Child Life Therapist - Grade 2 - Monash Children's Hospital

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Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.

About the Role:

Join our team as a Grade 2 Child Life Therapist in a part-time (22.8 hrs a week), 2 year fixed term position, working at Monash Children’s Hospital, Clayton.

This position will provide clinical services to infants, children and adolescents, with a primary focus in paediatric oncology. As part of an integrated Allied Health team, the role may also be required to support other units and teams within Monash Children’s Allied Health Services.

Child Life Therapy aims to reduce the stress and anxiety for children, young people and their families that can be associated with hospitalisation. Child Life Therapists specialise in child development to support and empower children, young people and their families to cope in the healthcare environment through:

· Provision of evidence-based interventions to promote developmental, social and emotional wellbeing

· Delivery of developmentally appropriate procedural preparation and support

· Collaborating with children, families and the healthcare team to identify and implement effective coping strategies

· Providing opportunities for play, including medical play, to support continued development and emotional wellbeing within the hospital environment

· Delivering training and support to healthcare professionals in procedural preparation, distraction techniques, and strategies to promote children’s wellbeing during medical procedures and within healthcare settings.

About Us:

Child Life Therapist form part of a dynamic Allied Health team providing high quality, equitable service to all children and adolescents across the Children’s Program. You will be joining a friendly and welcoming team of Child Life Therapists with a focus on strength based practice with family-centred care, to support the psychosocial, development and emotional wellbeing needs of patients and their families.

Monash Children’s Hospital provides a Child Life Therapy service across paediatrics, including paediatric emergency, diagnostic imagining, pathology, acute inpatients and Murrumbek Casey Early Parenting Centre.

About You:

To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:

· Your dedication to safe best practice and quality

· Enthusiasm and a positive attitude to your work as a Child Life Therapist

· Compassion and the ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team

· Motivation and accountability for the management of specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence

· Excellent interpersonal skills, a strong team focus and an innovative approach

What you need:

· 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

In Return:

· A supportive and cohesive team of clinicians within a larger multidisciplinary setting

· Genuine career progression and professional development

· Continual opportunities to use your drive for innovation to develop services to meet the changing landscape within the broader healthcare system

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Karen Jolly 0418 639 713.

Position Description can be found here

Role Statement can be found here

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. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

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: 5 December 2025