SUMMER REC AIDE POSITION OPEN THROUGH MAY 19th!

King County Parks’ Recreation Aide Program provides leadership training and first-time employment opportunity to youth in underserved King County Communities. To date, the WCTP has hired and trained 150+ recreation aides to support programs in White Center and Skyway. 

Recreation Aides support Summer Sack Lunch and Art in the Parks programs and lead recreational activities like games, arts and crafts, and athletics for groups of children and teens in a variety of settings. Positions open annually each spring.

In addition to assisting with the Lunch Program, the aides also work daily in the Teen Program Learning Garden and at family community events such as Night Out Against Crime and Movies in the Park.

Summer 2024 you can catch the Rec Aides at three sites:

Steve Cox Memorial Park Community Center (1321 SW 102nd St 98146) July 1st – August 16th: Mondays – Fridays from noon – 2pm.

Skyway Park Picnic Shelter (12010 71st Ave S 98178) July 2nd – August 15th: Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon – 2pm.

Thurnau Memorial Park Picnic Shelter (11050 10th Ave SW 98146) July 1st – August 16th: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from noon – 2pm.

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Check out our YouTube Channel!

Don’t miss the top Rec Aide Video of all time: Comet on a stick! All you need to create your own comet is a few sheets of aluminum foil, ribbon (various colors), a popsicle stick or chopstick, and scissors.

Create a winter scene with a polar bear using a hand-shaped base. You’ll need paper, markers, glue, and scissors.

Need a little more Monster in your life? The Recreation Aides of the White Center Teen Program are here to help. In partnership with the King County Library System Fall book giveaways, the Recreation Aides have been recording some of their favorite children’s books. First up (and read with permission from Sourcebooks) Jaden narrates “How to Catch a Monster” by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton. 

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Can you win it in a minute? The Recreation Aides of the WCTP have three squeaky-new video challenges up on the WCTP YouTube page.