Wtce Autobody Technology Lab Assistant (Continuous Recruitment)

This position is responsible for providing technical laboratory maintenance support within an assigned discipline.

NOTE: The purpose of a continuous recruitment posting is to build a pool of interested applicants should the need for additional lab assistants arise due to student enrollment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

A. Maintain knowledge of the duties and functions of the assigned division and staff in order to provide appropriate support. Be knowledgeable of other areas of the college in order to further direct inquiries.

B. Ordering and maintaining supplies and equipment for laboratories and/or stock rooms.

C. Assisting faculty with the preparation and administration of student assignments.

D. Assisting in the development and enforcing of safety practices in the instructional laboratories.

E. Participating actively in the planning process.

F. Performing other job-specific duties as assigned by the division chairperson or appropriate VP.

G.Maintain a clean and safe work area.

General Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and must meet the requirements listed below that represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary to be successful. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common business correspondence and reports.

• Ability to articulate professional responses to common inquiries and/or complaints from students, faculty, staff, or the public-at-large.

• Ability to write using proper grammar and punctuation.

• Ability to effectively present information to management, students, faculty, staff, or the public-at-large.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to apply and understand standard mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and other mathematical functions as appropriate to the division's need for such skill.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

• Understanding of and commitment to the unique nature and role of the College and to the philosophy of the community college system.

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent. One year of experience in the field.

Preferred Qualifications

Diploma in Collision Repair

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

• The employee frequently is required to sit, stand, & walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms

• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will on occasion be in outside weather conditions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

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