Child Life Specialist Lead-family & Volunteer Services

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Main Campus, OH, United States
On-site
Child development knowledge
Patient and family needs assessment
Psychosocial impact of hospitalization
Nationwide Children's Hospital is seeking a Child Life Specialist Lead to oversee child life services and support families' psychosocial and developmental needs. The role involves supervising a team, developing programs, and managing operational tasks within the hospital

Job Summary

  • Supervises a team of child life specialists, providing guidance and support and performing the responsibilities and competencies of the child life specialist as required.
  • Develops and implements programs, resources, and interventions to support the development of identified child life skills and meet the needs of patients and families.
  • Participates in or leads the recruitment, training, supervision, and evaluation of program staff members, professional students, and volunteers.

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Nationwide Children's Hospital is seeking a Child Life Specialist Lead to oversee child life services and support families' psychosocial and developmental needs. The role involves supervising a team, developing programs, and managing operational tasks within the hospital.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • child development knowledge
  • patient and family needs assessment
  • psychosocial impact of hospitalization
  • program development and implementation
  • staff supervision and management

Nice-to-have

  • quality improvement initiatives
  • research project participation

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in child life, child development or related field
  • Certification in Child Life (CCLS)
  • Five years of experience in child life programming
  • Experience in program planning
  • Supervision of others experience
  • Educational mentorship experience
  • Teaching experience

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