Laboratory Assistant

Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook – Hinchinbrook NSW Laboratory Assistant Start Date: Tuesday, 27 January 2026 Application Closing Date: Saturday, 22 November 2025 Employment Type: Part-Time, Permanent (45 hours per fortnight) About Our School Good Samaritan Catholic College is a diverse, dynamic community confident in the call to develop the gifts of love, justice, mercy, generosity and compassion through the education of young people. Our College is co-educational and caters to over 1300 students from Year 7 to Year 12. Our College motto 'Journeying with Compassion' derived directly from the 'Parable of the Good Samaritan' provides the underlying ethos of the College's Mission Statement. Why Work for Sydney Catholic Schools Joining Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) means being part of NSW's largest Catholic education community, with over 145 schools and 74,000 students. We offer job mobility, career diversity, and extensive professional development programs. We offer: competitive remuneration: up to $93,150. Base salary ranges from $71,578 to $83,170. Salary calculated on averaged conditions (generally only required to work during school term time) salary packaging of up to $15,900 annually up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students ongoing training and development opportunities discounts on gym classes and memberships, activewear, healthy meals, and wellbeing products generous Employee Referral Program. About You Good Samaritan Catholic College Hinchinbrook is seeking an enthusiastic and suitably experienced Laboratory Assistant who is passionate about science to support our science faculty. Responsible to the Leader of Learning Science, the Laboratory Assistant maintains adequate operational systems and oversees the effective day-to-day running of science resources. The position is responsible for providing a safe teaching and learning environment and ensures administrative tasks are completed. You must be able to demonstrate: the capacity to safely and effectively prepare science practicals and experiments the ability to use RiskAssess and be able to accurately assess risk assessments the ability to use Chemwatch or be willing to learn a sound understanding of Workplace Health and Safety requirements including the safe management, storage, handling and labelling of hazardous material the capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team and at times autonomously a willingness to undergo any relevant training appropriate for the role commitment to supporting a positive religious and cultural Catholic School environment. Application Process Click 'Apply' to submit your application, including: current CV & cover letter three referees, including your current employer/principal (where applicable) and your last principal. Applicants are advised that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Any offer of employment with Sydney Catholic Schools is subject to screening completed by the Central Office People & Culture Services team. If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People & Culture Services team on 8*** (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri). Statement of Commitment to Child Safety Click here to access SCS' Statement of Commitment to Child Safety and join us in creating a culture of child safety and wellbeing. Working With Children Check (WWCC) This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment. SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds. #J-18808-Ljbffr