Pediatric Play & Development Coordinator

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking a Child Life Activity Coordinator to provide a comprehensive play program aimed at normal growth, peer support, and healing experiences through play in a fast-paced hospital setting.

You will normalize the hospital environment, plan bedside activities, and work with the interdisciplinary team to meet individualized goals while maintaining a safe space and engaging volunteers to support the program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 1 year experience with children preferred.

Responsibilities

• Normalizes the hospital environment and supports developmental needs.
• Prioritizes patient play/activity needs through daily report or verbal consults as evidenced by unit leadership team observation.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to assess individualized patient care goals that can be met through normalizing play.
• Provides developmentally appropriate activities at bedside.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and well‑organized activity room environment.
• Conducts scheduled volunteer orientation and supports the volunteers’ learning.
• Works collaboratively with the Office of Philanthropy to generate goodwill for the child life program.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills that promote free expression of ideas and viewpoints, by acknowledging value in others’ perspectives, and using conflict resolution techniques in a direct manner when appropriate while maintaining a positive working environment.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking a Child Life Activity Coordinator to provide a comprehensive play program aimed at normal growth, peer support, and healing experiences through play in a fast-paced hospital setting.

You will normalize the hospital environment, plan bedside activities, and work with the interdisciplinary team to meet individualized goals while maintaining a safe space and engaging volunteers to support the program.