10/1/2025 11:55 PM Pacific
Date Posted 9/4/2025 Contact Human ResourcesNumber of Openings Not Specified Salary Pay Range
4217.20 - 5447.87 Monthly Length of Work Year See Job Description Employment Type Full Time About the Employer
Barstow Community College is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution with 58% of our students identifying themselves as LatinX (44%) or African American/Black (14%). Tucked away in the Mojave Desert, BCC offers the tools to improve the lives of our students, their families, and our community. We are seeking individuals to join our team that are fully committed to transformational, culturally responsive education in a collegial and collaborative student-centered environment.
Job Description / Essential Elements: PrintINSTRUCTIONAL LAB ASSISTANT - SCIENCES
Barstow Community College
Salary: $4,217.20 - $5,447.87 Monthly
Location: BARSTOW, CA
Job Type: FULL TIME
Job Number: 00344
Department: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Division: INSTRUCTION SUPPORT
Opening Date: 09/03/2025
Closing Date: 10/1/2025
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: CL
Barstow Community College is an open-access, comprehensive two-year institution serving a diverse student population in the Mojave region of San Bernardino County, California. The College's campus is located in the City of Barstow, California, situated in California's high desert, between Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Established in 1959, the Barstow Community College District (BCCD) encompasses a vast service area, stretching from the Nevada border on the East to Kern County on the West, and from Inyo County in the North to the San Bernardino Mountain range in the South. BCCD serves the communities of Barstow, Lenwood, Newberry Springs, Daggett, Yermo, Hinkley, Ludlow and Baker. The institution also maintains a satellite learning center at the U.S. Army National Training Center in Ft. Irwin, California, which serves military personnel and their families.
Barstow Community College is committed to providing an equitable, accessible, and affordable education to its diverse student body, including local, military, distance education, and historically marginalized student populations. Through a variety of high-quality and comprehensive degree, certificate, and job skills training programs, we provide holistic student support with clear and diverse educational pathways that provide students with life-long learning and networking opportunities, critical thinking skills, and success in a globalized world.
Barstow Community College serves as a hub of innovation and educational excellence, fostering a culture of growth, partnership, and inclusion as the premier college of the California High Desert.
SUMMARY
Provides technical and instructional assistance to students involved in technical or scientific disciplines that include laboratory settings designed to further their knowledge. Sets up, demonstrates, oversees, and designs, tests, or simulation situations to support learning in compliance with student lab requirements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Works with students individually and in class-sized groups to enhance their learning. Provides direct assistance in the use of equipment and materials needed for instruction as well as orienting students to the laboratory. Sets up established laboratory experiences for students as required by course outline or faculty direction.
• Works with faculty/instructional administrator to design, construct, modify or rebuild equipment, modules, experiments that will be used in the classrooms/laboratories in a division comprised of various related but different subject areas. Provides technical assistance to students, faculty and staff; troubleshoots and diagnoses problems with equipment; may assist in setting up laboratories.
• Assists instructors in the classroom/laboratory concurrently with lecture or discussion. May actually perform more dangerous and/or complex procedures for students.
• Receives study and simulation modules from faculty members, then facilitates small groups of students who are participating in the exercises.
• Administers learning simulations, tests, and quizzes to students as provided by instructors in class or lab environment. Assists instructors by administering make-up tests.
• Designs, constructs and/or fabricates equipment, modules, and experiments that will assist the instructor in the delivery of desired instructional outcomes.
• Acquires, maintains, and inventories equipment, materials, and supplies such as but not limited to, wood and wood products, metal items, live and preserved biologic specimens, etc., and written materials required for student instructional needs. Performs repairs on equipment and learning assistance devices. Checks out and maintains control over tools, equipment, supplies, materials used by students. May be required to maintain contact with appropriate vendors.
• Over the telephone or in person provides students, staff, instructors and public with information relating to specific programs. May take messages for students or instructors who are working in the area. May copy materials for distribution for students.
• Maintains records of laboratory activity, including typing forms or inputting data or otherwise retaining information regarding the acquisition, maintenance and distribution of tools, equipment, materials, supplies, and/or written materials. This includes document to support the handling of hazardous or dangerous materials, substances, and chemicals.
• Provides for the general cleanliness and security of the laboratory or shop work area. Handles and disposes of harmful or hazardous materials according to specific instructions relating to their disposal. Participates in providing for a safe environment for the conduct of the laboratory. Reports maintenance problems as they occur.
• Oversees the work of student helpers. Coordinates their activities in support of the instructional goals. Trains student helpers in appropriate technical aspects of their work. May maintain records for pay purposes.
• Proctors exams including those from on-line, or distance learning courses.
• Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSThe position requires specialized knowledge of the principles, practices, procedures, and techniques of the assigned subject area (e.g., sciences). Requires a well-developed knowledge of instructional methods and techniques. Requires in-depth knowledge of laboratory or workshop procedures, organization, equipment, tests, experiments, and simulations. Requires a working knowledge of the handling and treatment of harmful chemicals, substances, and equipment, depending on the type of lab. Requires sufficient reading, math, and writing skills to perform individual and small group tutoring. Requires sufficient human relations skill to facilitate learning with small groups and to convey technical concepts to others. Requires sensitivity to the needs and needs and behavior of student of various ethnic, racial and cultural backgrounds.
ABILITIES
Requires the ability to carry out the responsibilities of the position including deliver instruction to small groups, design and set up laboratory assignments, experiments, simulations, and tests, as well as student projects. Must be able to maintain the lab and equipment in a safe and organized manner, including the handling of hazardous or dangerous materials and equipment as required for some labs. Requires the ability to instruct students in the use of equipment and programs. Requires the ability to perform routine record keeping and report writing duties. Must be able to organize and prioritize work and manage time effectively. Must be able to communicate in both formal and informal setting with students, instructors, and other interested parties. Must be able to coordinate the activities of work study students. May require the ability to perform work assignments at all College locations.
PHYSICAL ABILITIES
Requires sufficient ambulatory to move to work stations. Requires sufficient arm, hand, finger dexterity in order to use a personal computer keyboard and other office equipment. Requires normal hearing and speaking skills to communicate with staff and students in one-on-one and small group settings. Requires visual acuity to read numbers and words and to observe students perform tests and assignments.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Work is performed indoors where significant safety considerations exist from physical labor, handling of medium weight, yet, awkward materials, and handling of chemicals.
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The position requires an Associates Degree in the science area being supported and two years of experience. Some positions may require a Bachelor's degree or 18 units of upper division coursework in the subject matter.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
May require a valid driver's license.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The Barstow Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. Barstow Community College District is committed to hiring a staff that is sensitive to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, disability, political affiliation, age, or veteran status.
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