Child Life Activity Coordinator - Cancer & Hematology Center

Texas Children's; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's is seeking a Child Life Activity Coordinator for the Cancer & Hematology Center. You will oversee play programs, create safe activity areas, and support patient growth and healing through play throughout care.

The role emphasizes collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, planning activities, coordinating volunteers, and ensuring infection-control compliant environments in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• One year of experience with children in hospital or clinical settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize patient play and activity needs via daily reports, consultations, and team collaboration.
• Develop and facilitate developmentally appropriate play programs and events for patients of all ages.
• Create welcoming, safe activity areas that encourage self-expression and family involvement.
• Plan weekly and monthly calendars of activities and events.
• Provide bedside toys and activities based on patient needs and referrals.
• Respond to activity consults and referrals within established time frames.
• Collaborate with the team to set individualized patient care goals through play.
• Maintain inventory, monitor purchases, and support budget adherence.
• Ensure activity areas and materials are clean, safe, and infection-control compliant.
• Train and supervise volunteers to support safe patient activities.
• Coordinate with Volunteer Services to support volunteer satisfaction and participation.
• Participate in meetings and professional development opportunities.

Skills

Patient play coordination

Developmental play programs

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Volunteer supervision

Infection-control awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

At our company, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values of Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust, we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day. As Child Life Activity Coordinator - Cancer & Hematology Center, you'll provide a comprehensive play program that supports normal growth and development, socialization, and healing through play. You'll create safe, engaging, and developmentally appropriate experiences that help patients and families feel supported throughout their care journey.

• Prioritizes patient play and activity needs through daily reports, verbal consultations, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team
• Develops and facilitates developmentally appropriate play-based programs, activities, and special events for patients of all ages
• Creates welcoming, safe, and supportive activity areas that encourage self-expression, family involvement, and peer interaction
• Plans weekly and monthly calendars of developmentally appropriate activities and special events
• Provides bedside toys and activities based on patient needs and interdisciplinary team referrals
• Responds to activity consults and self-referrals within established time frames
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to identify individualized patient care goals that can be supported through normalizing play
• Assesses school-services eligibility, educates families, and initiates services for eligible patients
• Maintains activity-room inventory, monitors purchases, manages supplies, and supports budget adherence
• Ensures activity areas, toys, and games are clean, organized, safe, and compliant with infection-control and visitor policies
• Safely assists patients to and from activity rooms and special events and communicates identified safety concerns to leadership
• Trains, guides, and supervises volunteers to support safe, engaging, and effective patient activities
• Collaborates with Volunteer Services to support volunteer satisfaction, retention, and participation
• Participates in staff meetings, departmental initiatives, performance-improvement activities, and professional-development opportunities
• Builds positive working relationships with patients, families, volunteers, and interdisciplinary team members
• Promotes department and organization-wide activities and responds to correspondence in a timely, professional manner
• Coordinates the volunteer dog program, when assigned, including volunteer support, safety and infection-control compliance, staff education, and program operations

• Bachelor's degree required
• One year of experience working with children in a hospital or non-hospital environment preferred