Science Lab Assistant |School |Hougang

Job Description

1) Oversee day-to-day running of the school’s science

laboratories and facilities

2) Station and move around the Science Lab during Science

lab lessons to provide assistance to students.

3) Work closely with respective level subject reps and

teachers to ensure that the resources for all hands-on

activities are prepared prior to conduct of lessons.

4) Prepare all necessary equipment and materials needed by

Science teachers to carry out hands-on activities, experiments

and demonstrations. (refer to Science Activity Worksheets

provided by respective Science Level reps)

5) Maintain laboratory equipment, apparatus, materials and

specimens in good working condition

6) Report all faulty machines and equipment immediately

7) Keep a stock book and breakage record and indicate to HOD

Science for necessary replacement

8) Prepare an inventory of stocks annually and inform HOD Science

to make the necessary purchase.

9) Maintain a usage record

10) Maintain a safe and tidy lab environment

11) Devise alternative hands-on activities in replacement to the ones

found in the activity book

12) Provide care to the butterflies in the creature watch area i.e.

obtaining fresh cuttings from the garden to feed them and

clearing the enclosure of their waste.

13) Provide care to the chicks in the creature watch area

14) Management of the desk copies for Science teachers

15) Prepare the materials requested by teachers to carry out ad-hoc

hands-on activities.

16) Provide support to CCAs such as E2K and Green Club

17) Prepare and distribute Teaching & Learning resources e.g.

deskcopies etc. to Science teachers at the beginning of the

school year and collect the materials from teachers at the end of

the year.

18) Safe storage, usage & proper records of chemicals used in the

lab