Recreational Coordinator, Relief

Stanford Medicine Children's Health•Palo Alto, CA

6h•$35 - $40•Onsite

About The Position

The Recreation Coordinator is responsible for planning, implementing and overseeing developmentally appropriate play activities and interactions in the all LPCHS playrooms, at the bedside, in designated waiting rooms, and other assigned areas. This position interviews, orients, trains, evaluates competence and oversees Child Life volunteers. Assists with the planning and implantation of special events/visitors, orders and maintains playroom supplies, creates activity schedule and assists with donations.

Requirements

Associate's degree in work-related field
One (1) year of progressively responsible directly related work experience.
Ability to assess and meaningfully interact with infants, children youth and families.
Ability to provide a safe, therapeutic and healing environment for infants, children, youth and families.
Ability to develop and evaluate services.
Ability to implement services within the structure and culture of the work environment.
Ability to foster effective working relationships and build consensus.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
Ability to communicate with others in all formats: written, oral, interpersonal.
Ability to display independent judgment and initiative.
Ability to establish and sustain relationships with staff members and a variety of internal and external working groups and individuals.

Responsibilities

Maintains safe ratio/space for patients and families (IV pole, wheelchair accessibility, etc.)
Plans and implements group activities for patients and families which are developmentally appropriate and based on needs assessment in the LPCHS playrooms, play spaces, waiting rooms, bedside, and other designated areas.
Assists in the planning, coordination and facilitation of special events and special visitors.
Shares observations of child's developmental, physical and emotional behavior, along with relevant family information, with the other members of the Child Life and Creative Arts team verbally and/or through our child life hand off process.
Interviews, orients, trains, evaluates competence and oversees Child Life volunteers.
Assists with acceptance of donations and other donation related responsibilities.
Provides developmentally appropriate play activities and orientation to Child Life Services for patients at bedside.
Provides and maintains age-appropriate supplies in compliance with safety and infection control policies, assists in inventory control, ordering of supplies and storage of supplies.
Develops, edits, prints, and distributes playroom calendar, flyers for events and banners for Get Well TV .
Evaluates programs and services. Records statistics and other data needed for program evaluation.
Develops new program/initiatives to meet patients' needs.
Collaborates with media coordination team to set up patient activities.
Assists in development of best practices for play and programming standards.