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Environmental Stewardship Opportunities

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Botanical Garden Docent

Days: Vary	Hours: Vary
Season: Year-round	Job site: Bellevue Botanical Garden
Length of commitment: Two Years	Reports to: Botanical Garden Society
Work environment: Outdoors/Indoors	State Patrol check required: Yearly
Training available

Primary Responsibilities:
Conduct tours of the Botanical Garden for special groups and the general public. Have a thorough understanding of the Garden’s history, purpose and goals. Membership in the Bellevue Botanical Garden Society and completion of the initial docent training program is required. Docents must agree to guide a minimum of four tours per year and take two-hour weekend shifts about eight times a year. Attend twice-monthly educational meetings between January and mid-November.

Desired Qualifications:

Enjoyment of gardens and an ability to convey that enjoyment.
Ability to communicate with all ages and stages of visitors.
Physical ability to walk all of the garden paths.

For more information about this position, please email bbgsoffice@bellevuebotanical.org or call 425-451-3755. To apply, please download, complete and submit the following to the Bellevue Botanical Garden Society at P.O. Box 40536, Bellevue, WA 98015-4536.

The City of Bellevue provides volunteer opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual preference and/or disability.

Contact Information

Bellevue Botanical Garden Society Volunteers
12001 Main Street
Bellevue, WA 98005
Contact: Lisa Scott
Phone: 425-452-2750
E-mail: lscott@bellevuewa.gov

Related Links

Bellevue Botanical Garden External Web Link