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Child Life Assistant Per diem (Waltham, MA)

Boston Children's Hospital
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 Mar 2025

About the role

Status

Part-Time

Standard Hours per Week

1

Job Posting Category

Clinical

Job Posting Description

Location: Waltham, MA

Child Life Assistant (Per diem) 
1. Organizes and facilitates play programs and activities to meet individual and group needs.
2. Develops and maintains supportive relationships within therapeutic boundaries with patients and families.
3. When needed escalates observations and interactions to the child life specialist.
4. Assists in purchasing, restocking, and maintaining supplies for Child Life Programming.
5. Maintains appropriate infection prevention and control and safety standards for patient care needs.
6. With direction from child life specialists, assists in delegating routine tasks to assigned volunteers.

Education: High-school diploma and/or GED 

  • Frequent lifting and carrying patients and/or objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
  • Regular sitting, stooping and bending.
  • Regular reaching and grasping objects at, above and below shoulder level.
  • Regular grasping and fine manipulation with hands.

Office/Site Location

Waltham

Regular, Temporary, Per Diem

Per Diem

Remote Eligibility

Onsite Only

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Company

Boston Children's Hospital

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