Child Life Specialist (Inpatient Surgical)

Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Location
Boston
Job Type
Part-Time
Posted
July 08, 2026

Job Description

Position Summary: 36 hours a week. Child Life Specialist. Inpatient Surgical.

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.
  • Minimum Qualifications
    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.
  • Experience:
  • 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 excellen...
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