Clinical Herbalist
Employer: Island Life Expeditions
Location: Black Creek, British Columbia
NOC: 32209 – Other practitioners of natural healing
Number of positions: 1
Employment: Permanent, full-time
Hours: Minimum 30 hours per week guaranteed
Wage: $20.00/hour
Start date: as soon as possible
Language: English
Work arrangement: On site

Island Life Expeditions is expanding its outdoor adventure and tourism services to include holistic wellness and nature-based wellness experiences.
We are seeking a professionally trained Clinical Herbalist / Phytotherapist to assist in developing and delivering herbal wellness services, client consultations, educational programs, herbal preparations and nature-based wellness experiences.
The successful applicant will have comprehensive professional education in Western herbal medicine, supervised clinical training, practical herbal product-making experience and previous professional healthcare or client-care experience.
This is a hands-on and client-facing position. Work must be completed in person at locations designated by the employer. Remote work is not available.

Responsibilities

The Clinical Herbalist / Phytotherapist will:
• Conduct individual herbal wellness consultations and obtain relevant client health, lifestyle and wellness information.
• Assess clients' wellness needs within the practitioner's professional scope of practice.
• Develop individualized herbal wellness recommendations using principles of Western herbal medicine and clinical herbal practice.
• Educate clients regarding medicinal herbs and their traditional and contemporary applications.
• Provide information regarding appropriate herbal preparation, use, precautions, contraindications and potential herb-drug interactions.
• Prepare and formulate herbal products, including tinctures, teas, infusions, salves, lotions, compresses and other herbal preparations.
• Maintain accurate and confidential client consultation and wellness records.
• Recognize circumstances requiring referral to an appropriate regulated healthcare professional.
• Assist with the organization and operation of an herbal dispensary, including inventory, storage, labelling and preparation of herbal products.
• Research medicinal plants,



botanical ingredients and traditional and contemporary herbal applications.
• Develop and facilitate educational workshops and demonstrations relating to Western herbal medicine, medicinal plants and holistic wellness.
• Develop educational materials and programming for herbal and nature-based wellness experiences.
• Participate in outdoor and nature-based wellness programs at locations designated by the employer.
• Assist in developing wellness experiences that integrate herbal education, nature, outdoor recreation and holistic wellness.
• Maintain appropriate sanitation, preparation, storage and product-handling procedures.
• Maintain current professional knowledge relating to herbal safety, contraindications and clinical herbal practice.
• Collaborate with Island Life Expeditions staff and other wellness professionals in developing and delivering wellness tourism programs.

Education

College/CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 2 years or more.
Applicants must have completed professional training in:
• Phytotherapy;
• Clinical herbal medicine;
• Western herbal medicine; or
• A closely related professional herbal medicine program..

Clinical training

Applicants must have substantial supervised clinical practice training as part of their herbal medicine education.
Training should include experience in:
• Client intake and consultation;
• Herbal assessment;
• Herbal formulation;
• Herbal safety and contraindications;
• Client documentation;
• Development of individualized herbal recommendations; and
• Recognition of circumstances requiring referral to other healthcare professionals.

Herbal preparation experience

Applicants must have formal training or demonstrated practical experience preparing herbal products, including several of the following:
• Tinctures;




• Herbal teas and infusions;
• Salves;
• Lotions;
• Compresses; and
• Other topical or internal herbal preparations.
Knowledge or experience relating to the organization and operation of an herbal dispensary is required.

Experience

Applicants should have previous professional experience in herbal medicine, healthcare, clinical care, patient care or a closely related client-care environment.
Experience in nursing or another healthcare environment is considered a strong asset.

Knowledge

Applicants should have demonstrated knowledge of:
• Western herbal medicine;
• Clinical herbal practice;
• Medicinal plants;
• Anatomy and physiology;
• Herbal preparations and formulation;
• Herbal safety;
• Contraindications and precautions;
• Potential herb-drug interactions;
• Client assessment and documentation;
• Confidentiality;
• Professional boundaries;
• Protected preparation, handling and storage of herbal products; and
• Appropriate referral to regulated healthcare professionals.

Skills and personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication;
• Excellent written communication;
• Active listening;
• Client focused;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Professional judgement;
• Dependability;
• Organized;
• Accurate;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Ability to work independently;
• Ability to work collaboratively;
• Strong health and safety awareness;
• Comfortable working directly with clients; and
• Comfortable working in both indoor and outdoor environments.

Languages

English required.
Additional language skills are considered an asset where relevant to communicating with international tourism clients.

Work setting

The position will involve a combination of:
• Herbal consultation and client services;
• Herbal preparation and dispensary work;
• Wellness education;
• Workshop development and delivery;
• Program development; and
• Outdoor and nature-based wellness programming.

Workplace information

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location designated by the employer. There is no option to work remotely.

📌 Herbalist (Black Creek)
🏢 Island Life Expeditions
📍 Black Creek