Assistant II, Lab (Hourly)

Austin Community College; Rio Grande City (TX); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A public community college in Texas is seeking an Assistant II, Lab to provide clerical and administrative support in an engineering lab. Responsibilities include maintaining supplies, assisting students, and operating lab equipment. The ideal candidate should possess a high school diploma and have relevant engineering lab experience. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills are essential for this role. Pay rate is $24.10/hour.

Qualifications

• Engineering lab experience preferred.
• Maintain confidentiality of work-related information.
• Understand and follow instructions precisely.

Responsibilities

• Perform clerical duties including data compilation.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and materials.
• Assist students and monitor equipment use.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality maintenance

Diversity management

Education

High school diploma or educational equivalent

Tools

Spreadsheet software

Word processing software

CAD/CAM software

Microcontrollers

Job description

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

Assistant II, Lab (Hourly)

Job Description Summary

Provides complex clerical and administrative support to a departmental office or program.

Description of Duties and Tasks

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

Knowledge

• Engineering lab experience (Usually as a student in an engineering class)
• Office administration and bookkeeping principles and practices.
• Knowledge of specialized discipline (Engineering).
• Safety principles and practices as it applies to area of assignment.

Skills

• Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
• Effectively working with a diverse and 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, including CAD/CAM software.
• Use of microcontrollers and 3-D printing.
• C++ experience preferred.

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

$24.10/hour

Number of Openings

2

Job Posting Close Date

October 29, 2025 Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics 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.

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.