Child Life Specialist

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital; Tendring; Sur place; GBP 23 000 - 37 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital is seeking a part-time Child Life Specialist to support patients and families in a pediatric setting. The role requires a bachelor's degree in Child Life, Child Development or related field, and a Master’s degree is preferred; BLS is required.

The position involves evening and weekend hours, strong customer service, group facilitation, and excellent interpersonal communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Child Life, Child Development or closely related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• BLS (AHA Basic Life Support) certification required.
• Thorough knowledge of child development and ability to assess individual needs with appropriate interventions.
• Internship completion may be required before credential exam.

Responsabilités

• Assists patients, families and care teams in identifying psychosocial and developmental factors impacting care.
• Delivers a range of therapeutic modalities and interventions.
• Exhibits strong customer service, interpersonal communication and group facilitation skills.
• Manages time and resources effectively while maintaining flexibility.

Connaissances

Customer service

Group facilitation

Interpersonal communication

Time management

Creativity

Oral & written communication

Computer applications

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Child Life/Child Development

Master’s degree preferred

Description du poste

Part-time - 20 hour week, Evenings/Weekends Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital is a premiere clinical and academic health system, providing expert pediatric care for infants, children and teens with some of the most challenging medical problems. Ranked in multiple specialties by U.S. News & World Report, we provide access to innovative treatments and therapies. With more than half of the 259 beds in our teaching hospital devoted to intensive care level services, we are the regional pediatric referral center for Florida's west coast. Physicians and community hospitals count on us to care for critically ill patients and perform complex surgical procedures.

Schedule: 20 hour week, Evenings, Weekends

• 2 - 10 hour days (Sunday & Wednesday) or
• 2 - 7 hour + 1 - 6 hour day (Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday)

Part-time - 20 hour week, Evenings/Weekends Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital is a premiere clinical and academic health system, providing expert pediatric care for infants, children and teens with some of the most challenging medical problems. Ranked in multiple specialties by U.S. News & World Report, we provide access to innovative treatments and therapies. With more than half of the 259 beds in our teaching hospital devoted to intensive care level services, we are the regional pediatric referral center for Florida's west coast. Physicians and community hospitals count on us to care for critically ill patients and perform complex surgical procedures.

Schedule: 20 hour week, Evenings, Weekends

Options

• 2 - 10 hour days (Sunday & Wednesday) or
• 2 - 7 hour + 1 - 6 hour day (Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday)

Position Summary

The Child Life Specialist assists the patient, family, and health care team in identifying the psychosocial and developmental factors which impact the health care experience for the patient and family. This position requires competency in a wide range of therapeutic modalities allowing for a combination of diverse interventions. The Child Life Specialist must exhibit and deliver strong customer service skills with patients, families, students, volunteer staff and the health care team. Also required are effective group facilitation skills, strong interpersonal communication skills, a high degree of creativity, effective time and resource management, flexibility, strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to learn and utilize computer applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Child Life, Child Development or closely related field; Master’s degree preferred
• Child Life Certification: Employee who has completed internship will have one year from date of hire to sit for and successfully pass the Child Life Certification Exam
• Thorough knowledge of child development and the ability to assess with visual and auditory acuity and respond effectively to the individual, age specific needs with high quality child life interventions
• AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) required

Salary Range: Minimum $ 22.68/hour - Maximum $ 36.29/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

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