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Walla Walla Community College is accepting applications to fill the part-time role of Laboratory Support Technician on the Walla Walla Campus.

At Walla Walla Community College, we inspire all students to discover their potential and achieve their goals by providing relevant, equitable, and innovative learning opportunities and services. As an organization, we value learning opportunities, a sense of community, diversity, health and humor, excellence, integrity, teamwork, innovation, personal and professional growth, and sustainability.

General Responsibilities: The Laboratory Support Technician will fill a multifaceted educational support position at the Walla Walla campus. This technician will provide direct support to science instruction through management of the laboratories and prep areas.

Physics Lab Support:

• Collaborate with supervisor and science faculty to determine equipment, pending lab sessions.
• Anticipate and communicate needs to supervisor with respect to lab materials, supplies, and equipment to ensure continuity of instructional labs.
• Assist students in learning the specifics of lab equipment and appropriate handling of materials to be used during the lab exercise, while emphasizing safety.
• Maintain a safe, secure, well-organized and adequately stocked storage space for instruments, equipment, glassware and chemical reagents.
• Communicate the need for regular preventative maintenance and repair on scientific instruments and devices, such as Vernier lab equipment.
• Notify facilities of maintenance and repair needs.
• Follow safe laboratory standards and practices including the handling, storage, and equipment, and bring safety concerns forward to the supervisor.

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Essential Functions:

Equipment Maintenance and use

Tasks include:

• Clean, and maintain equipment after use.
• Maintain equipment standards and repair or replace as needed
• Properly store equipment
• Properly dispose or surplus equipment according to college policies and surplus specialist.
• Maintain a safe working environment by following EH&S, OSHA, federal, and state regulations and standards

Laboratory Environment Maintenance

Tasks include:

• Maintain clean work areas and lab benches
• Clean work surfaces between labs
• Make sure all electrical devices are in working order and safe to use
• Maintain clean refrigerators and incubators or any appliances

General Lab Maintenance

Tasks include:

• Assemble and dismantle lab equipment and materials
• Maintain organize storage, and supply drawers, prep room, and lab spaces accordingly
• Assist in maintaining equipment, and instruments as directed
• Notify supervisor, facilities or maintenance when repairs are needed

General Laboratory Support

Tasks include:

• Participate in regular meetings to outline weekly assignments and ensure standards are being met to the satisfaction of the team
• Assist students and support instructors during labs
• Effectively communicate needs and concerns as they arise.

Competencies

• Ability to recognize the value of cultural, ethnic, gender and other individual differences in people.
• Ability to build constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of acceptance, cooperation and mutual respect.

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Required Qualifications: Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered at the discretion of the college.

Have an AA in science or equivalent work experience

Demonstrate strong understanding of safe lab techniques and handling equipment