"Laboratory Aide II"

Laboratory Aide II

Company: Valencia College

Job Location: Orlando, 32802

Category: Laboratory and Research

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

Position Number: HR0087.00000

Employee Class Description

C3-Staff PT (ed. support)

General Position Description

Assists in maintenance and supervision of computer labs and facilities.

Flexible Work Arrangement

Fully On-site: Employee performs all of their job duties at a Valencia College location, with flexibility in the work schedule, if appropriate.

Posting Number: S3761P

Location(s)

Orlando, FL 32825 - East Campus

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)

Posting End Date: 02/25/2026

Salary Range: $16.25 per hour

Description of Job Function

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.

Drivers License Requirement

Not Applicable

Required Minimum Education

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Other Required Qualifications

1. Experience with computers.
2. Ability to work well and communicate effectively with people.

Preferred Type of Experience

Experience with specialized software products

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.