Child Life Manager

Job Overview

The Child Life Manager provides leadership to the child life team and oversees the design, implementation, and evaluation of child life programs, policies, and procedures. This role uses evidence-based practices to guide decisions and advocates for the emotional safety of patients and families in partnership with the multidisciplinary care team. The manager also collaborates with leaders across departments and campuses to support organizational goals and meet the needs of patients and families.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages daily department operations, ensuring policies, procedures, and guidelines are followed, and utilizes evidence-based practices.
• Selects, trains, and evaluates team members, fostering a worker-friendly environment that promotes growth and culture change.
• Develops and communicates departmental strategic plans and annual goals to align with organizational priorities.
• Provides clinical expertise, guiding team members in delivering developmentally appropriate care and monitoring progress.
• Serves on committees and leads research, quality improvement projects, and communicates initiatives across the enterprise.
• Manages staff and financial resources to meet patient and department needs while staying within budget constraints.
• Resolves escalated, complex operational and patient/family issues, ensuring solutions address underlying problems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees: Master's Area of Study Child Life, Child Development, Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Education or related field
• Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of experience in providing child life services in a healthcare setting with one (1) year of experience in a leadership role
• Licenses & Certifications: Cert Child Life Specialist

Minimum Requirements

• Masters Degree
• Child Life, Child Development, Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Education or related field
• Five (5) years of experience in providing child life services in a healthcare setting
• One (1) year of experience in a leadership role
• Certified Child Life Specialist

Schedule/Shift

M-F (Based on dept needs and could include weekend coverage)

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience. Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $97,718.13 to $146,577.19

Relocation Eligible

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Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career. As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April. Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.