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Biology Instructional Technician - PT/Hourly Community Colleges of Spokane Location: Spokane CC Main Campus Spokane Department: SCC Arts & Sciences Division Salary Range: $21.90 - $29.41 Pt/Hourly - Up to 18 hours/week Open continuous. Starting salary for this position is: $21.90 (Hourly) Employees hired at the entry step of this range receive salary step advancement after six months and every 12 months thereafter. An employee hired at anything higher than the entry step of the range will have salary step advancement after 12 months and every 12 months thereafter until they reach the top of the salary range. Each salary step advancement will be approximately a 5% increase. About Us Spokane Community College (SCC) is a beautiful campus located in the inland Pacific Northwest, on the ancestral home of the Spokane Tribe, near the Spokane River. Our campus is not far from the urban center of Spokane, a mid-sized city with a high quality of life and quick access to the outdoors. SCC is one of two accredited community colleges that comprise the Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS). Serving about 15,000 students, SCC endeavors to be an educational leader and a responsive partner with the community and region, offering access to relevant programs of the highest quality. We offer state-of-the-art career technical programs (approximately 50% of total enrollment) as well as liberal arts/transfer programs (about 25%) and basic education for adults (about 25%), In addition to serving the urban and suburban population in greater Spokane, CCS provides educational services to rural communities throughout a 12,302 square mile region in Eastern Washington. This region includes all of Spokane, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry, and Pend Oreille Counties as well as portions of Lincoln County. SCC's mission is to provide all students with an excellent education that transforms lives and expands their opportunities. Applications will be forwarded to the hiring official as they are received and accepted until the need is filled. About the Biology Instructional Technician - PT/Hourly JOB SUMMARY Under general direction, this position will provide instructional support services to life science instructional programs in microbiology. This position will perform work in a variety of disciplines using chemical, microscopic, cytologic, biologic and bacteriologic procedures and analyses. This is a non-permanent, hourly position (Up to 18 hours/week). CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Prepare equipment, materials, and solutions for labs; prepare demonstrations as requested by instructors. * • Prepare stain solutions, microbiology culture media, and live bacterial cultures; prepare equipment for laboratory exercises; sterilize tubes, water, saline, and etc. for lab experiments using autoclave or other appropriate equipment. * • Maintain inventory records for materials, equipment, and instruments necessary for scheduled labs; Order and dispense supplies, equipment, and materials. * • Operate and perform routine maintenance and repair tasks on laboratory and demonstration instruments and equipment; instruct students and faculty in the use of equipment. * • Monitor laboratories to ensure compliance with safety policies; assist in the development of safe laboratory procedures. * • Maintain laboratory inventory, maintenance, and safety records. * • May track lab fee and state funded life science budgets. * • Conduct literature searches and assist in determining most suitable method to be used in search. * • Model professional decorum and mutual respect in all personal interactions. * • Comply with district policies, procedures and directives, state and federal regulations, orders and statutes and collective bargaining agreements. * • Support and advance the CCS strategic plan, and perform related duties as r