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 West Seattle at Lafayette Elementary School (Hiawatha Community Center). This is a year-round, part-time position starting September 2023. 

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 2:30pm - 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 duties:

• 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: Lafayette Elementary School

Pay Rate: $21.00/hr; part-time position

Benefits:

• Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST)

• Paid Holidays

• Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications