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

Core responsibilities

• Contribute to meetings
• Make suggestions to improve the service
• Contribute to and support change
• Assist with stock control and stores operations
• Assist with record keeping, inventory and asset managementÌý
• Conduct portering/manual handling duties
• Operate simple equipment following instruction or standard operating procedures
• Organise laboratory spaces in preparation of scheduled activities
• Report faults or damage to infrastructure
• Set up and operate equipment following well-established procedures
• Set up lab coats and laundry

Personal and professional development

Development options to consider when working towards this level

Learning on the job

• Gain awareness of how to use basic IT applications
• Conduct lab inductions for PhDs students and staff (to consider size of the lab and hazard level)

Learning from othersÌýÌý

• Work shadow colleagues to gain an understanding of new or different work practices
• Join a Community of Practice
• Access mentoring support from a colleague or local mentoring scheme

Formal learning

• Manual handling training
• First Aid training
• Fire Warden training

Transferable skills and competencies

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

Planning and Organising

• Setting objectives
• Planning
• Managing time
• Managing resources
• Monitoring progress.

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

Following instructions and procedures

• Following directions
• Following procedures
• Time keeping and attending
• Demonstrating commitment
• Showing awareness of safety issues
• Complying with legal obligations.

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