Laboratory Technician

**Reports to**:Curriculum Coordinator
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**Department**:Science Faculty
- **Time Fraction**:Part Time (0.4)**Primary Purpose**:
To provide technical support to the teaching staff in the Science Faculty. To pre-test and
- prepare all practical activities and demonstrations in accordance with the demands of the- assigned by the Head of Science. To ensure safety procedures are followed during
- practical classes.**Freedom to Act / Autonomy**

The laboratory technician works under the direction of the Head of Science and undertakes
- substantial responsibility associated with the efficient operation of the laboratory/s
- including some duties specified for lower level positions.**Major Duties and Responsibilities**:
The duties below are indicative of the types of functions that the Laboratory Assistant will
- undertake as part of the role.
- i) Teacher Support- Liaise with science teaching staff on their needs for practical work and maintain an

efficient system for use and allocation of materials and equipment, setting a priority
system where necessary.
- Advise science teaching staff on technical components of curriculum.
- Assist science teaching staff with demonstrations and practical experiments.
- Assist science teaching staff in instructing students on use/care of equipment during
- science experiments.- Advise and assist science teaching staff in safety matters relating to the science
- laboratory.- Prepare safety assessments in relation to Preparation tasks.
- Demonstrate laboratory techniques to science teaching staff/students.
- Assisting in the maintenance of a safe practical environment for students during class time

where necessary.

ii) Preparation & Maintenance- Prepare solutions, stains and media for use in the laboratory.
- Prepare practical activities and demonstrations for science classes.
- Maintain a safe chemical storage/handling/disposal system in accordance with current

regulations.- Assist with security of science laboratory and equipment.
- Maintain an inventory of equipment.
- Acquire relevant catalogues and price lists.
- Assist with labelling, storage, stocktaking and ordering of equipment and chemicals.
- Manufacture simple glassware/general equipment for laboratory use.
- Service and clean simple laboratory apparatus/equipment.
- Develop maintenance procedures for laboratory equipment.
- Attend appropriate professional development.
- Trial new experiments to ensure success in the classroom.
- Comply with OHS regulations

iii) Care- Care for flora and fauna within the science department, in accordance with current
- handling and prevention of cruelty regulations.- Collect and maintain living specimens (in accordance with regulations).

iv) Liaison- Liaise with organisations and industries for purpose of acquiring equipment etc.
- Liaise with other schools to share resources.
- Liase with companies to organize repairs and parts.

v) Budget- Assist with the science budget and petty cash system.
- Consulting and managing the purchase of faculty equipment in consultation with Head of

Science and available budget.**Qualification
- Laboratory Technician Training suitable to the role- Level II First Aid (or the ability to obtain this)
- OHS Training (desirable)

**Physical Requirements**

This role is largely situated within a laboratory/class room environment and will require the
incumbent to spend significant periods of time standing, sitting and moving around the
School's facilities. The incumbent will be expected to declare any pre-existing injuries
which may affect their ability to undertake the requirements of the role or could reasonably
require the School to adjust equipment or work practices.

**Intellectual property**
In accepting this offer of employment, you:

- presently assign to the School all existing and future Intellectual Property Rights (defined below)

in all inventions, models, designs, drawings, plans, software, reports, proposals and other
materials created, generated or developed by you (whether alone or with the School or with
other employees, agents or contractors of the School), during the hours of work or otherwise,
for use by the School;
- acknowledge that by virtue of this paragraph all such existing rights are vested in the School,

and, on their creation, all such future rights will vest in the School;
- agree that you will do all things reasonably requested by the School to enable it to assure further

the Intellectual Property Rights assigned under this contract of employment;
- agree that you will not use, copy or reproduce any of the intellectual property of the School other

than for the purpose of your employment or as approved in writing by the School;
- voluntarily and unconditionally consent to all or any acts or omissions by the School (or persons

authorised by the School) in relation to any and all works made by you (whether before or after
this consent is given) during your employment which would otherwise infringe your Moral Rights.