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Imh

The Child Life Assistant Interacts directly with pediatric patients, families, and other healthcare team members and facilitates age-appropriate activities to help make the healthcare experience ...

MultiCare Health System

Child Life Assistant

Tacoma, WA · On-site

$24.83 - $35.71/hr

The Child Life Assistant's responsibility will include inpatient and/or outpatient areas, as deemed appropriate. Work situations are of a routine nature but vary for day to day. This position ...

Imh

TEMPORARY POSITION The Child Life Assistant Interacts directly with pediatric patients, families, and other healthcare team members and facilitates age-appropriate activities to help make the health ...

MUSC

Child Life Assistant

Charleston, SC · On-site

Summary To provide assistance in pediatric patient care services under the direction of the Child Life Manager. Entity Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Worker Type Employee Worker Sub ...

Driscoll

Child Life Assistant

Edinburg, TX

Is able to provide Child Life services in all areas covered by the Child Life Department. Operates within the Hospital, Mission, Vision and Values. Essential Duties and Behavioral Expectations:

Driscoll

Child Life Assistant

Edinburg, TX · On-site

Is able to provide Child Life services in all areas covered by the Child Life Department. Operates within the Hospital, Mission, Vision and Values. Education and/or Experience: Associate's or ...

Northwell Health

Child Life Assistant

New Hyde Park, NY · On-site

$30K - $45K/yr

Assists child life staff in providing psycho-social support, developmentally appropriate play and ... Offers support to family members to assist with their adaptation to health-care experiences.

Northwell

Child Life Assistant

New Hyde Park, NY

$30K - $45K/yr

Assists child life staff in providing psycho-social support, developmentally appropriate play and ... Offers support to family members to assist with their adaptation to health-care experiences.

Northwell

Child Life Assistant

New Hyde Park, NY

Assists child life staff in providing psycho-social support, developmentally appropriate play and ... Offers support to family members to assist with their adaptation to health-care experiences.

BJC HealthCare

Child Life Assistant II

Saint Louis, MO · On-site

$16.75 - $20.06/hr

Louis Children's Hospital is seeking a Child Life Assistant II to join our team! This individual will be servicing Hematology/Oncology and PICU units. Ideal applicants will have experience working ...

CMC Phoenix

Weekend Child Life Assistant

Phoenix, AZ

$29 - $30/hr

Must have a minimum of one (1) year of Child Life experience as a child life assistant in a hospital setting * Two to three years of work experience directly with children in a learning environment ...

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As of Jul 21, 2026, the average hourly pay for child life assistant in the United States is $16.74, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $14.42 and $18.03 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Child Life Assistants work closely with Child Life Specialists and other healthcare professionals to create a supportive environment for children in medical settings. They help implement therapeutic play activities, prepare materials, and assist with distraction techniques during procedures. Regular communication and teamwork with nurses, doctors, and Child Life Specialists are essential to ensure the emotional and developmental needs of pediatric patients are met. This collaborative approach helps provide holistic care and enhances the overall hospital experience for children and their families.

What are Child Life Assistants?

Child Life Assistants are healthcare professionals who support Child Life Specialists in helping children and families cope with hospitalization, illness, and medical procedures. They assist in providing therapeutic play, activities, and emotional support to pediatric patients. Their role includes preparing play materials, interacting with children, maintaining a safe play environment, and supporting the psychosocial needs of young patients. Child Life Assistants work in hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare settings to make the hospital experience less stressful for children.

What Does a Child Life Assistant Do?

The job duties of a child life assistant involve providing support for children and their families when they are in a hospital or receiving inpatient medical care in a healthcare facility. Your responsibilities in this career include planning activities for a patient based on their interests, physical abilities, and psychological and social needs. You may involve therapeutic play that is meant to reduce stress and give patients, parents, and siblings normal interactions and experiences while they are in a hospital setting. As a child life assistant, you may also distribute donations of toys and coordinate volunteers and celebrity visits.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Child Life Assistant, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Child Life Assistant, you need a background in child development or a related field, often accompanied by relevant coursework or experience in pediatric care settings. Familiarity with hospital protocols, educational play tools, and documentation systems is typically required. Compassion, patience, and strong communication skills help build trust with children and support collaboration with healthcare teams. These abilities are crucial for providing emotional support, reducing anxiety, and ensuring a positive experience for young patients in medical environments.
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Child Life Assistant

Imh

On-site

Part-time

Posted 25 days ago

Job description

Job Description:

The Child Life Assistant Interacts directly with pediatric patients, families, and other healthcare team members and facilitates age-appropriate activities to help make the healthcare experience easier for patients and families. Under the direction of a child life specialist, the child life assistant provides activities in a play setting that reduces patient and family distress, increases effective patient and family coping, fosters patient independence, and promotes optimum development. This role is designed as a career path toward other child development roles and most Child Life Assistants are working towards child life certification through the Association of Child Life Professionals while earning a degree and certifications.

Posting Specifics

  • Entry Rate: Based on experience

  • Shift Details: PRN, Part-time (16 hrs/wk & 26 hrs/wk) positions available. May include Weekdays, Weekends and Holidays. (see additional details below for more information)

  • Location: All positions are onsite at Primary Children's Hospital - Salt Lake City


Additional Details:

  • PRN position - Must work 6 shifts per month. Shifts may include weekdays, weekends, and/or holidays.
    Shifts may be available in the FYZ Playroom, Teen-Room, Kids-Clubhouse, NICU, and Oncology units.
    Shift length is dependent on area covered, varies between 8-10 hours

  • 16 hrs/wk position - Shifts are EVERY Wednesday and Thursday (8:30am - 5:00pm). Must be able to work weekends, shifts may include holidays. Shifts are in outpatient Kids Clubhouse
  • 26 hrs/wk position - Shifts are EVERY Saturday (9:00am-5:30pm), Sunday (9:00am-5:30pm), and Monday (8:30am-7:00pm). Must be able to work weekends, shifts may include holidays.
    Shifts are in the Forever Young Playroom, Teen Room, Hope Garden, and outpatient Kids Clubhouse
  • Child Life Assistants work under the direction of a child life specialist to provide therapeutic safe environments, developmentally appropriate activities, play-based interventions, and support to patients and families.

  • Child life assistants also coordinate volunteer training and scheduling.

  • Experience with children and knowledge of Child Development is necessary.

  • Knowledge of child cognitive, social and skills of child development

  • Ability to communicate effectively in Spanish, including knowledge of medical terminology in Spanish, to support diverse patient needs

  • Enthusiasm for data collection, statistics, and proficiency with Excel

Required Qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience working with healthy children or children in a medical or hospital setting

  • Knowledge of child development

  • Computer experience in word processing, spreadsheets, and databases or similar applications

  • Able to work independently and be organized

  • Ability to work in a stressful environment related to patient needs including acute, chronic, and complex disease, and grief and bereavement

  • Maintains appropriate boundaries with patients and families

Preferred Qualifications

  • Associate or bachelor's degree

  • Working towards child life certification through the Association of Child Life Professionals

  • Work experience as a child life assistant.

  • Completion of child life pre-internship/practicum

  • Completion of a 600-hour child life internship.

  • Spanish speaking

Essential Functions

  • Accurately assesses and prioritizes developmental needs of the pediatric patient and family and updates child life specialist when patient needs are outside scope of practice.

  • Develops, implements, advertises, and evaluates developmentally appropriate play/recreational activities and directs parents, students, and volunteers in providing developmentally appropriate toys to patients and families in play space.

  • Screens and transports patients to play areas, completes appropriate check-in guidelines and policies to ensure child safety and assists in coordinating special events, holidays, and special visitors.

  • Maintains a clean, safe environment in accordance with infection prevention and safety standards.

  • Monitors and provides a supportive child-friendly environment in play spaces; supervises, orients, and trains students and volunteers as needed.

  • Assists with ordering, receiving, organizing, and distributing supplies.

  • Supervises and independently leads the facility "Kids Clubhouse," coordinating the work of the volunteers in those spaces.

Skills

  • Relationship building

  • Supervision

  • Teamwork

  • Critical thinking

  • Communication

  • Interpersonal skills

  • Patience

  • Decisiveness

  • Emotional intelligence

  • Creativity

Physical Requirements

  • Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and assess issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations to maintain safety

  • Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.

  • Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

  • Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

Location:

Intermountain Health Primary Childrens Hospital

Work City:

Salt Lake City

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

16

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$21.02 - $29.72

We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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