Child Life Assistant-Child Life Program-Mount Sinai Hospital-Part-time day
Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY
•Onsite
About The Position
The Child Life Assistant supports the Child Life Specialist in organizing and implementing recreational activities for pediatric patients to meet their developmental needs. The role helps create a child-friendly environment and provides emotional support to families and caregivers, as well as developmental support to children. Work includes maintaining safe, clean activity spaces and equipment, supporting special programs, and communicating relevant observations to the supervising Child Life Specialist.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- At least 3 months of experience working with children with special needs and their families.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Arts degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Obtain census reports from Nursing and coordinate activities for appropriate age groups.
- Organize the activity room with age-appropriate toys and equipment, and provide group activities under the supervision of the Child Life Specialist.
- Assist with coordinating special programs and services, including pet therapy, meditation, closed-circuit television, knitting, parties, and other special events.
- Maintain activity rooms in a clean, neat, and orderly manner.
- Ensure toys and equipment are used properly and safely; promptly report broken or faulty items to the appropriate party.
- Assist the Child Life Specialist with requesting and maintaining toys and equipment in activity rooms.
- Promote a child-friendly environment on the unit.
- Follow infection-control policies and procedures for cleaning and lending toys and equipment.
- Provide emotional support to families and caregivers and developmental support to children.
- Provide guidance to volunteers in activity rooms as needed.
- Observe children’s behavior and communicate pertinent information to the supervising Child Life Specialist.
- Assist in determining whether individual children’s needs should be addressed by medical professionals.
- Distribute materials to patients according to policy.
- Attend Child Life meetings as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
