Top 114 Child life specialist Jobs in Denver, Co

Child Life Specialist
Children's Hospital Colorado —Highlands Ranch, CO
- $54,790.77 - $82,186.16 a year
- Part-time
- Surgery
- Bachelor of Science
- Inpatient
- Wellness program
- 403(b) matching
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Children's Hospital Colorado —Aurora, CO
- $23.54 - $35.31 an hour
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Children
- Social Work
- Wellness program
- 403(b) matching
School Age Systems Specialist
State of Colorado —Denver, CO
- $72,084 - $86,496 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Background check
- School experience
- 7 years
- Free parking
- Paid holidays
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CONTRACT Young Child Mental Health Specialist
Warren Village Inc. —Denver, CO
- $42 an hour
- Online Application
- LMFT
- Classroom
- Spanish
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Early Intervention Care Navigator
State of Colorado —Denver, CO
- $57,708 - $66,000 a year
- Online Application
- Hybrid work
- Background check
- Mid-level
- Office
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Early Learning Behavior Specialist
Hope House Colorado —Arvada, CO
- $22.12 - $26.92 an hour
- School experience
- Classroom
- Spanish
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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ABC Nannies & Domestics —Denver, CO
- $40 - $45 an hour
- Full-time
- CPR Certification
- English
- Mid-level
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
Intensive In-Home Therapist
Denver Children's Home —Denver, CO
- $58,000 - $59,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Hybrid work
- Background check
- CPR Certification
- Experience working with individuals with disabilities
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Child Care Specialist
Soar Autism Center —Aurora, CO
- $21.50 - $28.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Computer literacy
- High school diploma or GED
- Paid training
- Paid holidays
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Child Care Specialist
Soar Autism Center —Englewood, CO
- $21.50 - $28.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Computer literacy
- High school diploma or GED
- Paid training
- Paid holidays
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Youth Program Specialist
Soar Autism Center —Aurora, CO
- $21.50 - $28.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- High school diploma or GED
- Clinic
- Loan repayment program
- Health insurance
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Child Care Specialist
Soar Autism Center —Centennial, CO
- $21.50 - $28.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Computer literacy
- High school diploma or GED
- Paid training
- Paid holidays
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Child Care Specialist
Soar Autism Center —Littleton, CO
- $21.50 - $28.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Computer literacy
- High school diploma or GED
- Paid training
- Paid holidays
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Youth Program Specialist
Soar Autism Center —Englewood, CO
- $21.50 - $28.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- High school diploma or GED
- Clinic
- Loan repayment program
- Health insurance
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Youth Program Specialist
Soar Autism Center —Centennial, CO
- $21.50 - $28.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- High school diploma or GED
- Clinic
- Loan repayment program
- Health insurance
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Youth Program Specialist
Soar Autism Center —Littleton, CO
- $21.50 - $28.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- High school diploma or GED
- Clinic
- Loan repayment program
- Health insurance
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Early Childhood Provider
Soar Autism Center —Aurora, CO
- $21.50 - $28.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Applied behavior analysis
- High school diploma or GED
- Loan repayment program
- Health insurance
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Early Childhood Provider
Soar Autism Center —Englewood, CO
- $21.50 - $28.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Applied behavior analysis
- High school diploma or GED
- Loan repayment program
- Health insurance
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Early Childhood Provider
Soar Autism Center —Littleton, CO
- $21.50 - $28.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Applied behavior analysis
- High school diploma or GED
- Loan repayment program
- Health insurance
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Early Childhood Provider
Soar Autism Center —Centennial, CO
- $21.50 - $28.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Applied behavior analysis
- High school diploma or GED
- Loan repayment program
- Health insurance
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Child Life Specialist

Children's Hospital Colorado -
Highlands Ranch, CO

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Job Details

Part-time | Full-time
$54,790.77 - $82,186.16 a year

Benefits

Wellness program
403(b) matching
Paid parental leave
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Vision insurance
403(b)
Life insurance

Qualifications

Collaborate with healthcare professionals
Student supervision
Emotional support for children
Bachelor's degree in social work
Electronic health records (EHR) management
Educational events
Bachelor of Science
Emotional support for clients
Mental health interventions
Working with pediatric populations
Care documentation
Clinical social history assessment
Mid-level
Psychological support for patients
Emotional support for patients
Professional development support
Education
Evidence-based practice
Counseling
Special events experience
Quality improvement
Psychology
Fundraising
Emotional safety support
Patient family and caregiver education
Adolescents
Multidisciplinary team collaboration for treatment planning
Child assessment
Educational program planning
Bachelor's degree in education

Full Job Description

Job Overview

The Child Life Specialist (CLS) works in health care and community settings to address the psychosocial, emotional, and family concerns that accompany the illness and injury of infants, children, adolescents, and youth. The CLS utilizes developmentally appropriate information, procedure support, emotional processing, play, self-expression and empowerment to improve the coping and adjustment of patients and families. As a member of the psychosocial team, the CLS collaborates with the multidisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure that emotionally safe, family-centered care is being provided to patients and families. In addition, the CLS takes an active role in developing and maintaining resources, planning, and facilitating special events and providing educational opportunities throughout Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO) and the community.

This position will cover South Campus that includes surgery, Inpatient, Radiology, Clinics, CCBD and ED/UC.

Duties & Responsibilities

Applies formal and informal techniques to assess patient/family acuity and psychosocial risk while adapting services to meet the patient/family's needs, goals, and preferences. Collect, interpret, and integrate relevant data into psychosocial assessment and plan of care.
Provides education on the scope of child life services, the impact of healthcare on development, providing developmentally appropriate and emotionally safe medical care and professional boundaries for primary unit/population.
Provides guidance, feedback, and professional skill development opportunities for child life students.
Considers the impact of diagnosis, procedures, and treatment. Incorporates into interventions the anticipated impacts of illness, injury, and healthcare experiences.
Facilitates basic interventions which allow children/youth to express feelings, process upsetting events, and explore positive coping skills while creating opportunities which strengthen the patient’s self-esteem, independence, and understanding of medical diagnosis and care.
Utilizes best practice and/or evidenced-based practice to ensure high level of care.
Facilitates basic interventions including psychological preparation and/or procedure support to infants/children/youth undergoing medical procedures or surgeries to improve coping and understanding.
Implements short-and long-term plans, resources, and/or programming to provide support for patients and families; monitors progress and evaluates overall developmental response to hospitalization and/or medical care.
Collaborates with internal and external CHCO organizational partners and participates in special events including fundraising efforts, to foster hospital engagement.
Documents in the patient electronic medical record to meet regulatory and departmental documentation and productivity requirements.
Participates in departmental committees, quality improvement, professional development, and/or research initiatives/programs related to child life services.

Minimum Qualifications

Degrees
- Bachelor of Science
Area of Study
- Child Life, Child Life Dev, Counseling Psychology, Social Work, or Education.
Experience
- Successful completion of 600 hours of child life internship under the direct supervision of a certified child life specialist.

Licenses & Certifications
- Cert Child Life Specialist

Schedule/Shift

Thursday/Friday 8a-4:30p and every 4th weekend (Sat/Sun) 10:30a-7p
PT 20hrs

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $54,790.77 to $82,186.16

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

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