Science Laboratory Assistant

Working Hours:

• Mondays to Fridays: 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM (inclusive of a 30-minute lunch break | 30 hours per week)
• Service is not required on Saturdays, Sundays, and gazetted public holidays.

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Science Laboratory & STEM Support:

• Support teaching staff during active Science and STEM lessons within Science Labs and Discovery Rooms.
• Prepare, set up, and replenish materials, chemicals, and apparatus required for Science experiments and STEM projects across all primary levels.
• Assist Science Representatives with administrative and practical preparation, including distributing teaching resources.

2. Inventory Control & Maintenance:

• Conduct routine stock-take and asset maintenance for all Science and STEM equipment.
• Manage specialized tools such as robotics kits, engineering kits, experiment sets, laboratory apparatus, and educational posters.

3. Environmental & Animal Care Programmes:

• Provide vital support to the school's environmental initiatives, including simple gardening, watering, and weeding of plants in the school eco-garden.
• Maintain the school's animals' corner, ensuring regular feeding, cleaning, and clearing of the rabbits' pen and other small animal enclosures.

4. General Ad-hoc Support:

• Assist the school's Administration Manager with simple administrative desk work when required by the department.

Job Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience working inside a school laboratory, educational facility, or a position handling science equipment preparation.
• Skills: Basic ICT capability to manage simple digital logging and data entry via Microsoft Office utility software.
• Attributes:Comfortable handling small live animals (e.g., rabbits) and executing basic outdoor eco-garden maintenance.Strong organizational and inventory tracking abilities.High level of responsibility regarding lab safety and resource distribution.Ability to communicate well and interact warmly with young primary-school children and teaching faculty.