Secondary - Lab Technician - Maternity Cover (2 months)

at  Aspen Heights British School

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Laboratory Technician Role Profile
Purpose of Role
The role of Lab Technician mainly involves providing technical support, ensuring that equipment is functioning properly and is ready to use, and that the right materials are available for particular lessons. The laboratory technician works closely with students to explain or demonstrate experiments or how to use equipment as well as helping teachers with a class and supporting individual students. Ensuring the laboratory has all the necessary equipment, chemicals etc. available at all times. Accountable for the safety rules for the students, teachers and others if any.
About the School:

Aspen Heights British School (AHBS) is an ambitious and high achieving British International School on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. Families choose our school because we focus on 3 core aims:

• Positive relationships and respectful communication are the building blocks of our school.
• Purposeful, engaging and meaningful learning is at the heart of our work.
• We support all children to make remarkable progress by personalising their learning opportunities.

Staff choose our school because we are committed to staff development, growth and retention. As a growing school we have many opportunities for staff professional development. Aspen colleagues feel a high degree of professional satisfaction as they are empowered to impact on the improvement and development of our school, and as a result staff retention is high.
We are delighted you are considering a position in our supportive, hardworking team.
ISP Principles
Begin with our children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.
Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.
Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.
Are financially responsible. We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.
Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.

Lab Technician Key Responsibilities

• Liaising with academic staff to discuss timetables, equipment requirements and work plans
• Running trials of experiments prior to classes and then demonstrating techniques for experiments
• Preparing equipment and chemicals before lessons - from test tubes to state-of-the-art microscopes
• Maintaining and repairing equipment and laboratory apparatus
• Record keeping, e.g. for students’ practical sessions, tracking methods, results, etc.
• Ensuring that equipment is properly cleaned and that, chemicals, drugs and other materials are appropriately stored
• Cataloguing equipment recordings and making them available when requested (if the department houses audiovisual resources)
• Supporting the work of teachers in classes and laboratory sessions and giving technical advice to staff and students
• Working with individual students and supporting them on research projects
• Managing the stock control of chemicals and equipment
• Coordinating work in the laboratory to ensure efficient use is made of equipment
• Creating and regularly updating the Laboratory Usage Manual

Health and Safety

• Ensuring that all health and safety procedures are understood and followed correctly by all staff members and students
• Successfully implementing all the usage policy and health and safety rules of the laboratory
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Assist in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct
• Ensure that, all the necessary health and safety rules and procedures are in the laboratory
• Maintain an awareness of all the health and safety measures to be taken when in school
• Ensure all students comply with safety requirements in the laboratories

Monitor students’ compliance to the use of protective clothing as required

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2 years’ school experience as teaching assistant

Competencies:

• General knowledge of the practices, methods and techniques used in laboratory teaching
• Ability to deal effectively with students and teachers
• Skilled in the use of laboratory equipment safely
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers and students
• Proven laboratory management skills
• Ability to instruct and assist students
• Knowledge and understanding of the School Laboratory Improvement Process
• Excellent knowledge in creating and following the Laboratory Usage Manual
• Data managing skills – to track records of the students
• Knowledge of Health and Safety awareness of using the laboratory
• External Safety Certification
• Willingness to undertake appropriate Professional Development
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Willing attitude to be a part of the school team
• Strong sense of professionalism
• Safeguarding and welfare of children
• Excellent communication skills and command of the English language, in spoken and written form
• A collaborative team-player with excellent interpersonal skills
• Behavior management

Attributes:

• Empathetic listener
• Integrity and confidentiality
• Internationally minded
• Emotional intelligence
• Intercultural awareness, creative
• Flexible and a can-do attitude

ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles
ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.
ISP Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Liaising with academic staff to discuss timetables, equipment requirements and work plans
• Running trials of experiments prior to classes and then demonstrating techniques for experiments
• Preparing equipment and chemicals before lessons - from test tubes to state-of-the-art microscopes
• Maintaining and repairing equipment and laboratory apparatus
• Record keeping, e.g. for students’ practical sessions, tracking methods, results, etc.
• Ensuring that equipment is properly cleaned and that, chemicals, drugs and other materials are appropriately stored
• Cataloguing equipment recordings and making them available when requested (if the department houses audiovisual resources)
• Supporting the work of teachers in classes and laboratory sessions and giving technical advice to staff and students
• Working with individual students and supporting them on research projects
• Managing the stock control of chemicals and equipment
• Coordinating work in the laboratory to ensure efficient use is made of equipment
• Creating and regularly updating the Laboratory Usage Manua