Laboratory Assistant - CLAS
Job Title: Laboratory Assistant - CLAS
Classification: T2
Department: CLAS Dean’s Office
Updated: September 2014
Job Summary
Support the Laboratory Supervisors in the science department.
Essential Functions
- Provides assistance to laboratory supervisor to set up teaching labs in science departments.
- Maintains lab equipment, facilities, and records.
- Responsible for orderliness and cleanliness of lab areas.
- Maintain inventory of laboratory equipment and supplies.
- Demonstrate and/or explain to student assistant(s) proper laboratory procedures.
- Supervise student employees.
- Other related duties as assigned.
- Answer student inquiries.
- Provides general clerical work including copying, typing, phone, mail, fax, etc.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Non-Essential Functions
Not Applicable
Required Qualifications
- High school graduate.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully maintain positive interpersonal relationships.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully operate office equipment.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully provide quality customer service.
- Possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully work independently, organize own work and coordinate work activities of others.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully use various computer software applications.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully maintain satisfactory work performance and attendance records.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree.
- Higher education experience.
Supervision Received
Receives minimal supervision from a designated supervisor. Much of the work is self-initiated. Person is expected to function with considerable independence and apply appropriate policies and procedures within the assigned area of responsibility.
Supervision Exercised
Hire, train, schedule and coordinate the work of student employees and may act as lead worker to PSS staff members within the department/unit/division.
Physical Demands
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Must have the physical stamina to work long hours and/or more than 5 days per week. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
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