Child Life Specialist, Behavioral Health | Boston Children's Hospital

HERC - New England
Boston, MA
Full-time

Job Summary This Child Life Specialist will be responsible for : Participating in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitating adjustment to health care experiences for patients on our Behavioral Health cohort.

Serving as member of multidisciplinary team. Delegating work assignments to volunteers and participates in clinical training of student interns.

Working 40 hours per week : four 10 hour days per week, with one weekend shift required per month. To qualify, you must have : Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Child Life, or a closely related field with a concentration in child life.

600-hour Child Life internship under the supervision of a certified child life specialist. General skills to resolve problems requiring the use of child development theory, professional child life principles, and experienced ?

based knowledge. Well-developed writing skills, and excellent communication skills including conflict resolution to effectively work as a team member.

Child Life Certification required within 1 year of hire. Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes.

Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.

30+ days ago
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