Teaching Technician - Campus-Based Earth & Env Sci

Cardiff University; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff University in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is seeking an experienced, proactive teaching technician to support education and student activities. You will prepare equipment and specimens for labs and fieldwork, maintain geophysical teaching gear, and occasionally assist with fieldwork.

Joining a team of professional services staff, you will contribute to a flexible, positive learning environment and may adjust hours to suit teaching delivery.

Qualifications

• NVQ 2/GCSE level A-C or equivalent qualification or work experience in an earth and environmental science subject.
• Significant experience in working in technical support role in an earth and environmental science setting.
• Experience or demonstrable ability in maintaining, preparing and repairing equipment.
• Proficiency in the use of appropriate IT packages (e.g. Microsoft Offices).
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a wide range of people; and to deal promptly, effectively and courteously with requests for information or service.
• Evidence of working well as an effective team member, providing advice and guidance to other team members where necessary and working flexibly to contribute to team objectives.
• Ability to use initiative in solving problems and responding to queries ensuring compliance with standard procedures and practices.
• Ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised to deadlines, planning, organising and setting priorities for own work, as well as managing small projects as appropriate.
• A willingness to work flexibly across the teaching technicians’ team to ensure an excellent service is delivered.
• A practical, hands‑on approach to work with a positive, ‘can do’ attitude; and a willingness to undertake further training and development.]
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Skills

Team working

Communication

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

NVQ 2/GCSE level A-C or equivalent

Tools

Geophysical equipment

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cardiff University in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is seeking an experienced, proactive teaching technician to support education and student activities. You will prepare equipment and specimens for labs and fieldwork, maintain geophysical teaching gear, and occasionally assist with fieldwork.

Joining a team of professional services staff, you will contribute to a flexible, positive learning environment and may adjust hours to suit teaching delivery.