Location

Locations: Throughout the City of Seattle at school- and community center-based locations. We have open positions in all sectors of the city.

Application Deadline Date

December 1 2026

Audience

Undergraduate Students

Early Childhood Education Specialization

Special Education

Salary

$22.00-$25.30

Benefits

12 Paid Company Holidays ARC Paid Sick and Safe (sick time) 401K Retirement plan (if eligible) Transit Contribution Plan Employee Assistance Program

Position Description

If you have school-age childcare programming experience and enjoy teaching young minds, Associated Recreation Council (ARC) has multiple roles across the city of Seattle for you as a School-age Childcare Counselor. This is a year-round, part-time position starting ASAP.

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:

• Part-time, non-exempt, up to 25 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 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 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.

Pay Rate: 

• Starting pay: $22.00/hr
• 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 Company Holidays
• ARC Paid Sick and Safe (sick time)
• 401K Retirement plan (if eligible)
• Transit Contribution Plan
• 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.