Child Life Specialist

About the role

We're seeking a compassionate and skilled Child Life Specialist to join our multidisciplinary healthcare team. In this vital role, you'll directly impact the lives of pediatric patients and their families during challenging times, helping transform the hospital experience through therapeutic play and thoughtful preparation.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively to address the developmental, psychosocial, and intellectual needs of our youngest patients and their families.
• Implement therapeutic medical preparation programs designed to reduce anxiety and bring a sense of normalcy to the hospital environment.
• Supervise, organize, and direct age-appropriate therapeutic play experiences that help children cope, understand, and heal.
• Play a leadership role in shaping the next generation of child life professionals by orienting, training, and supervising students and volunteers assigned to your unit.

Requirements

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's Degree required. Minimum 1 year of previous experience in Child Life, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Psychology, or related fields.
• Certifications: Child Life Professional Certification (required before hire). CPR-BCLS certification.
• Essential Qualities: Strong ability to handle confidential information with discretion. Professional demeanor and appearance. Passion for supporting children and families through healthcare experiences.

Position Details

• Shift: Days.
• Relocation Assistance: Allowance varies.

About 11th Hour Service

The Talent Management Center (TMC) is a fully equipped headhunting, search, and recruitment service that serves external industry clients as well as the Federal Advisory practice of 11th Hour Service. The expertise of the TMC delivers permanent placement of full-time professionals from junior resources to C-Suite executives in the following industries: Clinical Healthcare – Healthcare & Clinical Recruitment Hospitals, Clinics, Outpatient, and In-Home Care: Clinical Leadership Physicians Advanced Practitioners Nursing Medical Imaging & Radiology Medical Assistants Behavioral Health Finance & Accounting – Audit, Operations & CFO (Assurance, Advisory, M&A, Tax) Salesforce, ServiceNow, Cloud Platform integrations (AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle, SAP) Federal Government Contracting – Defense, Civilian, and Intelligence Enterprise Resource Planning Integration – Functional and Technical Software Development, IT, & Cyber Security Logistics & Supply Chain Management Sales & Marketing Executives