Working Hours

• Both School Term and School Holidays: Mondays to Fridays: 7am to 4pm (inclusive of 0.5-hr lunch break)
• No work is required on Saturday, Sundays and gazetted public holidays

Skills

• GCE O level or equivalent
• 2 or more years of relevant work experience (i.e. as Assistant Laboratory Technician) preferred

Key responsibilities

i) Daily routine job

• Opening and closing of doors & windows in the morning and at the end of the day
• Ensure gas tap/valves and fans are switched off after each practical
• Maintain general cleanliness of labs and including clearing of bins, cleaning of sinks, wiping students'/ teachers' benches and shelves, cleaning of drawers/cupboard and retorts stands, returning reagent bottles to proper place on lab benches etc

ii) Assist laboratory technicians in Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Lower Secondary Science in:

• setting up/laying out apparatus before practical lessons and practical exams
• clearing and cleaning of apparatus after practical lessons
• drying of apparatus after washing and ensuring apparatus are dried and return to proper storage
• filling up of empty distilled water
• filling up of diluted bench reagents on students' benches
• cutting and dispensing fresh ingredients to students
• pouring/weighing chemicals in vials and dispense to students for practical/exam
• inventories checking
• labelling of vials and beakers for chemical/specimen
• maintenance of physics apparatus (placing in/removing batteries for electronic gadgets)
• Be ready in preparation room to assist when practical are in session (if necessary)

iiI) To help out in any duties assigned by HOD. This could involve the personnel being involved in the following:

• Involved in GCE O level Science practical exam preparation and post practical exam washing/clearing up