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Nemours

Child Activity Coordinator

Job Overview

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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee assistance program
Professional development opportunities

Job Description

Nemours Children's Health is a nationally and internationally recognized pediatric health system, renowned for its commitment to providing comprehensive, child-centered care. With a remarkable reach of more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, Nemours delivers specialized medical services through its two state-of-the-art freestanding children’s hospitals located in Delaware and Florida. Alongside these hospitals, Nemours operates a vast pediatric network comprising 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices, coupled with more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. Generating over $1.7 billion in annual revenues, Nemours is sustainably supported by patient services, charitable contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, and... Show More

Job Requirements

  • High school diploma
  • Experience programming and supervising children
  • Ability to plan and execute recreational and therapeutic activities
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively with specialists and volunteers
  • Commitment to family-centered care
  • Adherence to safety and infection prevention protocols

Job Qualifications

  • High school diploma required
  • History of programming and supervising children required
  • Experience facilitating programs and events with hospitalized children and families preferred

Job Duties

  • Work closely with child life specialists each day to identify high priority patients who would benefit from play sessions at the bedside
  • Plan time to play with long term patients throughout the week, ideally 30-60 minutes, up to three times a week
  • Bring patients to play in the clubhouse and to/from child life events and activities
  • Bring clubhouse activity bags or themed party activities to patients who cannot leave their rooms or help them engage with virtual programming on their TV
  • Plan group play times with age-appropriate patients or patients and siblings
  • Oversee unit volunteers and assign play-based tasks
  • Plan and facilitate activities in the clubhouse three times a day and monthly themed parties
  • Maintain the clubhouse play space, cleaning, decorating, and ensuring ongoing safety and readiness for patients
  • Assist with setting up and hosting special events and parties in the atrium or other designated areas
  • Assist with planning CCTV programming, broadcasting to patient rooms and advertising events, such as weekly Bingo
  • Assist in managing incoming donations, ordering supplies for activities, and planning activities to utilize resources on hand
  • Oversee clubhouse volunteers and assign clubhouse tasks or toy delivery tasks

Job Qualifications

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Job Location

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