VanDusen Botanical Garden - Accessions Clerk

The accession clerk works closely with VanDusen’s Interpretation Coordinator (botanist). The accessions clerk will be responsible for keeping the Plant Collection Records, VanDusen's custom database, up to date. This will include: accessioning new plant acquisitions, researching correct taxonomy, scientific and common names, family, and nativity; updating records to reflect new plantings, nursery propagations, bed renovations and the results of bed inventories; and producing reports from the Plant Collection Records for various parties. In addition, he/she will manufacture laminated display labels for the Plants-to-See display, and at times he/she will manufacture metal accession tags using Fotofoil metal etching technology, and make plastic display labels for plants in the garden using a Brother P-touch electronic label machine.

Required skills:
The ideal candidate for this job will have completed some course work in botany or horticulture. They should have excellent plant identification skills (or, alternatively, demonstrated observation/research skills), a good understanding of botany, botanical nomenclature and careful spelling. They should be competent with either Word or WordPerfect. Personally, he or she needs excellent attention to detail, the ability to work independently but to follow instructions carefully, and excellent communication skills.

$16.30 per hour plus 16% in lieu of benefits. CUPE 15 classification: Clerk II.
Funded by the Park Board, City of Vancouver.
Part-time, one day per week throughout the year (somewhat flexible).
Start date as soon as possible.
*Preference will be given to Candidates interested in accepting both positions (Labelling Assistant and Accessions Clerk) as there is considerable overlap in duties. Posted: Feb. 24/06.

How to Apply:

Submit resume, covering letter and availability (preferably in electronic format as an email attachment) to the attention of:

Cindy Sayre, Interpretation Coordinator, VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, V6M 4H1

Email: cindy.sayre@vancouver.ca

Posted by Hardeep Rai at 4:49 PM on March 2, 2006