Assistant, Senior Lab

Austin Community College District; United States; On-site; USD 49,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plans (TRS/ORP)

Job summary

Austin Community College District in the United States seeks an Assistant, Senior Lab to provide laboratory and technical classroom support to faculty and staff. The role emphasizes safety, equipment operation, and accurate record-keeping in a busy college lab setting.

Responsibilities include organizing lab activities, assisting students, maintaining inventory, and supporting budgeting and procurement processes as needed.

Qualifications

• Two years related work experience.
• High school diploma or educational equivalent.
• Hazardous material/waste handling knowledge.
• Laboratory safety practices.
• Ability to operate and troubleshoot lab equipment.
• Multicultural student body interaction.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Confidential handling of information.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe laboratory conditions and regulatory compliance.
• Organize, plan, and prioritize laboratory activities.
• Assist students in use of lab equipment and facilities.
• Perform clerical duties and maintain records.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and materials.
• Initiate purchase requisitions and assist with budget items.
• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot equipment.
• Collect data and submit reports.
• Oversee related tasks as directed.

Skills

Two years experience

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Interpersonal skills

Lab safety

Multicultural teamwork

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Education

High school diploma or equivalence

Tools

Spreadsheet software

Word processing

Database software

Presentation software

Job description

Job Posting Title

Assistant, Senior Lab

Job Description Summary

To provide lab and/or technical classroom support services to faculty and staff.

Job Description

1. Ensures safe laboratory conditions including safe and secure handling and storage of supplies and equipment. May recommend, implement, and maintain safety standards and departmental policies and procedures to comply with federal, state, and local hazardous materials, health and safety, hazardous waste regulations, and other applicable regulations.
2. Organizes, plans, and prioritizes laboratory activities for designated area.
3. May assist students in use of lab equipment and facilities.
4. Performs clerical duties including operating a computer, maintaining records and files, and compiling data and reports as required.
5. Maintains an inventory of supplies and materials.
6. Initiates purchase requisitions, controls expenditures, and prepares cost estimates for budget recommendation; submits justifications and requests for capital outlay items; may prepare specifications and analyze bids for purchases.
7. Operates, installs, maintains, and troubleshoots equipment; sets up, configures, and calibrates new equipment. Performs routine maintenance and repair.
8. Collects data, records, and other information, and submits reports as required.
9. May oversee or delegate related tasks to others as deemed appropriate by the supervisor.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of specialized discipline depending on the area of assignment.
• Hazardous material/waste handling and disposal.
• Laboratory safety practices.

Skills

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

Technology Skills

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

Required Work Experience

• Two years related work experience.

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.

Salary

• Salary Range (PG 3) $48,630 - $55,284
• Number of Openings: 1
• Job Posting Close Date: October 20, 2026

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. 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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

Job Posting Notes

Job Posting Closing Times: Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date e.g., at midnight on the day before the closing date. Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. - AR 4.0300.01 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. As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that: Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities. Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC