Child Life Aide
About the role
Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families. With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the hospital’s “Santa’s Workshop” during the month of December, including accepting and processing in-kind donations, greeting and assisting families as they arrive, stocking donation tables with age-appropriate toys and gifts, keeping up with workshop décor, and assisting volunteers assigned to Santa’s Workshop.
- Assist the Donor Development staff with processing mail, finalizing acknowledgment letters to include folding, stuffing, and filing.
- Provide group recreation programs and individualized activities in coordination with Child Life and Therapeutic Recreation specialists for hospitalized children and adolescents.
- Oversee volunteers and central activity area to maintain a safe and inviting environment.
- Coordinate special events and programming for patients as well as sorting of toy donations received by the hospital.
Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED
- Current full vaccination status
- Ability to work in a fast paced and consistently changing environment
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
Pay
Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.