Child Life Specialist for Behavioral Safety Team

Child Life Specialists with the Behavior Safety Team

• Full-time, 40 hours per week, 1.0 FTE
• Location: Burnet Campus
• Monday-Friday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
• Weekend Rotation: working one weekend day every eight weeks is required. $5.00/hour weekend differential on qualified hours added to base pay.
• Benefits eligible and 30 days of paid time accrued per year. Unused PTO rolls over.
• Pay starts at $53,705.60 annually (as a salaried/exempt employee) and can increase based on years of experience.

About the Job:

• The Behavior Safety Team (BST) is an interdisciplinary team dedicated to helping individuals receive the medical care they need while maintaining their safety and the safety of caregivers and staff.
• The BST Child Life Specialist works alongside the rest of the team, including the clinical directors, psychologists, behavior health facilitators, behavior health consultants, and intake coordinators, to help create and carry out comprehensive support plans to ensure physical and emotional safety during healthcare encounters and appointments.
• The key responsibilities include pre-planning for healthcare appointments, providing child life support, collaborating with the Adaptive Care Team and Outpatient Child Life Specialists, aiding program development, and educating peers on behavioral support strategies and crisis response.

Required Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• Completion of child life internship under the supervision of a certified CLS required. Please note: Candidates who have not completed the required internship will not be considered for this position.
• Must be Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) within one year of hire.

Preferred Job Skills:

• Experience or strong interest in working with patients with developmental disabilities and challenging behaviors.
• Ability to remain calm in highly escalated/crisis situations.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to speak up and advocate for patients/families with the interdisciplinary team.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Willingness to learn/apply feedback.

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At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s. 

 Cincinnati Children's is: 

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10  best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years 

• Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding 

• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers  (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025) 

• One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune 

• Consistently certified as great place to work 

• A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability 

• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

 We Embrace Innovation—Together.  We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That’s why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we’re creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future—for all of us.

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Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability