Laboratory Specialist Supervisor (Open Until Filled) - Maricopa Community College District

Laboratory Specialist Supervisor (Open Until Filled)

Job ID: 320624
Location: South Mountain Comm College
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

Salary Range

$20.23 - $26.30/hourly, DOE

Grade

111

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

Work Calendar

12 Months

Maricopa Summary

Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?

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About Us

• Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
• One of the largest community college systems in the country
• 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
• Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
• 2019 No. 42 in Arizona's Best Employers
  
  Campus Statement
  
  South Mountain Community College (SMCC) reflects the diversity of the surrounding community, a rich mix of rural, urban, and suburban neighborhoods. Many of our students arrive from Phoenix, Laveen, Tempe, Guadalupe, and the surrounding area to attend classes at the main campus or our offsite facility in Guadalupe; we also offer evening courses in Laveen at Betty Fairfax High School.
  
  Of the approximately 5,000 students enrolled at SMCC nearly 70 percent were first-generation college students and 48 percent intended to transfer to a university to further their education. And, with more than 80 percent of these students identifying as a minority, SMCC has been federally designated as a Minority Serving and Hispanic Serving Institution.
  
  Our small, personalized classes are offered days, evenings, and online, led by an engaged and accomplished faculty. Career and academic counseling are also available. SMCC is also a Strengths-Based Institution, helping you determine your strengths and then strategize with you to maximize those strengths in your academic and career choices.
  
  Job Summary
  
  South Mountain Community College is currently seeking a Laboratory Specialist Supervisor. This role will supervise and train staff in the preparation of equipment and materials used for lecture and laboratory experiments in the physical lab sciences (Chemistry, Geo sciences, and Physics). This position develops and implements laboratory safety procedures that adhere to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, as well as outreach activities that promote science education for the department.
  
  Essential Functions
  
  35% - Assists faculty in the design, pilot, and trouble-shooting of physical science labs, prepares lab set ups and ensures all materials are available for lab.
  
  25% - Supervises science lab technicians and student workers as well as grant recipients working in the labs
  
  20% - Maintains budget, stock room, prep room, inventory and orders materials as needed
  
  15% - Helps break down labs and clean labs and equipment including inventory and lab prep sheet maintenance through troubleshooting labs
  
  5% - Assembles and repairs equipment
  
  Minimum Qualifications
  
  Associate's degree from a regionally accredited institution, four (4) years of directly related full-time experience such as providing assistance to students in an instructional setting; and/or preparing, maintaining and delivering equipment, supplies or other related instructional materials used for laboratory activities including two years of lead work or senior level experience.
  
  OR
  
  High School Diploma/GED and six (6) years of directly related full-time experience such as providing assistance to students in an instructional setting; and/or preparing, maintaining and delivering equipment, supplies or other related instructional materials used for laboratory activities including two years of lead work or senior level experience.
  
  Desired Qualifications
  
  A. Bachelor's degree earned from an accredited institution of higher learning
  
  B. Experience working in an academic laboratory setting
  
  C. Experience providing guidance related to laboratory experiments
  
  D. Knowledge of or ability to help pilot science laboratories for college level classes for the physical sciences
  
  E. Experience in maintaining a budget
  
  F. Experience in supervising laboratory staff including laboratory technicians and college work study students
  
  
  
  Special Working Conditions
  
  Exposure to chemicals and organisms which may present hazards if not handled properly. May be required to lift objects weighing up to 50 lbs. Requires flexible work schedule in coordination with the student semester and class schedules; afternoon, evening and weekend hours may be required.
  
  How to Apply
  
  Applicants are required to submit a cover letter, resume and transcripts showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application.
  
  Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.
  
  Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.
  
  Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.
  
  • Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
  • Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
  • Part-Time employment, to include Adjunct or Associate Professor (must include number of hours worked, contact hours or load)
  • Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
  • Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.
    
    
    
    
    Posting Close Date
    
    Open until filled
    
    First Review: 9/30/2024
    
    Applications received after the review date may not be screened
    
    EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act
    
    Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.
    
    Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
    
    The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.
    
    The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.
    
    
    
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