"TES Clinical Child Life Specialist"

TES Clinical Child Life Specialist

Company: Auburn University

Job Location: Auburn University, Alabama

Category: Child Care and Youth Programs

Type: Full-Time

Salary Range: USD $34.50/Hr. - USD $34.50/Hr.

Locations: Auburn University, Alabama

Job Type: Temporary

Department: Human Devlmnt Family Science

Associated Division: College of Human Sciences

Req ID: 7710

Overview

Auburn Human Resources is excited to begin the search for a TES Clinical Child Life Specialist.

This role will provide information, education, support and guidance to parents, siblings and other family members. Promotes effective coping and play, preparation, education, bereavement support and self-expression activities. Provides emotional support for families and encourages optimum development of children facing a broad range of challenging experiences, particularly those related to healthcare and hospitalization. This position specifically encompasses work in the Emergency Department, Pediatric Unit, Radiology and NICU at a community-based hospital serving both pediatric and adult patients.

Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university. TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet the staffing needs throughout the campus. Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons with the most common being:

• Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time
• Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads
• Assistance with special projects
• Seasonal work
• Emergencies

AU student employees are not eligible for TES.

Responsibilities

• Plans, implements, and evaluates short- and long-term goals to support the psychosocial and developmental needs of the pediatric and neonatal patients.
• Works with the multidisciplinary team to provide education to patients and families and to formulate and implement a plan of care.
• Collaborates with appropriate departments when planning and implementing special activities and events that assist the patient and family with normalizing their hospital experience.
• Serves as a patient and family advocate through the philosophy of family centered care.
• Assists with planning, presenting and evaluating in-service education.
• Provides education and supervision of student interns and practicum students for the Child Life Department.
• Assists with on-boarding, application review and mentoring of new child life interns and practicum students.
• Works well within a multidisciplinary team and independently.
• Possesses exceptional advocacy skills to work alongside a multidisciplinary team in a community hospital-based setting.
• Possess written and verbal communication skills.
• Organized keeper of records.
• Responsive to student and facility emails.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Child Life, Child Development, Human Development, Psychology, or a closely related field.
• Have previous experience in supervision of child life practicum and/or internship students.

License and Certifications:

Must meet requirements set forth for certification by the Association of Child Life Professionals Certifying Commission. Certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire.

Why Work at Auburn?

• Life-Changing Impact: Our work changes lives through research, instruction, and outreach, making a lasting impact on our students, our communities, and the world.
• Culture of Excellence: We are committed to leveraging our strengths, resources, collaboration, and innovation as a top employer in higher education.
• We're Here for You: Auburn offers generous benefits, educational opportunities, and a culture of support and work/life balance.
• Sweet Home Alabama: The Auburn/Opelika area offers southern charm, vibrant downtown scenes, top-ranked schools, and easy access to Atlanta, Birmingham, and the Gulf of Mexico beaches.
• A Place for Everyone: Auburn is committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, and students are welcomed, valued, respected, and engaged.

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