Child Life Therapist Grade 2 - Locum - Monash Children's Hospital
Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
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About the Role
Join our team as a Grade 2 Child Life Therapist in a locum position at Monash Children’s Hospital (MCH). This is a fantastic locum opportunity to work within one of Australia’s leading paediatric services, making a difference in the care of children and their families. Your work will involve provision of high-quality, evidence-based child life therapy services to infants, children, adolescents, and their families at Monash Children’s Hospital. You will collaborate closely with your multidisciplinary colleagues across the service to ensure high quality consistent and family centred care.
As a locum Child Life Therapist at MCH, you will provide short term coverage during periods of vacancy, which may include part-time or full-time blocks of work during the working week of Monday to Friday. By joining the MCH Locum Bank you will be considered for casual Child Life Therapist work shifts across MCH. Once registered, you may be contacted when locum work becomes available, depending on service needs. Please outline your availability in your cover letter.
In this role, you will enjoy:
- Casual weekday roles
- Opportunities to work in various clinical areas across a premier paediatric hospital
- The chance to work alongside highly skilled clinicians in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment
About Us
Child Life Therapists at MCH play a key role in supporting infants, children, adolescents and their families across a range of clinical areas such as oncology, inpatient and outpatient clinics, diagnostic imaging, and rehabilitation.
Child Life Therapists provide preparation, support, and distraction for medical procedures and healthcare experiences, facilitate therapeutic and medical play to promote understanding and coping, and create opportunities for play experiences to enhance wellbeing. Child Life Therapists apply knowledge of child development to support children and their families throughout their healthcare journey.
About You
You are a Child Life Therapist who thrives in a fast-paced acute setting and brings strong clinical reasoning to complex presentations. You’ll be confident managing a varied caseload and contributing to multidisciplinary care. With well-developed communication skills, you’ll engage sensitively with children, adolescents and families, to support coping within the hospital setting.
Experience, Qualification & licence requirements include:
- Clinical Child Life Therapy experience in acute health care setting
- Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood or Primary Teaching (4 years full time) or equivalent postgraduate qualification if either undergraduate or postgraduate qualification includes at least 2 years study of child development
- Eligible for full professional membership of the Association of Child Life Therapists Australia
Why you will love working with us
As a valued member of the team, you will enjoy a range of benefits including:
- Receive corporate benefits such as salary packaging, access to staff parking, on site Gym, and Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunities to enhance your clinical expertise through Monash Health’s in-house learning platforms and professional development resources.
- A supportive, inclusive, and collaborative team environment that values your contribution
- Access to structured mentorship and supervision
- Be part of a supportive and inclusive team
For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please reach out to Karen Jolly on 0418 639 713 or email Karen.jolly@monashhealth.org.
Position Description can be found here
At Monash Health, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our culture is inclusive, supportive and future-focused, underpinned by clear values and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Our teams play a critical role in bringing our new strategy to life, challenging traditional approaches, embracing innovation, and ensuring every appointment reflects our commitment to equity, transparency and excellence.
You’ll be encouraged to share ideas, contribute to improvement initiatives, and grow alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about what they do.
We are Full Hearted, Open Minded and All In, enabling excellent service delivery and a positive candidate and employee experience every time.
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close: 17 October 2026