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School-age Childcare Lead Counselor (Queen Anne Community Center) 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 Lead Counselor in Seattle at Queen Anne Community Center. This is a year-round, part-time position starting September 2025. 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 Lead 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: * 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 School-age Childcare Lead Counselor Responsibilities: * 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 Childcare Lead Counselor Qualifications: * Must be 18 years of age or older * Must have High School Diploma, GED, college transcripts or other secondary education * Must have 1-2 years of experience working with youth in a recreation setting or childcare setting * Experience with working with 5-12 year olds in a group setting (1:10 ratio) * Experience developing and leading programs and activities such as: arts and crafts, organized games, cultural activities, drama, music, story hour, sports, and other special projects and events Location: Queen Anne Community Center Starting Pay: $23.00/hr (Non-exempt) (Depending on experience) Full Salary Range: $23.00-26.45 (Over time, the employee in this role may earn up to $26.45/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 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.