This advertisement is for the recruiting position of Teaching Aide - Math & Science Lab cum Admin Assistant.
If successfully selected, you will be seconded to a MOE primary school located in Yishun.
Contract Period: From 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025.
Option to Extend: for a further period of 1 year.
Personnel to be deployed at the following hours subject to school’s need:
- Mondays to Thursdays: 7:30am to 5:00pm, inclusive of 1 hour lunch break
- Fridays: 7:30am to 4:30pm, inclusive of 1 hour lunch break
- Service not required on Saturdays, Sundays and gazetted public holidays
The Services required are set out as follows:
- As directed by the teachers-in-charge, prepare and set up apparatus, equipment and other materials for practical lessons, retrieve, clear away and clean apparatus and equipment, including safe disposal of waste after the lessons.
- Provide direct technical support to the teaching and learning of science (and maths) in the three science laboratories, carry out risk assessments together with the teachers whenever appropriate or necessary, to ensure safety.
- Keeping the three science labs & its preparation room clean, sanitised, safe, well-organised and clutter-free. Ensure the three labs are safe and secure when not in use.
- Maintaining the scientific instruments, and ensuring that supplies are accessible for teachers to use for lessons. Report to the HODs of Science and Mathematics for these: (i) Assist with the establishment and maintenance of Science (& Maths) Department’s resources. (ii) Monitor and manage stock-taking of equipment and resource materials. (iii) Check deliveries & reorder essential items as necessary. (iv) Carry out and arrange for the maintenance and repair of apparatus and equipment. Upkeep required records and logs of all maintenance and servicing of equipment.
- Perform simple administrative and office work such as maintaining records and inventory stock lists, preparing labels and posters for science labs and liaising with vendors for quotations for items ordered.
- Operate and maintain basic office equipment and material.
- Any other jobs assigned by the school such as covering reception duties, packing of resources, or supporting the adhoc tasks needed for special school events and etc.
The personnel shall minimally have the following qualifications, experience and skills:
- Must possess GCE ‘O’ or its equivalent (Critical Criteria).
- Preferably First-aid trained.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Meticulous with good planning and organising abilities.
- Proficient in MS Office.
- Candidates with the relevant experience working in school’s science laboratories and managing maths manipulatives will be preferred.
