Child Life Activity Coord - WOO Child Life - 001

Job description

We are searching for a Child Life Activity Coordinator — someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you'll provide a comprehensive play program with a focus on ensuring opportunities for normal growth and development, normalization/mastery of the environment, peer to peer support by encouraging family and peer interaction, and healing experiences through play. Job Duties & Responsibilities: Normalizes the hospital environment and supports developmental needs Prioritizes patient play/activity needs through daily report or verbal consults as evidenced by unit leadership team observation Provides developmentally appropriate environments and activities for patients of all ages served within the activity coordinator’s area Develops play-based programming based on the patient population and facilitates planned normalization activities Encourages socialization and interaction between patients and families Maintains the concept of the activity areas as ‘safe’, welcoming, and supportive places by ensuring that medical procedures/examinations occur outside of the activity area and by encouraging self-expression and interaction between patients and families Encourages c...