Educational Aide, Biology Lab

Job Description Summary

Application Deadline: This advertisement is open continuously and for multiple positions. Applications are reviewed on a need-by basis.

The Educational Aide, Biology Lab position in the Natural Sciences Department provides a great opportunity to get hands-on experience in a laboratory setting, learn about safety, lab equipment, and making solutions as well as working in a fast-paced professional environment.

Responsibilities and Duties Include

• Learns and follows lab safety rules.
• Serves faculty and students with all in-class technical issues.
• Prepares all equipment, solutions and perishables necessary for biology labs.
• Reads lab manuals and protocols.
• Learns the experiments that are performed by students to be able to troubleshoot.
• Sets up and takes down all biology labs on a weekly or biweekly basis.
• Maintains clean environment in classrooms and lab prep areas.
• Leads by example and help train incoming lab aides.
• Assists faculty in safety attire/food checks prior to labs.
• Lifts and unpacks packages.
• Helps with operation of instructor computers and projectors.
• Performs duties with professional demeanor and courtesy to all.
• Works as a member of a diverse team.
• Strictly honors the privacy and security of student records and other sensitive information according to appropriate state, federal and college regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Complies with all published College Rules, procedures, guidelines, and laws/regulations governing public employees, including but not limited to those related to document retention and destruction, FERPA, and confidentiality.
• Provides service excellence through courteous, informed, accessible, and professional engagement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Reports to: Academic Lab Manager, Biology

Qualifications

Required: The Educational Aide must be a currently enrolled Santa Fe College student, in good academic and behavioral standing, taking six (6) or more credit hours.

Preferred

Students who have completed laboratory coursework and with prior experience working in a lab.

Additional Requirements

A criminal background check will be conducted. Must maintain a 2.5 GPA.

General Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work successfully in a multi-cultural environment.
• Adaptability to Change – able to be flexible and supportive, able to positively and proactively assimilate change in rapid growth environment.
• Communication – able to effectively communicate in a professional, diplomatic, empathetic, and tactful manner using preferred method and level as applicable to the job.
• Customer Service – ability to respond promptly and courteously to all questions from students and faculty, demonstrating patience and persistence when helping students with little or no computer skills.
• Ethics – able to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, civility, and a high degree of ethics in all job-related actions.
• Organization & Time Management – able to plan, schedule, and organize tasks related to the job to achieve goals within or ahead of established time frames.
• Problem Solving – proven skills in identifying issues, determining their cause, developing creative solutions, and following through with implementing resolutions.
• Detail Oriented - Proven accuracy and attention to detail.
• Multi-task - Ability to expeditiously organize, coordinate, manage, prioritize, and perform multiple tasks simultaneously to swiftly assess a situation, determine a logical course of action, and apply the appropriate response.

Additional information

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

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