Job Description
Position Summary: Temporary maternity leave coverage July 2026-December 2026. 30 hours a week. Child Life Specialist, Autism Center.
Key Responsibilities:
The Child Life Specialist will:
Education:
Certification in Child Life Specialist required within 1 year of hire for all new hires.
Key Responsibilities:
The Child Life Specialist will:
- Participate in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitate adjustment to health care experiences in the intensive care unit
- Serve as member of multidisciplinary team.
- Delegate work assignments to volunteers and participate in clinical training of student interns.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Child Life, or a closely related field with a concentration in child life.
- 600-hour Child Life internship under the supervision of a certified child life specialist.
- General skills to resolve problems requiring the use of child development theory, professional child life principles, and experienced‑based knowledge.
- Well-developed writing skills, and excellent communication skills including conflict resolution to effectively work as a team member.
Certification in Child Life Specialist required within 1 year of hire for all new hires.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Boston, MA |
Skills
- Autismunmatched
- Child Developmentunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Conflict Resolutionunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Healthcareunmatched
- Intensive Careunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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