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Lab Assistant

Employer
Dallas College
Location
El Centro

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Community College

Job Details

Lab Assistant

Job no: 498554
Work type: Part-time
Location: El Centro

Job Title Code
CY4

Salary Level
N02

Hourly Rate (Part-Time)
$15.38 per hour

Business Travel
N/A

FLSA
Non-Exempt

Position Type
Staff

Provides direct tutorial, training and/or instructional lab support to students and laboratory personnel in an instructional supervised laboratory. Duties in the World Languages Lab include tutoring language students, helping students navigate online programs, and/or staying abreast of technology and know-hows of the language lab operations. Some instructional areas may require greater degree of English knowledge (reading, writing, listening and speaking, and grammar); computer literacy is essential—Microsoft Office; fluency in Spanish, French, or Italian is a plus.


Position Summary
Provides direct tutorial, training and/or instructional lab support to students and laboratory personnel in an instructionally supervised laboratory.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Ability to utilize computer technology to access data, maintain records, generate reports and communicate with others. Some instructional areas may require greater degree of knowledge based on instructional programs. Knowledge of safe use and disposition of hazardous chemicals. Oral and written communication skills to deal effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and varying levels of DCCCD staff. Strong knowledge and experience in providing effective customer service.

Physical Requirements
Most incumbents work with light, easy to handle materials. Some incumbents may occasionally be required to work with moderately heavy equipment/material weighing up to 75 pounds.

Minimum Knowledge and Experience
Associate’s degree or higher plus one year of work experience in the assigned area which includes experience in teaching, tutoring and training or high school graduate plus three years of work experience in the assigned area which includes experience in teaching, tutoring and training. Official transcripts will be required. ***Will be subject to a criminal background check. Some positions may be subject to a fingerprint check.***

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Under supervision, prepares laboratory experiments/exercises necessary to demonstrate learning experiences taught by course instructor in lecture environment. Assists in the supervision of lab activities to ensure a safe learning environment. Assists students through clarification of course assignments, lectures, tests and lab exercises. Works with students individually and in small groups to demonstrate procedures and use equipment and materials. Troubleshoots minor equipment repairs; may coordinate major repairs with vendors or college repair department. Provides clerical support to include ordering, cataloging, and maintaining laboratory supplies and equipment. Assists in the preparation of reports and correspondences. Provide instruction to students in non-credit/non-transferable courses. Occasionally instructs credit classes in the absence of the assigned instructor. Assist instructor through selection of tests from tests banks, administration of exams, and recording grades. May participate in development of curriculum/resources. Participate in periodic inventory of capital equipment. Maintain a variety of related records and provide information required for decision-making. Performs other duties as assigned.

Advertised: 19 Sep 2019 Central Daylight Time
Applications close: 3 Oct 2019 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time

Organization

Since 1965 the seven colleges of DCCCD — Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland — have served more than 3 million people. That's a lot of students! The colleges of DCCCD equip students for successful living and responsible citizenship in a rapidly changing local, national and world community by providing: — the first two years of a bachelor's degree — more than 100 high-demand career programs — enrichment and certification classes for a lifetime of learning — professors who are dedicated to your success, not a research grant — unparalleled quality at a tuition you can afford Check out jobs over on our careers page at opportunities.dcccd.edu.

Website                                                         http://www.dcccd.edu
Industry                                                        Higher Education
Company size                                               5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters                                                 Dallas, Texas
Type                                                              Educational Institution
Founded                                                        1965
Specialties                                                    Higher Education, Technical Certificates, and Vocational Degrees and Certificates

 

Locations                                                      The District Office (DO) houses the core districtwide administrative operations.
                                                                      We are situated just south of downtown Dallas, across the street from Dallas Police HQ and South Side on
                                                                      Lamar.

 

District Office                                               1601 S Lamar St, Dallas, Texas 75215
District Service Center                                  4343 IH – 30 Mesquite, TX 75150
Eastfield College                                           3737 Motley Drive Mesquite, Texas 75150
El Centro College                                          801 Main St. Dallas, Texas 75202
Richland College                                           12800 Abrams Rd. Dallas, Texas
Brookhaven College                                      3939 Valley View Ln. Farmers Branch, Texas
Cedar Valley College                                    3030 N Dallas Ave. Lancaster, Texas 75134
Mountain View College                                4849 W Illinois Ave. Dallas, Texas
North Lake College                                       5001 N MacArthur Blvd Irving, Texas 75038

Company info
Website
Telephone
2143781574
Location
1601 S. LAMAR ST
Dallas
TX
75215
US

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