Job Summary:
Greene Street Friends School seeks an enthusiastic, responsible, and developmentally minded Lead Counselor to serve as a core classroom leader in Greene Street Summer Friends, the School’s Preschool–Kindergarten summer program for children ages 3–5.
The Lead Counselor is responsible for fostering a joyful, safe, and engaging classroom environment rooted in inquiry, play, and community. Working in close partnership with an Assistant Counselor, the Lead Counselor designs and facilitates daily learning experiences aligned with GSFS’s early childhood philosophy, emphasizing social-emotional development, creativity, exploration, play-based and experiential learning, and strong relationship-building.
This is a seasonal, full-day summer position ideal for educators, camp professionals, graduate students, or youth development practitioners seeking meaningful work with young children in a mission-driven school setting.
The successful candidate will demonstrate reliability, warmth, sound judgment, and a strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student well-being.
Employee Classification
Exempt
Position Type/Work Hours
Full-time
Reports to:
Director of Auxiliary Programming
Supervisory Responsibilities:
May provide guidance to Assistant Counselor and support Junior Counselors or Counselors-in-Training (if assigned)
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