Part-Time Lab Coordinator I

About the role

This job carries with it the obligation to uphold the Mission of Lone Star College (LSC) in carrying out the duties of the position. A commitment to positive interpersonal behaviors, professional communication, integrity, leadership, stewardship, respect and accountability to LSC students and employees is essential.

Lone Star College's Cultural Beliefs: One LSC, Student Focused, Own It, Foster Belonging, Cultivate Community, Choose Learning.

Lone Star College offers high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education to 80,000+ students each semester. LSC has been named a 2023 Great Colleges to Work For® institution by the Chronicle of Higher Education. LSC consists of eight colleges, seven centers, eight Workforce Centers of Excellence and Lone Star Corporate College. The Atascocita Center, a satellite center of LSC-Kingwood, provides a variety of services to students including registration, advising, placement testing, and a diverse assortment of course offerings, tutoring, and library services. Location address: 15903 West Lake Houston, Houston, TX 77044.

The PT Coordinator I, Biology Lab coordinates all aspects of the laboratory experience for the biology classes, including evaluating, requesting all materials and supplies, maintaining an inventory of appropriate materials for each course, directing the proper disposal of hazardous materials, assisting as required in the classroom, and coordinating lab schedules with instructors.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the labs that the professors request, clean glassware and make all solutions for labs
• Coordinate lab schedules and maintain constant communications with instructors concerning laboratory issues, communicate with faculty and staff to maintain a schedule to ensure smooth transitions between labs
• Collect, arrange, and prepare laboratory materials, in alignment with lab manual and syllabus requirements for class use
• Receive, label, and safely store chemicals while maintaining accurate inventories of chemicals and laboratory educational materials
• Manage the proper handling, processing, and disposal of laboratory and biohazardous waste in full compliance with state and federal safety requirements
• Set up and maintain Right-to-Know Centers and chemical inventory/SDS
• Review and update lab preparation sheets to ensure compliance with safety standards and good laboratory practices
• Organize materials in prep area in order to maintain a clean, safe work environment, reset labs for each new class that comes into the lab
• Conduct setup and breakdown of labs and assist instructors as needed, take down, clean, organize, and put away lab equipment
• Responsible for other reasonable, related duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and at least 1 year of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Completion of appropriate college level science coursework

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher

Skills

• Strong computer application skills (Microsoft Office Suite)
• Safety record and safety consciousness
• Flexible and creative to perform multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work with a diverse group of faculty and staff
• Physical abilities: work is sedentary; typically sitting comfortably; may involve