Hands on Science Assistant (Hourly)

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access through traditional and distance learning modes to higher education and workforce training including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the colleges mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students low-income students and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

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Job Description Summary:

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Description of Duties and Tasks

• Communicate with local schools and organizations to schedule science demonstration events

• Maintain inventory of equipment and supplies repair and replace equipment as needed

• Collaborate with faculty to develop new hands-on experiments to enhance future events

• Assist with loading transporting and unloading equipment to and from events in the Austin/Round Rock area

• Monitor demonstrations during events to ensure working order and safety

• Provide instructions explanations and assistance to the public during events

Knowledge

• Basic physics understanding

• Basic mechanical and general repair knowledge

• Basic understanding of spreadsheets and inventory control

Skills

• Background in education (teacher or tutor working directly with students)

• Basic computer skills

Required Education

• High school diploma or educational equivalent

• At least one astronomy class (either high school or college level)

Physical Requirements

• Lifting heavy equipment (more than 50 lbs) moving setting up and disassembling equipment

Safety

• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Pay Rate

$27.20/hourly

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Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add change amend or delete portions of this job description at any time with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested directed or addition reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.