Student- Information Technology Classroom Lab Assistant

Southwestern Michigan College; Dowagiac (MI); On-site; USD 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwestern Michigan College is hiring a Student- Information Technology Classroom Lab Assistant. The student employee will work with the IT instructor to maintain computer equipment and materials in the IT classroom, ensuring safe lab practices.

Responsibilities include inventory, keeping a safe environment, and performing other duties as directed. Applicants must be enrolled as students in good standing and may be FWS or Regular Student Employment.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate a personal computer for general use.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Applicants enrolled in related occupations may apply.

Responsibilities

• Help keep inventory of computer parts and consumables.
• Maintain a safe lab environment for participants.
• Additional duties may be assigned by a supervisor.

Skills

Ability to operate a personal computer

Familiarity with Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Student- Information Technology Classroom Lab Assistant

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

There are two types of student employment at SMC: Federal Work-Study (FWS) and Regular Student Employment (RSE). All students should apply for any position they are interested in, whether or not they have received a Federal Work-Study award. The SMC Financial Aid Office will determine if the student hired is eligible for FWS but being eligible is not a requirement for most jobs. If a student has received a FWS award, it is not a guarantee of employment and the award amount will not be paid towards the student’s tuition/account. It is a maximum amount that the student may earn over the course of the academic year, if they secure a qualified student employment position. Both Regular Student employees and FWS employees receive an hourly rate equivalent to at least the current minimum wage. The student receives funds in the form of wages on a bi-weekly schedule. The FWS or RSE earnings may be used to assist with a student’s various expenses. If a FWS student earns their maximum award, the hiring department will determine if employment can continue as Regular Student Employment since funds are limited. Students interested in working on campus must be registered, have a complete financial aid file, and complete an online Student Employment Application.

Position Information

Posting Number: 2020318-3

Job Title: Student- Information Technology Classroom Lab Assistant

Pay Rate: $13.73 per hour

Job Category: Student

Department: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary:

The student employee for the Information Technology (IT) Classroom Lab Support position will work closely with the lead IT instructor to maintain the upkeep of the computer equipment and the materials utilized within the IT classroom. These tasks are to be facilitated safely and with the safety of all lab participants in mind.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to operate a personal computer for general purpose use
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications

Applicants who are enrolled in, or have an interest in, related occupations (Information Technology, Business, Accounting, etc.)

Other Information

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Help keep inventory of computer parts and consumables
• Maintain a safe lab environment for participants
• The duties listed in this job description are not all-inclusive, but a list of the major responsibilities. Additional duties not noted in the job description may be assigned by a supervisor.

Special Instructions to Applicants

You must be enrolled at the College on a full-time or part-time basis (minimum of 6 credit hours during fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours during the summer semester); contact hours will not be used to meet the 6 credit hour minimum.
High-school students who are dual enrolled are eligible for student employment. You must also meet the credit hour requirement.
OR
You must be enrolled or continuing your education with a four-year College partner, on the campus of SMC , and be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the summer semester.
All student employees must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to be eligible for student employment.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:
1. The physical activity of this position.
A. Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
B. Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
C. Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
D. Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
E. Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
F. Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
G. Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
H. Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
I. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
J. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

2. The physical requirements of this position.
Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.
The employee is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach; performs tasks of a non-repetitive nature, such as technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.

4. The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position.
The employee is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.