Assistant II, Lab (Hourly)

Austin Community College District; Round Rock (TX); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 39 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Austin Community College District is seeking an Assistant II, Lab (Hourly) to provide complex clerical and administrative support in a departmental lab. Responsibilities include data reporting, inventory control, and equipment handling including soldering electronics, calibration, and basic maintenance.

The role requires high school education and familiarity with engineering lab practices, with opportunities to work with CAD/CAM software and microcontrollers.

Qualifications

• Engineering lab experience, usually as a student in an engineering class.
• Office administration and bookkeeping principles and practices.
• Knowledge of the engineering discipline.
• Safety principles and practices for the assigned area.

Responsabilités

• Performs clerical duties including operating a computer, maintaining records and files, and compiling data and reports.
• Maintains an inventory of supplies and materials.
• Operates, installs, and maintains equipment including soldering electronics.
• Sets up, configures and calibrates 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.

Connaissances

Organizational skills

Multicultural teamwork

Confidentiality

Interpersonal communication

Following instructions

Lab materials handling

Scheduling

Communication skills

Formation

High school diploma or educational equivalent

Outils

CAD/CAM software

Microcontrollers

3-D printing

C++

Description du poste

Assistant II, Lab (Hourly)

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

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 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 Up to 19 hours per week

Number of Openings

3

Job Posting Close Date

October 26, 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.

Company Culture

Come and Make a Difference with Us. Working at ACC offers you an opportunity to be a part of an organization that truly believes in its mission of promoting student success and improving communities. We invite you to learn, explore and experience the many ways ACC promotes individual development and improves the overall quality of life in a vibrant, multicultural community. 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.

Benefits

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

Equal Employment Opportunity

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. ACC will take steps to ensure that the lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.