Job Description

Closing Date 2025/08/25
Reference Number EDU250818-3
Job Title Laboratory Technician
Job Type Independent Contract
Campus Tyger Valley
Department Academic - Lecturing (Applied Sciences)
Number of Positions 1
Location - Town / City Tyger Valley
Location - Province Western Cape
Location - Country South Africa
Minimum Education Level Bachelors Degree | Advanced Diploma
Job Category Education
Job Advert Summary
Eduvos is looking to hire the services of a Laboratory Technician Laboratory Technician (with Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) experience) [Independent Contractor] at our Parc du Cap/ Tyger Valley campus on a part-time basis.
Type of appointment:
Independent Contractor (part-time; flexible workhours agreement)
Purpose:

• To prepare and clean up after practical sessions, to support lecturers in the implementation of practicals and to assist students in technical applications on a part-time (contractual) basis.
• To facilitate the compliance to health and safety requirements of the science laboratories, thereby maintaining a hazard-free laboratory environment; and to fulfil the

role of a laboratory technician.
Minimum Requirements
Minimum qualifications required:

• BSc : Biological Sciences or any related field
• BSc Honours in Chemistry
• Relevant 3-year degree in Occupational hygiene or environmental health

Experience:

• Experience within a science laboratory and ability to prepare reagents and operate scientific equipment
• Competency in basic computer processing skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Experience within a science laboratory and ability to prepare reagents and operate scientific equipment
• Planning, troubleshooting and implementing laboratory activities independently
• Proficient verbal and written English communication skills
• Physically capacity to participate in day to day housekeeping activities which includes carrying heavy items up to 25kg, climbing ladders etc

Duties and Responsibilities
Area/s of Expertise:

• Biological Sciences and related fields

Responsibilities:
As the Laboratory Technician you will be primarily responsible for the following:

• SHE Officer (60%) and Laboratory Technician (40%
• Assisting the lecturers during the preparation and implementation of practical sessions including health and safety, student discipline and good laboratory practices
• Supporting the Laboratory Manager with regular procedures during the maintenance and operation of the laboratories and ancillary areas
• Practical administration such as monitoring student registers and station allocations.
• Laboratory maintenance including labware, asset and consumables inventories, general housekeeping, and incident reporting
• General assistance to the department as required including invigilation, marketing days or other ad-hoc projects

Functional and Behavioural Competencies
Functional Competencies:

• Computer literacy
• Preparation of reagents and operate scientific equipment
• Planning, troubleshooting and implementing laboratory activities independently
• Proficient verbal and written English communication skills
• Physically capacity to participate in day to day housekeeping activities which includes carrying heavy items up to 25kg, climbing ladders etc

Competencies:

• Action orientation
• Collaborative relations and teamwork
• Effective communication
• Analysing and problem solving
• Innovation, adaptability and change
• Planning and organising
• Resilience and coping with pressure and setbacks