Junior Lab Assistant

St. Joseph’s Institution International (SJII) Malaysia is seeking to appoint an experienced Junior Lab Assistant . The successful candidate will have a great opportunity to join the founding staff of this ambitious new International School

Responsibility:

  • Preparing equipment and chemicals before lessons – from test tubes to state-of-the-art microscopes including collecting off-campus field materials
  • Maintaining and repairing simple equipment and laboratory apparatus
  • Ensuring that equipment is properly cleaned and that chemicals, drugs and other materials are appropriately stored; organize maintenance where required
  • Supporting the work of teachers in classes and laboratory sessions and giving technical advice to staff and students
  • Managing the stock control of chemicals and equipment; assist in labelling, storage and stocktaking and ordering of chemicals and consumables; ensuring that all health and safety procedures are understood and followed correctly; conduct safety audits for the laboratories
  • Coordinating work in the laboratory to ensure efficient use is made of expensive pieces of equipment.
  • Maintain a clean and organized science prep area
  • To ensure the maintenance of healthy and safe working environment
  • Actively contributing to the assessment, monitoring and review of both health & safety procedures and information resources
  • To ensure that both routine and non-routine checking, cleaning, maintenance, calibration, testing and repair of equipment are carried out to the required standard
  • To bring required equipment in good time for the lesson, assemble apparatus where required and to remove it at the end of each lesson
  • To test and make sure that equipment is working for the lessons
  • Make sure that each laboratory is tidy at the end of each day
  • Assist the department with sourcing materials and quotations as required by the Head of Science

Job Requirements:

  • Relevant qualifications and experiences will be an advantage
  • Fresh graduates will be considered

We can offer:

  • Full medical cover
  • The opportunity to work in a dynamic, state of the art environment
  • A caring, inclusive Lasallian school
  • A highly effective team committed to supporting each other

SJII Malaysia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore, be subject to a DBS check.

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How To Apply:

  1. Complete the application form at this link.
  2. A letter of application (maximum 2 pages)
  3. A curriculum vitae

Send the above to joinus@sji-international.edu.my Please indicate clearly in the subject portion of the email which post you are applying for.