Child Life Aide

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

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Job Description

The Seasonal Donor Development Associate/Child Life Aide will coordinate the hospital’s “Santa’s Workshop” during the month of December. Tasks will include, but are not limited to, accepting and processing in kind donations, greeting and assisting families as they arrive to Workshop, stocking donation tables with age appropriate toys and gifts, keeping up with workshop décor, and assisting volunteers assigned to Santa’s Workshop. Additionally, the seasonal development associate will assist the Donor Development staff with processing mail, finalizing acknowledgment letters to include folding, stuffing and filing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides group recreation programs and individualized activities in coordination with Child Life and Therapeutic Recreation specialists for hospitalized children and adolescents.
• Oversees volunteers and central activity area to maintain a safe and inviting environment.
• Coordinates special events and programming for patients as well as sorting of toy donations received by the hospital.

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED
• Current full vaccination status
• Ability to work in a fast paced and consistently changing environment
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds


Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.