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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Tuesday-Friday 11am-8:30pm; every other Saturday 12pm-8:30pm
Posted Date
02/04/2025
Salary Range: $35.24 - 46.45 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
indefinite
Job #
22037

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As our Child Life Specialist, you will create and maintain developmentally appropriate environments for infants, children, youth and family for inpatients and outpatients at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. You will  provide opportunities for psychological preparation, procedural support and appropriate medical play for patients and their siblings receiving services.  You will also utilize developmental knowledge to guide patients in appropriate coping mechanisms.  

Along with a highly skilled and experienced staff, you will function as part of the medical team to ensure patients and families experience a family-centered and emotionally supportive environment.  You will create and provide activities to promote group/self-expression, peer interaction and normalization as well as opportunities for continued development through play, art, music and social interaction. 

Salary Range: $35.24-$46.45 Hourly

Job Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in Child Life, Child Development, Family Studies or closely related field 
  • Completion of formal 600 hour internship in Child Life is required
  • Child Life Specialist certification is required within 18 months of hire
  • Experience working with typically developing children is required 
  • Experience working with hospitalized children is required
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and rapport building skills are required
  • Must have basic computer knowledge


As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.