Top 142 Child life specialist Jobs in Illinois

Child Life Specialist I, Full-Time, Evenings
UChicago Medicine —Chicago, IL
- Full-time
- Master's degree
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's degree
PERFORMANCE MONITORING & EXECUTION SPECIALIST
State of Illinois —Chicago, IL
- $6,460 a month
- Full-time
- Bilingual
- Background check
- Master of Social Work
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
10d
CHILD PROTECTION SPECIALIST
State of Illinois —Naperville, IL
- $6,768 - $9,337 a month
- Overtime
- Bilingual
- Background check
- Master's degree
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
5d
Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) - Methodist
Carle Health —Peoria, IL
- $22.82 - $38.11 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- Word processing
- Computer literacy
- Data analysis skills
- Health insurance
CONSENT AUTHORIZED AGENT
State of Illinois —Chicago, IL
- $6,589 - $9,541 a month
- Full-time
- Bilingual
- Background check
- Office
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
12d
School Psychologist (PSY) - School - (PSY - School)
AMN Healthcare —Lake Zurich, IL
- $2,668 - $2,749 a week
- School experience
- Doctoral degree
- Mid-level
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
BILINGUAL FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Children s Home Association of Illinois —Peoria, IL
- $21.81 - $22.76 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- High school diploma or GED
- Driver's License
- Children
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Case Management Specialist (Bilingual in Spanish Required)
Resilience —Chicago, IL
- $53,000 - $55,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Hybrid work
- Background check
- Spanish
- Hospital
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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1d
Home Visiting Family Specialist - (PI)
Henry Booth House —Chicago, IL
- $40,000 - $50,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Bilingual
- Background check
- Up to 50% travel
- Mileage reimbursement
- Health insurance
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YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST - 2ND SHIFT (YF)
Children s Home Association of Illinois —Peoria, IL
- $21.10 - $22.76 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- High school diploma or GED
- Driver's License
- Experience working with children
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Remote Acute Care Psychiatrist
Array Behavioral Care —Illinois
- $150 - $195 an hour
- Full-time
- Remote
- Psychiatry
- BC/BE
- Windows
- Health savings account
- Disability insurance
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FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST- PS
Children s Home Association of Illinois —Peoria, IL
- $19.81 - $22.76 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- High school diploma or GED
- Driver's License
- Children
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Bilingual School Psychologist
ESS Clinical —Chicago, IL
- Up to $65 an hour
- Contract
- Bilingual
- School experience
- Mid-level
- Continuing education credits
- Health insurance
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School Psychologist
ESS Clinical —Chicago, IL
- Up to $62 an hour
- Contract
- School experience
- Mid-level
- Master's degree
- Continuing education credits
- Health insurance
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School Psychologist
ESS Clinical —Huntley, IL
- Up to $65 an hour
- Contract
- School experience
- Mid-level
- Master's degree
- Continuing education credits
- Health insurance
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11d
Crisis Specialist - (Full-time Evenings)- $5,000/$6,000 Sign On Bonus!
One Hope United —Olney, IL
- $22 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Clean driving record
- Psychiatry
- Bachelor of Science
- Health savings account
- AD&D insurance
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Family Support Specialist - $2,000 Sign on Bonus
One Hope United —Waukegan, IL
- $25.39 an hour
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- Preschool
- Associate's degree
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Bilingual Home Visitor
SGA YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES NFP —Chicago, IL
- $44,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Spanish
- English
- Office
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
Quick Apply
Home Visitor - Early Head Start
GADS HILL CENTER —Chicago, IL
- $40,000 - $55,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Spanish
- English
- Driver's License
Quick Apply
3d
Youth and Family Support Specialist
Clarvida —Belleville, IL
- $45,000 a year
- Full-time
- CPR Certification
- Mid-level
- Office
- Continuing education credits
- Mileage reimbursement
Quick Apply

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Child Life Specialist I, Full-Time, Evenings

UChicago Medicine -
Chicago, IL

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Job Details

Full-time

Qualifications

Working with pediatric populations
Bachelor's degree
Working with families
Patient interaction
Experience working with families with children

Full Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine , as a Child Life Specialist in Comer Children's Hospital in our NICU/Family Birth Center Department.

In this role, the Child Life Specialist will work throughout the hospital offering support for children and families to help them cope with injuries and illnesses. Our Child life specialist's focus on each child's psychological and developmental needs to help him or her feel more comfortable in the hospital. We use a wide range of medical dolls, teaching tools and resources to prepare each child for procedures, surgeries and treatments. Since children grow and learn through play, we offer many opportunities for kids to do just that, as well socialize with other young people in the hospital. Our child life staff provides a wide range of supportive services for babies, children and adolescents. The Child Life Specialist will provide psychosocial support to children and families during hospitalization and will be responsible for designing and maintaining the physical, therapeutic, developmental and educational environment of Child Life Services in a manner that promotes a child/family friendly atmosphere. The Child Life Specialist lends expertise and knowledge of child growth and development to the healthcare team, adjusts interaction and/or treatment to match each patients developmental, educational and other related needs.

Essential Job Functions:

Assess patients/families' psychosocial and developmental needs within the context of their adjustment to the healthcare setting.
Facilitates appropriate interventions through individual and group play/art activities, therapeutic activities/medical play, preparation for procedures, surgeries and potentially stressful events.
Formulates treatment goals.
Documents weekly Child Life interventions and services on weekly reports and computer census. Documents in patient's medical chart adhering to departmental policy.
Orders, stocks, and maintains supplies; maintains play areas with developmentally appropriate toys/activities that are clean and safe.

Required Qualifications :

Bachelor's Degree with a concentration in child life
An internship in a child life program over 500 hrs
Certification eligible as a Child Life Specialist and acquired with one year of employment
One to two years’ work experience with infants, children or adolescents
Knowledge and skills necessary to utilize theoretical constructs of human development for assessment and intervention for infants through teenagers
Interpersonal skills necessary to establish therapeutic relationships with children and their families, as well as effective communication

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree with a concentration in child life
Hospital setting work experience as a Child Life Specialist

Position Details:

Job Type/FTE: Full-Time, 1.0FTE
Shift: Evenings, Sunday-Wednesday, 4/10-hour shifts, 10:00am-8:30pm
Work Location: Onsite
Unit/Department: Child Life

In this role, we anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that your general schedule to work the evening shift approximately between 10:00am-8:30pm and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts. We anticipate you will be scheduled to work 100% at the Hyde Park campus. The days of the week that you are scheduled will be Sunday-Wednesday.

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child life specialist jobs in illinois

Child Life Specialist I, Full-Time, Evenings

PERFORMANCE MONITORING & EXECUTION SPECIALIST

CHILD PROTECTION SPECIALIST

Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) - Methodist

CONSENT AUTHORIZED AGENT

School Psychologist (PSY) - School - (PSY - School)

BILINGUAL FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Case Management Specialist (Bilingual in Spanish Required)

Home Visiting Family Specialist - (PI)

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST - 2ND SHIFT (YF)

Remote Acute Care Psychiatrist

FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST- PS

Bilingual School Psychologist

School Psychologist

School Psychologist

Crisis Specialist - (Full-time Evenings)- $5,000/$6,000 Sign On Bonus!

Family Support Specialist - $2,000 Sign on Bonus

Bilingual Home Visitor

Home Visitor - Early Head Start

Youth and Family Support Specialist

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