Example job roles: Assistant Technician, Assistant Archaeologist, Laboratory Assistant
Level: Developing/SkilledÌý
Experiences
Activities and responsibilities likely to be required when working at this level
Health & Safety responsibilities
- Engaging with local, national, or international organisations outside of academia
- Identify, investigate, sample, record and process range of dataÌý
- Understand and follow safe working practice, safety paperwork and reporting hazards
Core responsibilities
- Contribute to delivery of commissioned projects for industry-based clientsÌý
- Assist with training of students and junior staff
- Provide support for the delivery of public events and engagementÌý
- Contribute to meetings
- Assist with stock control, equipment and storesÌý
- Operate simple equipment following instruction or SOPs
- Organise laboratory spaces and archives
- Report faults or damage to equipment and assist with simple maintenance tasks
- Assist with the induction of new staff
- Liaise with external bodies and suppliers
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Personal and professional development
Development options to consider when working towards this level
Learning on the job
- Develop technical skills and knowledge
- Awareness of relevant standards and guidance
- Build experience of project types, tasksÌý
- Develop application of your technical skills in a commercial/industry settingÌý
- Refine record keeping accuracy
- Develop observational skills
- Develop teamworkingÌý
- Develop methodological approaches
Learning from othersÌýÌý
- Shadow experienced members of the team in the working environment
- ÌýAsk for feedback on your workÌý
- Discuss with your peers complex problems and learn from their responses
Formal learning
- Join a professional body to gain wider sector awareness and engagement
- Sector relevant Health & Safety training, Dignity at Work
- Relevant degree, apprenticeship or sector training programme
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
Presenting and communicating informationÌý
- Speaking fluently
- Explaining concepts and opinions
- Articulating key points of an argument. Presenting and public speaking
- Projecting credibility
- Responding to an audience
Developing results and setting customer expectations
- Focusing on customer needs and satisfaction
- Setting high standards for quality
- Monitoring and maintaining quality
- Working systematically
- Managing quality processes
- Maintaining productivity levels
- Driving projects to success
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
“Career Pathway roles are indicative and are not intended to be a description of the role in terms of responsibilty and duties.