Assistant I, Lab (Hourly)

Austin Community College District; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Austin Community College District seeks an Assistant I, Lab (Hourly) to provide essential clerical and operational support in the physics lab. You will perform data entry, maintain records, help with inventory, and assist students and staff with equipment and facilities.

This on-site, part-time role requires a high school diploma, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to follow instructions precisely.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience assisting in a physics or laboratory setting preferred.
• Ability to maintain records, inventory, and data reports.

Responsibilities

• Perform clerical duties including computer use, records maintenance, and reporting.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and materials.
• Operate, install, and maintain lab equipment.
• Set up, configure and calibrate equipment; perform routine maintenance.
• Assist students and staff in using equipment or facilities.

Skills

Organizational skills

Multicultural communication

Confidentiality

Relationship building

Attention to detail

Lab materials handling

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalence

Tools

Laboratory software

Spreadsheet software

Word processing

Database software

Presentation software

Job description

Job Posting Title: Assistant I, Lab (Hourly)

Job Description Summary: Provides assistance to the lab.

Job Description

Description of Duties and Tasks

1. Performs clerical duties including operating a computer, maintaining records and files, and compiling data and reports as required.
2. Maintains an inventory of supplies and materials.
3. Operates, installs, and maintains equipment.
4. May set up, configure and/or calibrate new equipment; may perform routine maintenance and repair.
5. May assist students, or monitor and assist students, faculty, and staff in the use of equipment or facilities.

Knowledge

• Physics lab experience (Usually as a student in a physics class)
• Office administration and bookkeeping principles and practices.
• Knowledge of specialized discipline (Physics) depending on the area of assignment.
• Safety principles and practices as it applies to area of assignment.

Skills

• Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
• Effectively working with a multicultural student body.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Understanding and following instructions precisely.
• Handling lab materials precisely and accurately.
• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills.

Technology Skills

• Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.
• Use related laboratory software applications.

Required Education

• High school diploma or educational equivalent.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in a variety of settings.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling, and at times subject to stooping, crawling, and climbing.
• May need to lift heavy objects of up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds.
• May be exposed to a variety of temperatures, noise, moving mechanical parts, or chemicals.
• Specific vision abilities may include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to focus.

Safety

• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Pay Rate $23.00/hour Up to 19 hours per week.

Number of Openings: 2

Job Posting Close Date: October 12, 2026

Clery Act As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information. For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ([e-mail] ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

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ACC is looking for people who value open, responsible exchange of ideas, individuals committed to integrity and exemplary standards, and candidates that value personal and professional ownership that generates accountability.

ACC offers career employment opportunities as staff, administrators, full-time faculty, and adjunct faculty.

Full-time faculty and staff employees who work in full-time and/or part-time positions at the college are eligible for ACC medical benefits effective the first of the month after their first 60 days of employment.

Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement plans, and AD&D.

ACC does not participate in Social Security.

ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only).

Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

Austin Community College (“ACC” or “College”) is an equal education and equal employment opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination in employment at the college and access to its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 and older), veteran status or military service, disability, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. This includes the prohibition of discrimination, including harassment, against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission.

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