Child Life Specialist
2 days ago
Your Opportunity:The Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) is a warm & vibrant workplace, with team members providing service to children & their families in inpatient units & ambulatory clinics. The Child Life Specialist, as part of the ACH site wide Child Life Service, ensures their clinical practice is patient/family centered, maximizes the child’s physical and emotional health through activities and interventions that are evidence based, research informed and aligned with program and clinic services. The Child Life Specialist is responsible for assessment and interventions which support children and their families with coping and adjustment in the hospital setting across emergency, inpatient, and outpatient services. This individual will have the skills required to utilize knowledge of infant/child/adolescent development, the impact of hospitalization on children, pain management and coping techniques, and the principles of family centered care in interacting and intervening with pediatric patients. The Child Life Specialist works as part of an interdisciplinary team providing therapeutic interventions in response to referrals and within the context of regular program offerings. This position will be primarily based out of the Emergency room and critical care units.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. Required Qualifications: Completion of bachelor's degree in Child Life, Education, Psychology or other related field.Additional Required Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: Medical Hypnosis training, demonstrating ability to apply techniques of medical hypnosis with children/youth in a variety of clinical settings within the hospital. Motivational Interviewing training.
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Child Life Specialist
2 days ago
Calgary, Canada Alberta Health Services Full timeYour Opportunity: The Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) is a warm & vibrant workplace, with team members providing service to children & their families in inpatient units & ambulatory clinics. The Child Life Specialist, as part of the ACH site wide Child Life Service, ensures their clinical practice is patient/family centered, maximizes the child’s...
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Child Life Specialist
4 days ago
Calgary, Alberta, Canada Alberta Health Services Full timeYour Opportunity:The Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) is a warm & vibrant workplace, with team members providing service to children & their families in inpatient units & ambulatory clinics. The Child Life Specialist, as part of the ACH site wide Child Life Service, ensures their clinical practice is patient/family centered, maximizes the child's physical...
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Child Life Specialist
5 days ago
Calgary, Canada Alberta Health Services Full timeYour 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...
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Pediatric Child Life Specialist
2 days ago
Calgary, Canada Alberta Health Services Full timeA healthcare authority in Calgary is seeking a Child Life Specialist to join the team at the Alberta Children's Hospital. This vital role involves providing therapeutic interventions and support for children and families facing hospitalization. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in Child Life or a related field, along with ACLP certification...
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
3 weeks ago
Calgary, Canada Pearl Specialist Clinic Full timeWe are looking for a child and adolescent psychiatrist to join our team in a private practice in Calgary Alberta. You are required to be licensed to practice psychiatry in AlbertaWe have a large patient load including child and adolescent patients with a long waitlist so there's enough patients to get started with establishing your practice. We also offer...
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
4 weeks ago
Calgary, Canada Pearl Specialist Clinic Full timeWe are looking for a child and adolescent psychiatrist to join our team in a private practice in Calgary Alberta. You are required to be licensed to practice psychiatry in Alberta We have a large patient load including child and adolescent patients with a long waitlist so there's enough patients to get started with establishing your practice. We also offer...
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
3 weeks ago
Calgary, AB, Canada Pearl Specialist Clinic Full timeWe are looking for a child and adolescent psychiatrist to join our team in a private practice in Calgary Alberta. You are required to be licensed to practice psychiatry in Alberta We have a large patient load including child and adolescent patients with a long waitlist so there's enough patients to get started with establishing your practice. We also offer...
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Child Development Specialist
2 weeks ago
Calgary, Canada YMCA Calgary Full timeWhy should you join our team? YMCA Calgary is a charity that ignites the potential in Calgarians. Since our inception in 1902, we have evolved into a vibrant organization operating in every quadrant of the city. Guided by our core values of honesty, caring, respect and responsibility, YMCA Calgary offers a growing hub of programming & services to address...
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Child Care Centre Director
6 days ago
Calgary, Canada Somerset Child Care Full timeAre you a passionate early childhood educator with a passion for creating nurturing, inspiring learning environments? Do you dream of leading a program that values curiosity, creativity, and connection? If so, we invite you to join our team as the centre director of our daycare, nestled in the heart of Somerset, in SW Calgary. About Us Somerset Child Care...
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Casual/relief Child Development Specialist
2 weeks ago
Calgary, Canada Society for Autism Support and Services Full timeAre you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children? Our Early Support Program is looking for enthusiastic and motivated **Casual/Relief Child Development Specialists (CDSs)** to join our team! As a CDS at SASS, you will provide direct support to children aged 2.8 to 6 years who have a diagnosis of autism, within our specialized...
