Description

If you have school-age childcare programming experience and enjoy teaching young minds, Associated Recreation Council (ARC) has a role for you as a School-age Childcare Counselor in Seattle at Genesee Hill Elementary School (Hiawatha Community Center). This is a year-round, part-time position starting January 2024. 

ARC, in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation, serves Seattle by offering access to licensed childcare and a variety of recreational and lifelong learning programs, classes, and activities. In this role, School-age Childcare Counselors will share their talents with the community and teach children ages 5-12 years old during the after-school program.

Our programs provide a fun, creative, safe, and welcoming environment for children to learn, play, and grow.

Schedule:

• Part-time, non-exempt, up to 23 hr/week position during the school-year; may work summers as well

• Monday - Friday; hours between 2:00pm - 6:00pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 1:00pm - 6:00pm on Wednesdays

• Due to your schedule, you can work some or all of these days; please let us know

School-age Childcare Counselor Responsibilities:

• Assists the lead teacher with leading daily curriculum activities with a classroom of children ages 5-12 years old
• Models appropriate behavior and provides opportunities for social and emotional growth
• Ensures a ratio of 1:10 (staff to children) is maintained as much as possible to ensure that children are safe and accounted for
• Reports to the Associated Recreation Council School-age Director

School-age Childcare Counselor qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older

• Must have High School Diploma, GED, college transcripts or other secondary education

• At least one year of experience working with children between the ages of 5-12 years old in a recreation or childcare setting is highly preferred

• One year experience supporting and following curriculum activities with a large group of children is highly preferred

• DCYF requirements to be completed after hire to include providing MMR vaccination record, TB skin test, MERIT portable background check and WA state food worker's card etc.

Location: Genesee Hill Elementary School

Pay Rate: $22.00/hr; part-time position

• Full Pay Range: Over time, the employee in this role may earn up to $25.30/hr with additional years of service

Benefits:

• 12 Paid Holidays
• 401K if eligible
• Pre-tax Employee/Employer Contribution Transit Plan
• ARC Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST)
• Employee Assistance Program

The new hire signing bonus will be paid out in three (3) installments.

• $200 after the successful completion of 30 days of employment
• $200 after the successful completion of 60 days of employment
• $200 after the successful completion of 90 day of employment

We are actively prescreening and interviewing for this role, so if this role is a good fit for you and you want to learn more about it, please apply now

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