Child Life Specialist jobs in Boston, MA

Boston, MA FULL_TIME

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Science or Arts in Child Development, Psychology or a related field
• Experience: One year of experience working with children and families in an acute care setting and/or experience in activity programming for a broad range of children, infancy through young adulthood.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Demonstrates knowledge of child and family development.
• Demonstrates ability to work as an effective member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (oral and written).
• Demonstrates critical thinking and problem solving skills; and the ability to make independent decisions.
• Demonstrates ability to establish rapport with patients and families from a variety of cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds.

At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are equally committed to diversifying our faculty and staff. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and diverse professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other groups as protected by law.

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