Child Life Assistant Jobs
Child Life Assistant jobs are open across hospitals, pediatric clinics, and children's rehabilitation centers, from entry-level to experienced roles, with specializations in psychosocial support, therapeutic play, and family education. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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- San Antonio, Texas
- Bloomfield, New Jersey
- Austin, Texas
- Brooks City Base, Texas
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Del Rio, Texas
- El Paso, Texas
- Fort Bliss, Texas
- Fort Hood, Texas
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Houston, Texas
- Killeen, Texas
- Kingsville, Texas
- Lackland AFB, Texas
- Del Rio, Texas
- Randolph AFB, Texas
- San Angelo, Texas
- Del Rio, Texas
- Austin, Texas
- Wichita Falls, Texas
Title:
Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselor (CYBC-MFLC) - TEXASAt KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.
Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.
Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.
Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.
Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselor (CYBC-MFLC)
Contingent upon Contract Award and successful completion of program required background check.
Position Summary
The Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselor (CYBC-MFLC) provides non-medical counseling, consultation, prevention, education, and outreach services to military-connected children, parents, caregivers, and staff within a Child Development Center (CDC) located on a military installation. The CYBC-MFLC promotes healthy social-emotional development, resilience, and adjustment by helping children and families successfully navigate the unique challenges associated with military life. The CYBC-MFLC delivers services through a visible, embedded, relationship-based model within the Child Development Center, engaging children, parents, caregivers, and staff in daily activities and natural settings to promote resilience and early identification of concerns.
Using a short-term, solution-focused, strengths-based approach, the CYBC-MFLC supports children in developing age-appropriate coping skills, emotional regulation, social skills, and resilience. Services are preventive in nature and delivered in accordance with Department of War (DoW) Military and Family Life Counseling Program requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Child and Youth Counseling Services
- Provide confidential, non-medical, short-term counseling and support services to military children in a Child Development Center setting.
- Deliver services through both structured counseling interactions and informal engagement opportunities within classrooms, activity areas, and other approved childcare settings to increase accessibility and early intervention.
- Utilize developmentally appropriate techniques, including:
- Play-based interventions
- Social-emotional skill building
- Behavioral coaching
- Resilience and coping-skills development
- Classroom observations and support
- Assist children in addressing concerns related to:
- Separation from parents due to deployment, TDY, training, or operational requirements
- Adjustment to relocation and school transitions
- Friendship and peer relationship challenges
- Behavioral concerns and emotional regulation
- Anxiety, stress, and life changes
- Grief and loss
- Family transitions and reintegration
- Deployment-related stress
- Parent absence due to military duties
- Frequent relocation and transition challenges
- Adjustment to military lifestyle demands
- Building resilience during military family transition
- Facilitate structured group activities, classroom-based interventions, and resiliency programming that strengthen social-emotional development, problem-solving skills, coping abilities, and positive peer interactions
Consultation and Collaboration
- Serve as a consultant to CDC leadership, caregivers, teachers, and parents regarding child development and social-emotional well-being.
- Provide coaching, consultation, and resilience-focused support to caregivers and CDC personnel to address military-family stressors and support healthy child development
- Partner with parents and caregivers to reinforce age-appropriate coping and behavioral strategies in home and childcare settings.
- Educate parents and caregivers regarding age-appropriate emotional and behavioral responses to deployment, separation, relocation, reintegration, and other military life transitions.
- Coordinate with installation support agencies, military family programs, school liaisons, and community resources, as appropriate.
Outreach and Prevention
- Deliver DoW approved psychoeducational presentations, workshops, and training on topics such as:
- Child development
- Positive parenting practices
- Emotional regulation
- Building resilience in military children
- Managing transitions and change
- Promote behavioral awareness, emotional regulation, coping strategies, resilience building, and problem-solving skills through developmentally appropriate educational activities and discussions
- Participate in installation outreach events that promote child and family readiness and awareness of CYBC-MFLC services.
- Support prevention-focused initiatives that strengthen protective factors for military-connected children and families.
Documentation and Compliance
- Maintain required CYBC-MFLC program documentation and activity reporting in accordance with MFLC program requirements.
- Adhere to DoW policies, ethical standards, confidentiality requirements, and contract performance expectations.
- Complete all required training, credentialing, and installation access requirements.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Master’s or doctoral degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field.
Licensure
Current, unrestricted independent clinical licensure in a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia, such as:
- LCSW
- LPC/LCPC/LPCC
- LMFT
- Licensed Psychologist
Experience
- Experience providing counseling or behavioral health services to children and adolescents.
- Experience working in school, childcare, pediatric, family services, or youth-development settings preferred.
- Knowledge of child development principles and evidence-based behavioral interventions.
- Knowledge of military culture and military family systems preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong child-focused counseling and behavioral intervention skills.
- Knowledge of developmental milestones and social-emotional learning practices.
- Ability to engage young children using age-appropriate therapeutic techniques.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with parents, CDC staff, and military stakeholders.
- Strong presentation and consultation skills.
- Ability to work independently within a decentralized service-delivery model.
- Commitment to confidentiality, ethical practice, and child safety.
Mission Impact
The CYBC-MFLC serves as a trusted resource within the Child Development Center, helping military-connected children develop resilience, strengthen social-emotional skills, successfully navigate military life transitions, and maintain healthy developmental progress. Through consultation, prevention, and early intervention services, the CYBC-MFLC contributes to family readiness and the overall well-being of the military community.
Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
- San Antonio, Texas
- Bloomfield, New Jersey
- Austin, Texas
- Brooks City Base, Texas
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Del Rio, Texas
- El Paso, Texas
- Fort Bliss, Texas
- Fort Hood, Texas
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Houston, Texas
- Killeen, Texas
- Kingsville, Texas
- Lackland AFB, Texas
- Del Rio, Texas
- Randolph AFB, Texas
- San Angelo, Texas
- Del Rio, Texas
- Austin, Texas
- Wichita Falls, Texas
Title:
Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselor (CYBC-MFLC) - TEXASAt KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.
Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.
Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.
Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.
Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselor (CYBC-MFLC)
Contingent upon Contract Award and successful completion of program required background check.
Position Summary
The Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselor (CYBC-MFLC) provides non-medical counseling, consultation, prevention, education, and outreach services to military-connected children, parents, caregivers, and staff within a Child Development Center (CDC) located on a military installation. The CYBC-MFLC promotes healthy social-emotional development, resilience, and adjustment by helping children and families successfully navigate the unique challenges associated with military life. The CYBC-MFLC delivers services through a visible, embedded, relationship-based model within the Child Development Center, engaging children, parents, caregivers, and staff in daily activities and natural settings to promote resilience and early identification of concerns.
Using a short-term, solution-focused, strengths-based approach, the CYBC-MFLC supports children in developing age-appropriate coping skills, emotional regulation, social skills, and resilience. Services are preventive in nature and delivered in accordance with Department of War (DoW) Military and Family Life Counseling Program requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Child and Youth Counseling Services
- Provide confidential, non-medical, short-term counseling and support services to military children in a Child Development Center setting.
- Deliver services through both structured counseling interactions and informal engagement opportunities within classrooms, activity areas, and other approved childcare settings to increase accessibility and early intervention.
- Utilize developmentally appropriate techniques, including:
- Play-based interventions
- Social-emotional skill building
- Behavioral coaching
- Resilience and coping-skills development
- Classroom observations and support
- Assist children in addressing concerns related to:
- Separation from parents due to deployment, TDY, training, or operational requirements
- Adjustment to relocation and school transitions
- Friendship and peer relationship challenges
- Behavioral concerns and emotional regulation
- Anxiety, stress, and life changes
- Grief and loss
- Family transitions and reintegration
- Deployment-related stress
- Parent absence due to military duties
- Frequent relocation and transition challenges
- Adjustment to military lifestyle demands
- Building resilience during military family transition
- Facilitate structured group activities, classroom-based interventions, and resiliency programming that strengthen social-emotional development, problem-solving skills, coping abilities, and positive peer interactions
Consultation and Collaboration
- Serve as a consultant to CDC leadership, caregivers, teachers, and parents regarding child development and social-emotional well-being.
- Provide coaching, consultation, and resilience-focused support to caregivers and CDC personnel to address military-family stressors and support healthy child development
- Partner with parents and caregivers to reinforce age-appropriate coping and behavioral strategies in home and childcare settings.
- Educate parents and caregivers regarding age-appropriate emotional and behavioral responses to deployment, separation, relocation, reintegration, and other military life transitions.
- Coordinate with installation support agencies, military family programs, school liaisons, and community resources, as appropriate.
Outreach and Prevention
- Deliver DoW approved psychoeducational presentations, workshops, and training on topics such as:
- Child development
- Positive parenting practices
- Emotional regulation
- Building resilience in military children
- Managing transitions and change
- Promote behavioral awareness, emotional regulation, coping strategies, resilience building, and problem-solving skills through developmentally appropriate educational activities and discussions
- Participate in installation outreach events that promote child and family readiness and awareness of CYBC-MFLC services.
- Support prevention-focused initiatives that strengthen protective factors for military-connected children and families.
Documentation and Compliance
- Maintain required CYBC-MFLC program documentation and activity reporting in accordance with MFLC program requirements.
- Adhere to DoW policies, ethical standards, confidentiality requirements, and contract performance expectations.
- Complete all required training, credentialing, and installation access requirements.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Master’s or doctoral degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field.
Licensure
Current, unrestricted independent clinical licensure in a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia, such as:
- LCSW
- LPC/LCPC/LPCC
- LMFT
- Licensed Psychologist
Experience
- Experience providing counseling or behavioral health services to children and adolescents.
- Experience working in school, childcare, pediatric, family services, or youth-development settings preferred.
- Knowledge of child development principles and evidence-based behavioral interventions.
- Knowledge of military culture and military family systems preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong child-focused counseling and behavioral intervention skills.
- Knowledge of developmental milestones and social-emotional learning practices.
- Ability to engage young children using age-appropriate therapeutic techniques.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with parents, CDC staff, and military stakeholders.
- Strong presentation and consultation skills.
- Ability to work independently within a decentralized service-delivery model.
- Commitment to confidentiality, ethical practice, and child safety.
Mission Impact
The CYBC-MFLC serves as a trusted resource within the Child Development Center, helping military-connected children develop resilience, strengthen social-emotional skills, successfully navigate military life transitions, and maintain healthy developmental progress. Through consultation, prevention, and early intervention services, the CYBC-MFLC contributes to family readiness and the overall well-being of the military community.
Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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Who's Hiring
- Magellan Health10
- Heartland ABA5
- Blue Rose Consulting Group4
- Mercy2
- Leidos2
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Education
- Insurance
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in child life assistant jobs.
- Current enrollment in or completion of a child life academic program
- Completed or in-progress supervised clinical internship hours with pediatric populations
- Child Life Associate Certification (CLAC) or eligibility to sit for the CCLS exam
- Experience with therapeutic play, medical play, and procedural support techniques
- Strong verbal communication skills for interacting with children, families, and medical staff
- Basic proficiency with electronic health record systems for documenting patient interactions
Tips for Your Child Life Assistant Job Search
Tailor your resume to CCLS standards
Highlight supervised clinical hours, practicum placements, and any exposure to evidence-based play interventions. Hiring managers in pediatric settings scan for child life-specific language, so generic healthcare resume formats won't reflect your actual preparation for this role.
Lead with your internship population hours
Many postings require a set number of supervised hours with pediatric populations. Call out your documented hours prominently in your resume summary so screeners don't have to hunt for them, especially in applicant tracking systems that flag missing credentials.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists child life assistant openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that name your specialty setting
Job titles vary widely: some postings say child life assistant, others say therapeutic play assistant or pediatric activity aide. Search for all variants and focus on listings that specify your target setting, such as oncology, NICU, or emergency departments, to match your clinical experience precisely.
Prepare scenario answers about coping interventions
Interviewers in pediatric settings frequently ask how you would handle a child in acute distress or prepare a patient for a procedure. Practice walking through a specific intervention you used during a placement, naming the age group and the technique you chose.
Follow up with a note referencing your clinical values
After an interview, send a brief thank-you that connects one specific topic from the conversation to your approach to family-centered care. It signals genuine alignment with the department's philosophy rather than a generic follow-up.
Child Life Assistant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most child life assistants?
Magellan Health, Heartland ABA, and Blue Rose Consulting Group are hiring the most child life assistants right now, with openings concentrated in Virginia, Kansas, and Illinois, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Pediatric hospitals and children's hospital systems within larger health networks tend to post the highest volume of openings.
How many child life assistant jobs are remote?
About 25% of child life assistant openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on, bedside nature of most roles. Administrative or program coordination positions within child life departments are the most likely to offer any remote component.
How do you become a child life assistant?
Start by enrolling in a child life studies program or a related degree in human development, psychology, or education. Complete a supervised clinical internship at an accredited site, documenting your hours with pediatric patients. You can then pursue the Child Life Associate Certification through the Association of Child Life Professionals, which most employers recognize as the entry-level credential for this role.
Can you get hired as a child life assistant with little experience?
Yes, many entry-level postings accept candidates who are still completing their internship hours or have recently finished their program. Volunteering in pediatric settings, completing coursework in therapeutic recreation or developmental psychology, and obtaining CPR certification all strengthen your application when paid experience is limited. Emphasizing documented practicum hours and your clinical population exposure often matters more than years of paid work in this field.
What does the child life assistant interview process look like?
Most departments conduct a phone or video screen followed by an in-person or panel interview with the child life team. Expect scenario-based questions about how you would support a child through a painful procedure or handle a family in crisis. Some programs ask candidates to demonstrate a brief play intervention or describe a specific case from their internship to assess clinical reasoning and communication style.
Where can I find and apply to child life assistant jobs?
You can find and apply to child life assistant jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your setting preference and clinical background, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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