Office Assistant (Work Study)

Horticulture Department
Part time, seasonal, non-benefitted position

Salary
$9.62 to $12.00 hourly

Schedule
19 hours per week. Monday - Friday, between the hours of 8am & 5pm; flexible, will work with school schedule.

Job Summary
This Work Study position assists the Horticulture Department’s Plant Records and/or Administrative personnel with botanical research, data entry, and other office tasks.

Responsibilities
Visitor service (receives, greets and directs visitors to appropriate people or building)
Scans invoices and documents and files them appropriately
Assists with word processing and data entry
Plant data research
Photo editing and labeling
Outdoor tasks such as photography, bloom date collection, and plant label placement
Plant label assembly, cleaning, and organizing
May assist with greenhouse watering, inventory, etc.
This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalency required. One year full-time customer service experience or equivalency, demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills also required.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Preferences
Botany, horticulture or gardening experience. Database experience. Office experience.