Child Life Specialist

Child Life Specialist

$5,000 hiring bonus for eligible external hires that meet required qualifications and conditions for payment.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Covenant Children's Hospital (Methodist Children's Hospital) and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Functioning as a member of the health care team, the Child Life Specialist is responsible for supporting children, teens, and family members in the health care setting by providing developmentally appropriate play/recreation and activities, education and preparation for medical procedures, and emotional support of the child and family.

• This is an onsite position, requiring daily attendance at the designated location.
• Candidates must reside within commutable distance of the following office location:
  • Texas:
    Lubbock

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child Life, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Family Studies or another closely related field of study.
• Coursework/Training:
  Child life specific clinical training experience (e.g., practicum and/or internship) in a pediatric medical setting.
• Coursework/Training:
  Trained in child development principles and impact of illness and hospitalization on children and families:
  Application of therapeutic play, developmental education, and expressive modalities to address psychosocial needs of children and families.
• 6 months upon hire:
  National Certified Child Life Specialist - Association of Child Life Professionals.

• 1 year of experience working with young children and adolescents in a healthcare setting.

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles:
Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Since 1918, Covenant has been driven by a mission of providing a Christian ministry of healing and caring…