This advertisement is recruiting for the position of Science Lab Assistant.
If successfully selected, you will be seconded to MOE primary school located in Woodlands Ring Road.
Contract Period: from 05 January 2026 to 31 December 2026.
Option to Extend: for a further period from 04 January 2026 to 31 December 2027.
Personnel to be deployed at the following hours :
- Mondays to Thursdays: 8:30am to 6:00pm, inclusive of 1hr lunch break.
- Fridays: 8:30am to 5:30pm, inclusive of 1hr lunch break.
- Service not required on Saturdays, Sundays, gazetted public holidays, School Holidays and School Closures.
The services required are set out as the follows:
Teaching and Learning
- Prepare materials, apparatus and Science labs for the conducting of Science experiments including the hydroponics system (including vertical hydroponics), veggie towers, vermicomposting and mushroom cultivation.
- Assist teachers in science-related activities in the lab during lessons and enrichment lessons if required.
Maintenance
- Ensure that the Science apparatus, equipment, teaching and learning resources are in serviceable conditions including reporting of damages to science level hard and head of department.
- Administer the maintenance of the school eco-garden including reporting the conditions of the plants to science level head and head of department.
- Arrange for feeding fish in the pond at eco-garden.
- Administer the maintenance of the Hydroponics system including reporting of damages and faults to science level head and head of department.
- Assist the Science HOD in the monitoring of the inventory for Science apparatus, equipment, teaching and learning resources.
School events
- Assist teachers in preparation of activities for Science club and science-related events.
Personnel shall minimally have the following qualifications, skills and experience:
- Full GCE N or O Level certificate or its equivalent.
- Good communication and inter-personal skills.
- Good team player with high level of initiative.
- Preferably certified in basic First Aid, CPR and AED.
- Preferably with relevant 5 years of work experience in primary school laboratory.
- Previous experience with hydroponics, veggie towers, vermicomposting and mushroom cultivation is preferred.
