Employment Opportunities

Part-Time Bookkeeper

Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve is seeking a part time bookkeeper to work approximately 16 hours per week. Typical duties include: payment of invoices, reconciling bank accounts, managing designated accounts, processing online payments, and report preparation. Experience with non-profit bookkeeping preferred. Applicants will be expected to pass a brief bookkeeping competency test administered by the Preserve.

To apply please email a letter of interest and resume to Executive Director Miles Arnott arnott@bhwp.org

Description: Internships in Native Plants and Public Gardens

Start date: May or June, 2019

Length of internship: 10-12 weeks; 40 hours/week, may include one weekend day

Hourly wage: $10.00

Applicant requirements: Currently enrolled student with 2 years of college or equivalent; background/strong interest in botany, horticulture, environmental studies

Application deadline: February 15, 2019

Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve offers up to three (3) paid summer internship to qualified applicants interested in education and native plant horticulture in public gardens. The 134-acre Preserve in beautiful New Hope, PA features nearly 800 species of native plants along 2.5 miles of trails that traverse woods, meadow, pond and stream. Internship categories are as follows:

Programs & Collection Interns work closely with the Education Coordinator and other Preserve staff and receives in-depth training in:

Public education and interpretation
Native plant propagation
Land management
Trail maintenance

The Native Plant Horticultural Intern works closely with the Preserve’s Nursery and Curatorial staff and receives in-depth training in:

Collection of native plant seeds of local ecotypes
Native plant propagation
Planting newly acquired species on the grounds
Display garden maintenance
Public education and interpretation

Field trips to other botanical gardens, native plant nurseries and natural areas are offered to round out interns' understanding of plants and public gardens. Interns also attend educational programs at the Preserve and complete an individual research or work project.

Who should apply:

Applicants must be currently enrolled in school, have completed at least 2 years of college, or the equivalent, with background and a strong interest in botany, horticulture and/or related environmental studies. Applicants should be capable of rigorous outdoor work including lifting, digging, and sustained walking.

Applications available here: BHWP 2019 Internship Application_Fillable. Initial screening will be based upon this application and a cover letter only. Final selections will be based on personal interviews. Please be sure to indicate which internship you are applying for. Please return applications and cover letter by February 15, 2019 via email to Kelly Joslin.

Kelly Joslin, Education Coordinator

Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve

P.O. Box 685 New Hope, PA 18938

215-862-2924 x 102 joslin@bhwp.org