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Experiences

Activities and responsibilities likely to be required when working at this level

Health & Safety responsibilities

• Report faults or damage to equipment or infrastructure and assist with simple maintenance tasks under supervision
• Promote and follow safe working practices
• Understand and follow safety paperwork, with the ability to identify and report hazards
• Conduct routine compliance tasks under supervision
• Maintain good housekeeping, assisting with waste disposal procedures and cleaning activities under supervision

Core responsibilities

• Contribute to meetings
• Make suggestions to improve the service
• Contribute to and support change
• Assist with stock control and stores operations under supervisionÌý
• Assist with record keeping, inventory and asset management under supervision
• Assist in moving/relocating instrument and equipment
• With a high level of accuracy, prepare routine reagents and materials adhering to standard operating procedures where necessary
• Operate simple equipment following instructions or standard operating procedures and interpret simple results under supervisionÌý
• Assist with calibration and testing of instruments/equipment, following instructions and standard operating procedures under supervisionÌý
• Organise laboratory spaces in preparation of scheduled activities
• Set up and operate equipment following well-established procedures under supervision
• Support teaching and training of students in technical skills
• Organise learning spaces in preparation of scheduled activities
• Provide basic demonstration and support to students in the laboratory space with safe working practicesÌý
• Assist with the induction of new staff
• Assist with Laboratory Efficient Assessment Framework (LEAF) award application
• Conduct manual handling of instruments and equipmentÌý
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Personal and professional development

Development options to consider when working towards this level

Learning on the job

• Liaise with stakeholders e.g., senior members of the team and studentsÌý
• Develop an understanding of essential processes and procedures under supervisionÌý

Learning from othersÌýÌý

• Shadow senior members of the team in the working environment
• Expand knowledge of other classes do not come under the current remitÌý
• Join a Community of Practice

Formal learning

• ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Arena 1 qualification
• Health and safety training
• Accreditation/certification from a recognised professional bodyÌý

Transferable skills and competencies

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº uses the Universal Competency Framework (UCF) to discuss transferable skills. Find out moreÌýdetails on the framework.

Relating and networking

• Building rapport
• Networking
• Relating across levels
• Managing conflict
• Using humour

Working with people

• Understanding others
• Adapting to the team
• Building team spirit
• Recognising and rewarding contributions
• Listening
• Consulting others
• Communicating proactively
• Showing tolerance and consideration
• Showing empathy
• Supporting others
• Caring for others
• Developing and communicating self-knowledge and insight

Presenting and communicating information

• Speaking fluently
• Explaining concepts and opinions
• Articulating key points of an argument. Presenting and public speaking
• Projecting credibility
• Responding to an audience
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¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Ways of Working

These describe expected behaviours in line with ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº culture and values.Ìý For Ways of Working indicators and steps to development please refer to theÌýWays of Working website.Ìý