Instructional Support Technician (IST II), Chemistry

Instructional Support Technician (IST II), Chemistry & Biochemistry
California State University, San Bernardino


Job No: 520717
Work type: Staff
Categories: Unit 9 - CSUEU - Technical Support Services, Administrative, Probationary, Full Time, Telecommute eligible (work onsite as scheduled and/or as requested and telecommute as scheduled) Job Summary:

Supervise laboratories and assure the preparation of materials and solutions for chemistry teaching laboratory sections as per laboratory preparation guide manuals. This includes managing the collection, storage and removal of hazardous water produced in the labs.

Prepare and assure the preparation of materials and solutions for chemistry teaching laboratory sections as per laboratory preparation guide manuals. Deliver and assure the delivery of materials and solutions to the laboratories and manage the return of these materials and solutions from laboratories back to the stock room upon completion of the laboratory activities. Manage the collection, storage, and removal of hazardous waste produced in the labs. Arrange for the laboratories to be cleaned between experiments.

Watch the chemistry stockroom window or make sure that student assistants are minding the window, and helping students and faculty with materials and equipment as needed. This entails checking out items to students that come to the window and then receiving these same items at the end of the laboratory period. It also involves charging students for broken items and keeping a record of these charges (this activity must be coordinated with the administrative support coordinator in the department office). Facilitate the clean up of any chemical or hazardous spills that may occur according to approved procedures.

Provide lead work direction, train, and schedule federal work-study students (FWS) and other student assistants hired to help prepare laboratories and to staff the stockroom window. The stockroom must be staffed during all course laboratories that are in session. This entails training them on certain preparation procedures and other procedures commonly required in the stockroom and answering questions. It also includes training and obeyance of all safety regulations and working with the Environmental Health & Safety office in this regard.

Minimum Qualifications: Required Education and Experience

• Equivalent to three years of experience providing instructional support services for a related unit or discipline, or in producing materials or supplies or repairing equipment in a discipline related to the area to which assigned.
  Or
  
• Equivalent to two years of college with 16 semester units in courses involving extensive use of materials, supplies, or equipment and in a discipline related to the area may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
  Or
  
• Equivalent to four years of college with 16 semester units in courses involving extensive use of materials, supplies, or equipment and in a discipline related to the area to which assigned may be substituted for two years of the required experience.
  
  Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  
  
• Ability to plan, organize, and schedule activities; ability to operate technical equipment related to the discipline; ability to maintain records; ability to adjust and perform simple maintenance of technical and scientific equipment.
  
• Knowledge of the principles of performing support services; knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques related to the discipline and the curriculum; knowledge of the materials and supplies in the curriculum and the curriculum and their uses.
  
  Compensation and Benefits:
  
  Anticipated Hiring Range: minimum $4,180 - maximum $4,389 monthly.
  
  Classification Salary Range: minimum $4,180 - maximum $7,254 monthly.
  
  The CSU system provides a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision plans, membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), sick and vacation time, and 14 paid holidays a year. Eligible employees are also able to participate in the fee waiver education program. A summary of benefit information can be found here.
  
  Position Information:
  
  Work status: Full-time/Non-Exempt/Probationary
  
  Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
  The application deadline is: Tuesday, January 3, 2022.
  
  Conditions of Employment
  
  Background Check
  
  Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.
  
  I-9
  
  CSUSB hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. See Form I-9 Acceptable Documents at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents.
  
  COVID-19 Vaccination
  
  CSU requires faculty, staff, and students who physically access campus facilities or programs to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, which includes obtaining a COVID-19 booster dose, or declare a medical or religious exemption from doing so. Any candidates advanced in a currently open search process should be prepared to comply with this requirement. See policy at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/11030468/latest.
  
  Statement of Commitment to Diversity
  
  In our commitment to the furthering of knowledge and fulfilling our educational mission, California State University, San Bernardino seeks a campus climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the entire variety of human experience. We welcome people from all backgrounds, and we seek to include knowledge and values from many cultures in the curriculum and extra-curricular life of the campus community. We will create, promote, and maintain activities and programs that further our understanding of individual and group diversity. We will also develop and communicate policies and promote values that discourage intolerance and discrimination.
  
  California State University, San Bernardino is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, hire, train, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, caste, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, protected military or veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. This position adheres to CSU policies against Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Violence, including Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking. This requires completion of Sexual Violence Prevention Training within 6 months of assuming employment and on a two-year basis thereafter. (Executive Order 1096) For more information about Diversity & Inclusion at CSUSB, please visit https://www.csusb.edu/human-resources/diversity-inclusion
  
  Closing Statement:
  
  Reasonable Accommodation
  
  We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact the ADA Coordinator by email at jeanne.durr@csusb.edu
  
  Smoking
  
  CSUSB is a smoke and tobacco-free campus. See policy at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/6591951/latest/.
  
  Clery Act
  
  In compliance with state and federal crime awareness and campus security legislation, including The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, California Education Code section 67380, and the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), the Cal State San Bernardino Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available at: https://www.csusb.edu/clery-act
  
  
  To view full description and to apply, visit: https://www.csusb.edu
  
  
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