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Job descriptionAgency Department of Education and Training Work unit Katherine High SchoolJob title Laboratory Technician Designation Administrative Officer 3 96%Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 18/02/2026Salary $64,102 - $68,876 Location KatherinePosition number 43296 RTF Closing 18/01/2026Contact officer About the agency Apply online APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOURTERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.Information for applicants inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plansThe NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodatespeople with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process orjob, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, goto the OCPE website.Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, goto the OCPE website.Primary ObjectiveProvide technical and administrative support to the teachers in the science laboratories, including the preparation of laboratoriesfor practical lessons in accordance with Work Health and Safety Guidelines.Context StatementKatherine High School is the only government secondary school in Katherine. It provides an educational service to students fromYear 7 to Year 12. In the Senior Years students are provided with multiple achievement pathways to ensure they receive theeducation most appropriate to their needs. The school caters to a diverse population from a range of different social, educational,and diverse cultural backgrounds. Katherine High School has an offsite program, Katherine Flexible Learning and EngagementCentre and provides an alternate program for disengaged and at-risk teenagers in the Katherine area. The school takes greatpride in its inclusive practices and works hard to live up to our core values: Inclusion, Respect, Effort and Resilience.Key Duties and Responsibilities1. Maintain, prepare, and clean up equipment, chemicals and apparatuses for lessons and experiments.2. Responsible for accurate and timely chemical stock take, ordering of stock and other required items for the Science facultyas per Department of Education and Training procurement guidelines.3. Ensure the health and safety guidelines are adhered to and the faculty first aid kits are maintained. Conduct the safety auditsand ensure all safety procedures and displayed clearly.4. Undertake data entry and retrieval of school data systems to ensure accurate maintenance of all manual and computerizedstudent records, and asset registers.5. Liaise with external companies and service providers to support administrative and educational tasks of the Science Facultyand school administration team as required.Selection CriteriaEssential1. Ability to develop and maintain working partnerships with internal and external stakeholders and work closely with teammembers to achieve results as an effective Science Faculty.2. Ability to communicate effectively with people and students from diverse cultural, religious, and socio-economicbackgrounds.3. Demonstrated experience in the management of dangerous goods, chemicals, and apparatus'' as per the Work Health andSafety procedures of the laboratory.4. Demonstrated computer literacy skills, including the effective use of various office applications such as databases andspreadsheets to support the management of asset registers, chemical registers, procurement processes, student data entry,and ICT applications required for communication.Ability to monitor own performance and tasks against expected outcomes, deadlines, whilst in a busy work environment.Further InformationThe successful applicant must have no significant criminal record confirmed by a Police Criminal History check and have, or be inthe process of obtaining, a current Working with Children Card and current First Aid Certificate and Dangerous Goods andHazardous Substances training.