Child Life Worker, Child Life Centrewide
Child Life Worker, Child Life Centrewide
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Company :IWK Health
Req ID: 206928
Department/Program: Child Life Centrewide Childrens Surgical Emergency and Rehabilitation
Location:Halifax
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly PT (60%FTE) x 1position(s)
Start Date: ASAP
Union Status:NSGEU Hlthcare Healthcare Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $29.3115 - $33.4171/hour
Closing Date: August 4 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax Nova Scotia providing tertiary and primary care for two million children youth adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees physicians volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each others talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home align our work to our values and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
Promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care is important to us. We are located in Mikmaki the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mikmaq people. Working in Mikmaki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long deep and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination but have more work to do to build that trust acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous Black/African Nova Scotians Persons of Colour Immigrants/Newcomers Persons with Disabilities 2SLGBTQIA to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients families and communities that we care for at all job levels.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager with professional accountability to the Professional Practice Leader & Coordinator the Child Life Worker is responsible for the planning delivery and evaluation of play/activity programming for patients and their families. The Child Life Worker uses theories of growth and development family systems play and cultural diversity to provide a therapeutic and safe environment for individuals and groups from birth to adolescents. The Child Life Worker facilitates play peer interaction socialization and assists in attaining goals for individual children and families through play/activity programming. The incumbent functions as a member of the Child Life team takes a leadership role for the Child Life Play Program; provides developmentally appropriate play programming for individuals and groups; screens trains and oversees play program volunteers; supervises learners; incorporates child life goals into play programming; maintains the play spaces and requests supplies and equipment as needed; organizes child/family participation in special visitors/events; participates in Child Life profession activities and completes administrative tasks as required (e.g. workload measurement).
Hours of Work
Monday to Friday; 7.5 hour shifts Weekends
Your Qualifications
Baccalaureate Degree relating to Child Life Child and Youth Studies Child Development or related field required.
Minimum one (1) year experience working with children and families required preferably in a Child Life program.
Current successful completion of CPR Level-C Healthcare Provider within the last 12 months required.
Preference will be given to candidates with work student or volunteer experience working in a Child Life program.
Communicates Child Life theory concerning benefits of play to others.
Demonstrates understanding of the impact of healthcare experience on children and families.
Demonstrates effective communication skills both oral and written.
Must be flexible to work various shifts and week-ends as required.
Competencies in other languages an asset; French preferred.
Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions bargaining units or employment status are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority benefits and vacation entitlement and/or usage prior to accepting the position.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.
If you are an employee ofIWK Health please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.
Employment Type
Full-Time
