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Posted: 22-Jul-25
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Internal Number: 148331614
Position Summary/ Department Summary: Schedule: Four, 10 hour days (one of which would be every other Saturday)
Child Life Specialist - Oncology (inpatient)
The Oncology/Hematology Department is seeking a compassionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a Child Life Specialist for the One Mission Resource Room. In this role, you will be responsible for planning and coordinating daily support activity programs for patients and their families. You will also play a crucial role in assisting patients and families with their psycho-social adjustment to hospitalization by understanding their needs and providing appropriate guidance. This includes conferring with staff to offer psycho-social support and making necessary referrals to our multidisciplinary team. Strong written communication skills are necessary, as you will be drafting correspondence with donors, families, and other staff members. Additionally, you may be involved in preparing reports and records on program activities. As a member of our Resource Room and interdisciplinary team, you will contribute to fostering an environment of kindness and teamwork and engaging with the patients in play when needed. Join us in making a difference in the lives of our patients and their families.
Key Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications Education:
Experience:
Licensure/ Certifications: Certification in Child Life Specialist 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.
Child Life Specialist - Oncology (inpatient)
The Oncology/Hematology Department is seeking a compassionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a Child Life Specialist for the One Mission Resource Room. In this role, you will be responsible for planning and coordinating daily support activity programs for patients and their families. You will also play a crucial role in assisting patients and families with their psycho-social adjustment to hospitalization by understanding their needs and providing appropriate guidance. This includes conferring with staff to offer psycho-social support and making necessary referrals to our multidisciplinary team. Strong written communication skills are necessary, as you will be drafting correspondence with donors, families, and other staff members. Additionally, you may be involved in preparing reports and records on program activities. As a member of our Resource Room and interdisciplinary team, you will contribute to fostering an environment of kindness and teamwork and engaging with the patients in play when needed. Join us in making a difference in the lives of our patients and their families.
Key Responsibilities:
- Organize and promote patient/family focused programming
- Initiate and maintain connection with patients and families on a daily basis
- Create and prepare special events, milestones and celebrations
- Prepare or assist in preparing proposal for funding and/or funding continuation from outside sponsors
- Support families visiting the Resource Room by answering questions, making appropriate referrals and providing available resources
- Serve as a member on the interdisciplinary team
- Draft written communication and promotional literature
- Interact and maintain liaison with staff, faculty and outside/community agencies in facilitating program objectives
Minimum Qualifications Education:
- 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.
Experience:
- 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.
Licensure/ Certifications: Certification in Child Life Specialist 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.
The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.
Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes 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.
About Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital is a 395-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children's offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age.
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