Description
Who we are and what we value:
Parkland School Division (PSD) is a large progressive school jurisdiction serving Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Fort Chipewyan and Parkland County. PSD meets the diverse educational needs of over 12,000 rural and urban students among 23 sites, including outreach schools and alternative education programs.
Our values are what guide us. We assure supportive learning environments, meaningful experiences and healthy relationships that create opportunities to develop resilience, to gain diversity in perspectives and to achieve enduring success for both staff and students.
The Parkland School Division has a Regular Full -Time (1.0 FTE) Education Assistant III/Science Lab Technician position available at Spruce Grove Composite High School in Spruce Grove, Alberta.
Primary Responsibilities/Duties/Tasks
• Work effectively with staff and students by creating positive working relationships.
• Gather and prepare materials for Science labs and demonstrations,
• Deliver experiments and demonstrations to appropriate areas
• Prepare solutions as per lab requirement,
• Actively assist and participate in the instruction of labs and demos to students
• Assist with classroom instruction at the request of the teacher
• Prepare and maintain biological specimens as required
• Communicate safe handling of chemicals to teaching staff and students
• Dispose of chemical waste
• Clean equipment, materials and glassware used in labs
• Ongoing inspections and record keeping of lab safety equipment
• WHMIS 2015/GHS site labeling of solutions and chemicals
• Update and maintain WHMIS/GHS and SOS records on chemical inventory
• Maintain security of lab areas including supervision
• Maintain laboratory equipment and supplies in good order
• Attend to minor repairs and send out equipment needing major repairs
• Provide information to the Science Lead Teacher to assist in budget planning
• Keep an accurate inventory of chemicals, equipment, and audio visual materials
• Keep records of outstanding orders
• Receive supplies and do checks against packing slips and invoices, stock supplies as received
• Order and pick up locally available teaching and laboratory supplies
• Order supplies, chemical, and equipment as needed, in consultation with the Science Lead Teacher
• Clerical assistance to the Science Department as time and workload permit
• Identification and production of possible future labs and new chemicals in consultation with teachers and researching online virtual labs working in conjunction with current labs in courses as time permits
• Able to use technology (Google Suite) for communication
• Supervise in other settings when available (classroom, student spaces, etc)
• Work with the Science Department to inspire student interest in science
• Emergency response back up supervisor for fire drills, lockdown, etc.
Education and Experience
a) Education:
i) High School Diploma
ii) Bachelor of Science Degree or equivalent relevant degree or diploma
b) Experience:
i) experience working in a laboratory setting, current WHMIS/GHS Certificate/First Aid Certificate
Equivalencies will be considered.
Additional Information
Educational Assistants must agree to respect the confidentiality and personal integrity of students, parents, teachers and other staff.
This position requires an original copy of a current clean criminal record check with vulnerable sector and an original copy of a child intervention record check.
This position is covered by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Collective Agreement.
Hours of Work: 35 hours/week (Monday to Friday)
Pay rate: $22.25-27.99/hr (Pay Group 6)
ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH APPLY TO EDUCATION WILL BE ACCEPTED.
How to Apply:
Applying is a two-step process. First you must register and create a portfolio, then you must apply to the job posting by following the steps below:
Click the position title of the job that you wish to apply to and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click 'APPLY'.
Jobs that you have applied to will appear under the ‘Jobs Applied To’ tab in the Job Postings section. You will also receive a confirmation email.
For technical support while applying to a position online, please contact our service provider for assistance:
Apply to Education
Phone: 1-877-900-5627
Email: info@applytoeducation.com
Hours: 5:30am-5:00pm, Monday through Friday
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
