Duties and responsibilities include:
Resources
- Coordinating with Head of Department / Teachers-in-charge / Senior Technical Officers / Technical Officers to compile lists of equipment complete with specifications in view of purchasing new equipment or spare parts;
- Liaising with Teachers / STOs / TOs so as to compile lists of equipment and consumables which may be required for effective lessons and students’ experiments;
- Liaising with Teachers / STOs / TOs on lists of equipment, spare parts and consumables in view of purchasing;
- Liaising with Teachers / STOs / TOs in preparing and setting up Science equipment for practical work, both for demonstrations as well as for students’ individual and/or group work. This includes providing Science equipment for outdoor school activities;
- Assisting in the set-up and upkeep of Science laboratories and keeping all laboratory equipment in good working order;
- Dismantling equipment including glassware, cleaning it and returning it to storage or preparation rooms after laboratory sessions;
- Conducting regular cleaning and servicing where possible of laboratory equipment using procedures in service manuals;
- Conducting repairs and/or calibration where possible of laboratory equipment using procedures in service manuals;
- Coordinating the servicing / repairing and/or calibration of equipment by outside school service providers and/or suppliers;
- Preparing reagents and solutions when needed in accordance with standard norms of molar concentrations;
- Preparing labels for chemicals in accordance with established standards of Science nomenclature. This should include as well correct labelling for handling and storage of chemicals;
- Supporting Teachers and students in Science related school projects;
- Ensuring that resources and equipment are in good running order and available when needed;
- Ensuring that all the Information Technology (IT) resources in all Science laboratories are in good running order and available for use by Teachers and students at all times;
- Assisting the Teacher in setting up and using Information Technology (IT) /audiovisual teaching aids in the Science laboratories;
For more information visit: https://education.gov.mt/en/Documents/Vacancies/JOB%20DESCRIPTION%20TECHNICIAN%20SCIENCE.pdf