Caaa-424 Laboratory Technician

Located in a heritage site, a building constructed in 1908, home to 10,000 students and 2,000 faculty and staff, Dawson College provides an enriching, vibrant, and stimulating work environment. The college’s strategic vision of collaboration, innovation, and creativity helps foster a career focus on personal and professional development. With the widest variety of program choices among English language colleges, the College reflects Montreal’s unique character by virtue of the diversity of its students, staff and faculty. Dawson is a leader in sustainability practices in the education network. As a public sector institution, Dawson offers its employees generous working conditions and benefits and an opportunity to contribute to the future of our society.
- Dawson College is centrally located at Atwater metro (green line). There are several bus routes that service the area. In addition, Dawson is right next to a bike path, if that is your preferred method to commute. Non-salaried benefits include but are not limited to:
- Defined benefits pension plan
- 13 statutory holidays and a summer schedule
- Professional development funding and opportunities
- Access to College courses
- Health and Dental Insurance*
- Annual vacation bank*
- Annual bank of sick days*
- Eligibility is established by the Collective Agreement

Nature of the work:

- The principal and customary work of the employee in this employment class consists in assisting the teaching personnel in the preparation, presentation, supervision and evaluation of laboratory work, field work and workshops.
- Specifically, the employee supports the students who come to the Centre de langue écrite et orale - CLÉO for assistance to prepare for the épreuve uniforme de français (EUF) exam.**Responsibilities**:
- Oversee the day to day operations and supervision of the Center;
- Monitor and provide appropriate assistance to students in French, particularly for the EUF exam;
- Assist teachers in the development of activities, workshops, and participate in such initiatives;
- Provide computer related assistance to work in French;
- Arrange student appointments, and ensure that attendance system is ready for students;
- Prepare the schedule;
- Submit student attendance data to teachers;
- Maintain equipment performing minor cleaning, repair and adjustments and/or placing service calls, as needed;
- Maintain an inventory of resources and supplies;
- Preparation of digitization of audio and video material;
- Assist in the administration of Language Placement and other testing;
- In close cooperation with IST, help identify computer updating needs;
- Upload and test language computer programs;
- Research available technologies and resources;
- Perform other related duties.

**Requirements**:

- Qualifications:

- To have a diploma of college studies (DEC) in an appropriate specialty or a diploma or an attestation of studies which is recognized as equivalent by the competent authority.
- Conditions:
- Advanced communication skills in French (testing may be required)
- Intermediate verbal English skills (testing may be required)
- Solid experience in French literature and working with EUF exam
- Excellent familiarity with computer software for language instruction in French
- Basic skills in Word and Excel (testing may be required)
- Testing will take place from July 17th to August 4th and interviews will take place the week of August 7th.

**Comments**:
Please note that a cover letter addressed to Laura Smith is mandatory. If your work experience has changed since your last visit, be sure to attach an updated resume.