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    Child Life Specialist - Joliet, United States - Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care

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    Founded in 1982 as Joliet Area Community Hospice, Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care is an independent, nonprofit healthcare provider licensed in 11 counties in northwest Illinois.

    We provide exceptional serious illness care, hospice care and grief support for adults and children.

    We have an exciting new opening for a full time Child Life Specialist.

    The Child Life Specialist is professionally trained to work with children and families during the diagnosis and treatment of disease while in the home.

    This position attends to the psychosocial needs of children, siblings and families and assists in the coping of this experience through play and expressive activities.

    The Child Life Specialist will work collaboratively with our Grief Support team to conduct support groups, assist with grief events and children's grief camp.

    This position will also perform educational outreach activities as needed. This position will cover the northern suburbs and Chicago.


    The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree with a focus on Education, Psychology or Child Development; Master's degree preferred.

    The individual must also be credentialed by the Child Life Council as a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) and have a minimum of 1-2 years experience working with seriously/terminally ill patients.

    Must be comfortable with the death and dying experience.


    Lightways Hospice offers a generous benefit package for full time employees that includes medical, dental, disability, life insurance, 6 company paid holidays, 401k with company match and 16 days PTO the first year Lightways Hospice is an equal opportunity employer.



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