Child Life Specialist - Red Deer, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services

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Red Deer, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Your Opportunity:

Description:

As a Child Life Specialist, you will plan, develop, implement, coordinate and evaluate developmental and normalization activities including therapeutic play programs in order to further the social, emotional, intellectual and physical growth of children and adolescents.

You will assess, research, plan, implement and evaluate appropriate play and developmental activities/interventions for children and families (both individual and in group settings).

You will provide therapeutic play programs designed to reduce stress, help clients cope with hospitalization, promote development and independence.

You will help prepare children for diagnostic, medical and surgical procedures through hospital play, demonstrations and discussions and introduce coping strategies and techniques to assist children and families during procedures.

You will also provide diversion experiences and facilitate special events.

Classification: Child Life Specialist
Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
Unit and Program: Step Up Step Down
Primary Location: Step Up Step Down Youth AMH
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Multisite
FTE: 0.

80

Posting End Date: 21-FEB-2024

Employee Class: Regular Part Time

Date Available: 11-MAR-2024

Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 8
Shift Pattern: Days
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $37.35
Maximum Salary: $49.73
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of bachelor's degree in Child Life, Education, Psychology or other related field.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Experience with planning/facilitating therapeutic group programs for youth and families. Demonstrates ability to teach/deliver educational material to families in an engaging/meaningful way. Experience in prioritizing referrals from multiple program areas/units is necessary. Demonstrates ability to function independently and within a multidisciplinary team. Demonstrates an understanding of Family Centered Care. Must have experience in data collection/outcome measures and program evaluation. Minimum 2 years' experience working with youth that display emotional or behavioral concerns, addiction/mental health diagnoses. Experience in managing crisis situations, motivational enhancement, therapeutic milieu, recreational therapy is an asset. Program development and advocating experience is also an asset.

Preferred Qualifications:

Non-violent Crisis Intervention, First Aid, CPR, SPRAM. Experience working within Connect Care or other electronic health record system. Experience working with other interdisciplinary team members.