Sciences is an inter-professional learning community at the forefront of leadership in health sciences education, research, scholarship, professional practice, workforce training and knowledge translation. Our collective focus is on improving health and well-being of people, locally and globally. Our diversity of disciplines and research expertise provides us with unique shared insights into health and wellbeing, impacting on both physical and mental health outcomes across people and their families. Our research has a strong focus on cross-cutting research themes including implementation science, health services research and clinical trial methodology resulting in the integration of findings into improved care of the communities that we serve as well as influencing health policy.

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