Glass & Ceramics Lab Assistant — Part-Time

Critical Playground LLC; Santa Barbara (CA); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Critical Playground LLC is seeking an Hourly Classroom Lab assistant for Glass & Ceramics at Schott Campus, CA. The role supports the department by cleaning and maintaining classroom equipment and assisting instructors.

Hourly employees may work up to 19.5 hours per week; assignments align with the fiscal year and have limits on total hours and days. Candidates should be able to operate specialized equipment and follow health and safety practices.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate and maintain specialized equipment.
• Some incumbents may be required to read, write and speak English and a designated second language.
• Some positions may require a valid California driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Maintain communication with the Director, School of Extended Learning or designee.
• Ensure the classroom is ready for each instructor prior to each term.
• Locate, order, purchase, and resale all general-use supplies using a point of sale system.
• Art handling support and general equipment maintenance projects in the classroom space.
• Monitor supplies; estimate and prepare order requests for supplies, and store and maintain regular and periodic inventory of supplies.
• Adhere to health and safety practices and procedures.
• Enter data into an assigned computer system.
• Operate a variety of classroom equipment.
• Perform inventory review in subject areas.
• Prepare, set up, operate, calibrate, maintain and repair a variety of specialized equipment related to art.
• Assemble, measure, mix and distribute various vapors, mists, sprays, molten metal, glazes, ceramic stains, acids, paints, oils and other assigned artistic supplies.
• Maintain art classrooms in proper working condition.
• In collaboration with Health & Safety and Hazardous Waste Removal, participate in the storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials and art supplies.
• Maintain art classrooms in proper working condition; organize rooms according to faculty specifications.
• In collaboration with Health & Safety and Hazardous Waste Removal, participate in the storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials and art supplies in compliance with established laws and regulations as directed; maintain and distribute hazardous material or safety information and procedures for students; maintain communication with Health & Safety and Hazard Waste removal.

Job description

Critical Playground LLC is seeking an Hourly Classroom Lab assistant for Glass & Ceramics at Schott Campus, CA. The role supports the department by cleaning and maintaining classroom equipment and assisting instructors.

Hourly employees may work up to 19.5 hours per week; assignments align with the fiscal year and have limits on total hours and days. Candidates should be able to operate specialized equipment and follow health and safety practices.