Laboratory Technician - Biology

INTERNATIONAL FRENCH SCHOOL (SINGAPORE) LTD.

Hong Kong

On-site

HKD 190,000 - 268,000

Full time

11 days ago
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Job summary

The International French School (Singapore) Ltd. is seeking a Laboratory Technician to support biology and science programs. You will prepare practical work, set up equipment, and maintain safety in the laboratory.

This full-time role requires strong English and French communication, meticulous organization, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. The position runs 42 hours per week with school-year holidays.

Qualifications

  • Polytechnic Diploma in Biology or General with significant experience
  • Good knowledge of biology required and geology desired
  • Experience in a laboratory appreciated
  • Good command of English language and ability to communicate in French

Responsibilities

  • Prepare TP for secondary students in biology; organize materials and set up benches
  • After TP, tidy and clean equipment and handle chemicals as needed
  • Maintain and manage stocks of equipment and products; update inventory
  • Assist with purchases; obtain quotes from local suppliers and check orders
  • Ensure compliance with safety rules in the laboratory
  • Develop and update worksheets for practical courses
  • Ensure cleanliness of workbenches and lab
  • Presence required: 7:30 AM Mon-Fri; one week after school year end and one week before start

Skills

Biology knowledge
English language
French communication
Laboratory experience

Education

Polytechnic Diploma in Biology or General
Baccalauréat + 2 or equivalent

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Laboratory Technician will handle the following duties under the supervision of the Vice Principal:

  • Preparing Secondary School students' practical courses (TP) for the Biology (SVT) teachers in the specified laboratory: prepare the required products, organize the trolley with equipment, and set up the materials and products on the students' or teachers' workbenches.
  • After practical courses: tidy and clean the equipment used by students and/or teachers, return it to the laboratory, and handle chemical products if needed.
  • Maintaining and managing the stocks of equipment and products required to conduct the experiments: update the list of available equipment and products, inventory broken or defective materials, expired or insufficient products, and carry out minor repairs.
  • Assisting the Laboratory Manager in managing purchases (equipment and products): request quotes from local suppliers, check materials and products upon receipt of the order, and buy common-use products in stores for practical courses.
  • Ensuring compliance with safety rules in laboratories.
  • Carrying out educational projects and testing for their smooth functioning.
  • Developing and updating worksheets for the practical courses.
  • Ensuring cleanliness of workbenches and the laboratory.
  • Obligatory presence: one week after the end of the school year and one week before the start of the school year; presence required from 7:30 AM Monday to Friday.
REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
  • Polytechnic Diploma in Biology or General with significant experience in this field
  • Good knowledge of biology required and geology desired
  • Experience in a laboratory appreciated
  • Good command of English language
  • Ability to communicate in French to support interactions with French-speaking students, staff and materials used in the school environment
  • Meticulous, organized, autonomous, practical, capable of initiative and adaptation
  • Able to work accurately and methodically within a team
WORKING CONDITIONS
  • Full-time, 42 hours per week
  • According to the Administrative and Educational Staff Salary Grid
  • Holidays correspond to school vacations, minus one week after the end of the courses and one week before the start
  • Fixed term contract to cover maternity leave (September to January).
RESPONSABILITES
  • Préparer les Travaux Pratiques (TP) des élèves du secondaire pour les professeurs de Sciences et Vie de la Terre : préparer les produits nécessaires, organiser le chariot avec le matériel et installer sur les paillasses des élèves et/ou du professeur le matériel et les produits.
  • Après le TP : remettre le matériel utilisé par les élèves et/ou le professeur sur le chariot, nettoyer le matériel et le ranger dans le laboratoire, traiter les produits chimiques au besoin.
  • Gérer le matériel et les produits : mettre à jour la liste du matériel et des produits disponibles au laboratoire, inventorier le matériel cassé ou défectueux, les produits périmés ou en quantités insuffisantes, effectuer les petites réparations.
  • Assister le Responsable du Laboratoire dans la gestion des achats (matériel et produits) : demander des devis auprès des fournisseurs locaux, contrôler le matériel et les produits à réception de la commande, acheter en magasin les produits d’usage courant pour la réalisation des travaux pratiques.
  • Veiller au respect des règles de sécurité dans le laboratoire.
  • Réaliser les projets éducatifs et tester leur bon fonctionnement.
  • Développer et mettre à jour les fiches des travaux pratiques.
  • Veiller à la propreté des paillasses et du laboratoire.
  • Présence obligatoire : une semaine après la fin de l’année scolaire et une semaine avant le début de l’année scolaire ; présence à partir de 7h30 du lundi au vendredi.
  • Assister les enseignants si nécessaire durant les séquences des travaux pratiques.
COMPETENCES, APTITUDES, FORMATION REQUISES
  • Baccalauréat + 2 ou équivalent / Polytechnic Diploma in Biology or General with significant experience in this field
  • Connaissances en biologie obligatoires et en géologie souhaitées / Good knowledge of biology required and geology desired
  • Expérience en laboratoire appréciée / Experience in a laboratory appreciated
  • Maîtrise de l’anglais obligatoire / Good command of English language
  • Capacité à communiquer en français afin de faciliter les interactions avec des élèves, du personnel et l’utilisation de ressources pédagogiques en français dans l’environnement scolaire
  • Rigueur, sens de l’organisation, autonomie, sens pratique, initiative et capacité d’adaptation requises / Meticulous, organized, autonomous, practical, capable of initiative and adaptation
  • Capacité à travailler avec précision et méthode au sein d’une équipe / Able to work accurately and methodically within a team
CONDITIONS DE TRAVAIL
  • Temps plein de 42 H hebdomadaires
  • Grille des personnels Administratifs et Educatifs
  • Congés correspondant aux vacances scolaires, moins une semaine après la fin des cours et une semaine avant la rentrée
  • CDD pour remplacer un congé maternité (de Septembre à Janvier).
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