Executive Director

Making great memories for kids before and after school

Green Lake School Age Care Program (GLSA) is seeking an exceptional leader for a role that is equal parts child development champion and business executive. Our next Executive Director will serve as the steward of a joyful, high-quality, social-and-emotional-learning-based program that shapes how children experience before- and after-school care while also running a financially fit organization with long term strategy in mind.

This is a rare opportunity for someone who is as comfortable reviewing a P&L statement or negotiating a vendor contract as they are observing a classroom and coaching a teacher on social-emotional learning practices. The strongest candidates will bring proven organizational and financial management skills together with a genuine, hands‑on commitment to child development, education, and family partnership.

GLSA is a state-licensed, nonprofit, social-and-emotional-learning-based child care program dedicated to creating meaningful relationships with children and working alongside families to help raise caring, socially aware, happy, and emotionally intelligent young people. We use research-based communication tools to create a safe, fun, and supportive environment for the ~70 five- through twelve-year-old children in our care each day.

We provide before- and after-school care primarily for children from Green Lake Elementary School in Seattle, Washington, from September through June, and a theme-based summer camp from late June through August. Our center occupies a large, dedicated space in the lower level of the Green Lake United Methodist Church.

GLSA is committed to serving a diverse population of children and families. We value the diversity of our families' cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds and strive to create a program that challenges bias and honors all families' beliefs and practices. We adapt our space and program so that all children can participate fully.

GLSA is looking for a leader who pairs solid business acumen with a genuine commitment to social-emotional learning and shares the core values of the GLSA community. Minimum qualifications reflect the baseline every candidate must meet; preferred qualifications describe the strongest possible fit but are not required to apply. Immediate or near-term availability is strongly preferred for this role.

• Meets Washington State child care center Director qualifications under WAC (3)(a): at least 18 years old; at least two years of experience as a teacher of children in a licensed early learning program; at least six months of experience in administration or management; and either an ECE state certificate or equivalent (verified in DCYF's MERIT workforce registry), or 45 completed college quarter credits in early childhood education core competencies.
• Demonstrated experience managing organizational budgets, financial reporting, and day-to-day business operations
• Experience hiring, supervising, and evaluating staff, including documented performance management
• Experience building program-wide strategy and managing through change and ambiguity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for working with a Board of Directors, families, staff, and school or community partners
• Ability and willingness to work agreed-upon evening and weekend hours, and to travel locally for organizational tasks

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field; a Master's degree is preferred
• 3-5 years of experience in a Director or Assistant Director role at a high-quality child care facility
• Prior experience with nonprofit board governance, fundraising, or grant…