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School-age Childcare Counselor (Lafayette Elementary)
School-age Childcare Counselor (Lafayette Elementary School)
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 Lafayette Elementary School. This is a year-round, part-time position starting September 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 Counselor 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:
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Part-time, non-exempt, up to 23 hr/week position during the school-year; may work summers as well
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Monday - Friday; hours between 2:30pm - 6:00pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 1:00pm - 6:00pm on Wednesdays
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Due to your schedule, you can work some or all of these days; please let us know
School-age Care Childcare Counselor duties:
- Leads 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
- Mentors and leads School-age Childcare Counselors and to the Associated Recreation Council School-age Director
School-age Care Childcare Counselor qualification:
- 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:
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Starting pay: $22.00
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Full Pay Range: $22.00-25.30/hr (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 new hire paperwork
- $200 after the successful completion of 90 days of employment
- $200 after the successful completion of 120 days 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.
Qualifications
Salary : $22 - $25
