Job Details

Laboratory Aide II

Position Number: 6984326
Location: Orlando, FL
Position Type: Laboratory and Research

Laboratory Aide II

Position Number: HR0087.00000
Job Type: Staff
FT/PT: Part Time
Employee Class Description: C3-Staff PT (ed. support)

General Position Description:
Assists in maintenance and supervision of computer labs and facilities.

Grade: 2021
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Posting Number: S3761P
Primary Work Location:
If multiple locations, what are the other locations:
Proposed Work Schedule (please note hours subject to change based on business needs): Set schedule during normal business hours, with occasional evening and weekends for rehearsals and performances (up to 25 hours per week)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Posting Start Date: 02/11/2026
Posting End Date: 3/11/2026
Open Until Filled: No
Temporary Position (Temp or Grant Funded Details):
Salary Range: $16.25 per hour

Essential Job Functions:

1. Assists in installation, security, and maintenance of software, documentation, computers, network, and facilities.

2. Assists students in utilizing software and hardware.

3. Types, edits, and prepares occasional correspondence, documents, and reports.

4. Answers telephone and takes messages for department staff.

5. Maintains appearance and cleanliness of lab area, assuring needed supplies are available.

6. Interacts with faculty and staff to support the learning environment.

7. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Education:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Required Field of Study:

Other Required Qualifications:
1. Experience with computers.

2. Ability to work well and communicate effectively with people.

Required License/Certification:

Preferred Education & Field of Study:

Preferred Type of Experience:
Experience with specialized software products

Preferred Licenses/Certification:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
1. Ability to demonstrate discipline-specific technical knowledge.

2. Knowledge of multi-platform systems.

General Working Conditions:
This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. The employee will routinely operate standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, keyboards, mouse, phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Typical physical competencies include but are not limited to frequently remaining stationary, moving, reaching, positioning self and occasionally ascending/descending, lifting/moving objects weighing between 5-15 pounds. This job also entails frequently communicating, discerning and exchanging information, detecting and perceiving objects up close, at a distance, and the ability to adjust focus. Cognitive abilities include but are not limited to frequently using discretion, judgment, reasoning, memory, learning, maintaining confidentiality, comprehension, problem solving, and decision-making.

The typical work environment, physical and cognitive demands listed above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The College has a process to identify and make available reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Specific Working Conditions:
Will also operate in a lab setting and may use standard lab equipment such as beakers, test tubes, flasks, thermometers. Occasionally the employee is exposed to fumes or airborne particles. Employees entering and leaving the laboratory must wear appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) clothing and protective equipment such as masks, glasses and gloves. May prepare materials needed to conduct a laboratory demonstration and may need to detect and distinguish samples for lab tests.

Must be able to work various hours outside of scheduled hours as needed.

Diversity Statement:

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