Horticulture Lab Technician: Plant Care & Lab Operations

Chabot Las Positas Community College District; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Chabot-Las Positas Community College District seeks a Laboratory Technician, Horticulture at Las Positas College in Livermore, CA. This 0.5 FTE classified position assists instructors, prepares materials and demonstrations, operates lab equipment, and helps maintain safe, efficient teaching laboratories.

The role includes assisting students, ensuring compliance with lab policies, and supporting a positive learning environment with equity-focused campus culture.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by two years of college level course work in the assigned instructional field.
• Two years of increasingly responsible experience working with materials and equipment in the assigned instructional field.
• Ability to maintain laboratory safety, keep accurate records, and support instructional activities.

Responsibilities

• Assist instructors in developing instructional materials and demonstrations; prepare study sheets, visual aids, and lab exercises.
• Set up lab demonstrations; help students use instruments, ensure safety policies are followed.
• Provide student assistance on lab and course-related matters; review progress and resolve questions.
• Maintain a clean, safe lab environment and perform routine equipment maintenance and minor repairs.
• Receive, store, test new equipment and assist with ordering supplies and keeping inventories.

Skills

Safety procedures

Lab setup

Record keeping

Student supervision

Education

Equivalent to 12th grade plus 2 years college coursework

Job description

Chabot-Las Positas Community College District seeks a Laboratory Technician, Horticulture at Las Positas College in Livermore, CA. This 0.5 FTE classified position assists instructors, prepares materials and demonstrations, operates lab equipment, and helps maintain safe, efficient teaching laboratories.

The role includes assisting students, ensuring compliance with lab policies, and supporting a positive learning environment with equity-focused campus culture.