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Child Therapist roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which requires employers to document recruitment efforts before filing an I-140 immigrant petition. Clinical licensure, supervised hours, and your specific therapeutic modalities all shape how an employer structures your sponsorship case.
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Find your path in health care. Operating a hospital is more than IV bags and trauma rooms. One might be surprised by the number of people who work behind the scenes and play a critical role in ensuring the best care for our patients. Apply today.
At Banner University Medical Center Tucson, there will be exciting opportunities to be a part of the health care transformation. We are known nationally as an innovative leader in new health care models as a Level 1 Trauma and Academic Medical Center and are on the cutting edge of medical advances. You will work alongside a group of dedicated physicians and staff that perform some of the most state-of-the-art procedures that exist anywhere in the country. Diamond Children's offers a bright, healing environment where children feel safe while receiving the advanced care they need from the pediatric specialty physicians and researchers of the University of Arizona Steele Children's Research Center, as well as community pediatric physicians. We offer families of critically ill children all the specialized care in one place in Tucson! The pediatric service line consists of 32 beds General Pediatric Unit, 24 beds Pediatric ICU, and 22 beds Inpatient Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Unit.
This Child Life position will be serving our inpatient medical/surgical unit and working with patients from birth to 21 years of age.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Shift: Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30am-5:00pm
The position requires skills and abilities typically gained through 1 year of experience in working with children. Must demonstrate responsibility, flexibility, and sensitivity to children.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is a requirement of the job.
Position Summary
This position helps to maintain a safe, healing environment for children. Assists in meeting the needs of children and families to reduce the stress accompanying hospitalization. Serves patients from birth to 18 years of age.
CORE FUNCTIONS
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Trains and supervises volunteers, including university students who are completing volunteer hours as part of their course of study surrounding child development, pediatric nursing, etc. This function includes the orientation, supervision and recognition of volunteers of all ages and walks of life, to provide training specific to the needs of the hospitalized child, ensure a safe environment for pediatric patients, and effective use of volunteer time. Also encompasses networking with community groups and organizations to nurture relationships, and to draw volunteer talent in exchange for rewarding experience and education.
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Monitors and maintains safe, organized, and clean playroom, toys, and other materials used to provide activities for children. Includes following infection control policies and procedures to maintain regulatory standards, and teaching these procedures to volunteers. Knowledgeable about isolation practices and educates volunteers and visitors about these practices and the reasons for them.
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Assists in planning and conducting group activities in the playroom and individual activities in the patient's room. Activities must be tailored to the specific developmental needs of hospitalized children.
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Interacts with potential donor groups regarding the needs of hospitalized children, children’s medical center, and how they can help. Provides tours, receives donations, determines appropriateness and prepares for use. Professionally acknowledges all donations.
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Assists with detailed planning of events, hosts and monitors visits from entertainers, community groups, or others interested in helping our patients. Assists with the maintenance of patient confidentiality and safety throughout these visits. Provides education to community groups wishing to learn about the developmental needs of hospitalized patients.
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Provides assistance to nursing staff with high need patients. Assesses needs of hospitalized children, and communicates in a developmentally appropriate manner. Interactions with children and families reflect an understanding of growth and development, family centered care, and of the potential stress associated with illness, injury and the health care experience. Knowledgeable about available resources and provides assistance with coping through identification and use of these resources.
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Although based in pediatrics, incumbents may be called to serve in any area of the hospital where there are children, including emergency services areas, surgery and waiting areas for the adult units. The position will serve on facility. The internal customers are patients and their families and volunteers. External customers are individuals and groups in the community who contact the department with offers of assistance or requests.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The position requires knowledge normally associated with completion of an Associate's Degree or equivalent in a related area.
The position also requires skills and abilities typically gained through 1 year of experience in working with children. Must demonstrate responsibility, flexibility, and sensitivity to children.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is a requirement of the job.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Hospital pediatric experience, special education or experience working with developmentally disabled children is highly desirable. A Bachelor's Degree in a related area is preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
EEO Statement:
EEO/Disabled/Veterans
Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.
Privacy Policy:
Privacy Policy
INTRODUCTION
Find your path in health care. Operating a hospital is more than IV bags and trauma rooms. One might be surprised by the number of people who work behind the scenes and play a critical role in ensuring the best care for our patients. Apply today.
At Banner University Medical Center Tucson, there will be exciting opportunities to be a part of the health care transformation. We are known nationally as an innovative leader in new health care models as a Level 1 Trauma and Academic Medical Center and are on the cutting edge of medical advances. You will work alongside a group of dedicated physicians and staff that perform some of the most state-of-the-art procedures that exist anywhere in the country. Diamond Children's offers a bright, healing environment where children feel safe while receiving the advanced care they need from the pediatric specialty physicians and researchers of the University of Arizona Steele Children's Research Center, as well as community pediatric physicians. We offer families of critically ill children all the specialized care in one place in Tucson! The pediatric service line consists of 32 beds General Pediatric Unit, 24 beds Pediatric ICU, and 22 beds Inpatient Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Unit.
This Child Life position will be serving our inpatient medical/surgical unit and working with patients from birth to 21 years of age.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Shift: Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30am-5:00pm
The position requires skills and abilities typically gained through 1 year of experience in working with children. Must demonstrate responsibility, flexibility, and sensitivity to children.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is a requirement of the job.
Position Summary
This position helps to maintain a safe, healing environment for children. Assists in meeting the needs of children and families to reduce the stress accompanying hospitalization. Serves patients from birth to 18 years of age.
CORE FUNCTIONS
-
Trains and supervises volunteers, including university students who are completing volunteer hours as part of their course of study surrounding child development, pediatric nursing, etc. This function includes the orientation, supervision and recognition of volunteers of all ages and walks of life, to provide training specific to the needs of the hospitalized child, ensure a safe environment for pediatric patients, and effective use of volunteer time. Also encompasses networking with community groups and organizations to nurture relationships, and to draw volunteer talent in exchange for rewarding experience and education.
-
Monitors and maintains safe, organized, and clean playroom, toys, and other materials used to provide activities for children. Includes following infection control policies and procedures to maintain regulatory standards, and teaching these procedures to volunteers. Knowledgeable about isolation practices and educates volunteers and visitors about these practices and the reasons for them.
-
Assists in planning and conducting group activities in the playroom and individual activities in the patient's room. Activities must be tailored to the specific developmental needs of hospitalized children.
-
Interacts with potential donor groups regarding the needs of hospitalized children, children’s medical center, and how they can help. Provides tours, receives donations, determines appropriateness and prepares for use. Professionally acknowledges all donations.
-
Assists with detailed planning of events, hosts and monitors visits from entertainers, community groups, or others interested in helping our patients. Assists with the maintenance of patient confidentiality and safety throughout these visits. Provides education to community groups wishing to learn about the developmental needs of hospitalized patients.
-
Provides assistance to nursing staff with high need patients. Assesses needs of hospitalized children, and communicates in a developmentally appropriate manner. Interactions with children and families reflect an understanding of growth and development, family centered care, and of the potential stress associated with illness, injury and the health care experience. Knowledgeable about available resources and provides assistance with coping through identification and use of these resources.
-
Although based in pediatrics, incumbents may be called to serve in any area of the hospital where there are children, including emergency services areas, surgery and waiting areas for the adult units. The position will serve on facility. The internal customers are patients and their families and volunteers. External customers are individuals and groups in the community who contact the department with offers of assistance or requests.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The position requires knowledge normally associated with completion of an Associate's Degree or equivalent in a related area.
The position also requires skills and abilities typically gained through 1 year of experience in working with children. Must demonstrate responsibility, flexibility, and sensitivity to children.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is a requirement of the job.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Hospital pediatric experience, special education or experience working with developmentally disabled children is highly desirable. A Bachelor's Degree in a related area is preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
EEO Statement:
EEO/Disabled/Veterans
Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.
Privacy Policy:
Privacy Policy
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Child Therapist
Verify your licensure transfers across state lines
PERM requires the employer to list a specific work location, so your state clinical license must be valid where the job is. Confirm whether your home-country credentials require additional supervised hours or bridge exams before a U.S. state board will issue licensure.
Target employers with nonprofit or FQHC status
Federally Qualified Health Centers and nonprofit behavioral health organizations file PERM cases regularly and often have dedicated HR staff familiar with green card timelines. These employers are more likely to absorb the legal and filing costs that private practices rarely budget for.
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Filter by Child Therapist roles with active PERM or EB-3 sponsorship history. Migrate Mate surfaces employers who have completed the DOL labor certification process before, which signals they understand the multi-year commitment green card sponsorship requires.
Document your supervised clinical hours thoroughly
PERM job requirements must match your actual qualifications. If your offer letter lists 3,000 supervised hours as a minimum, you need records proving you meet that threshold. Gaps in documentation can trigger a PERM audit and extend your timeline significantly.
Understand how the DOL prevailing wage affects your offer
Your employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for your role and location before PERM certification. Look up the applicable rate using the OFLC Wage Search so you can evaluate whether an offer clears the DOL threshold before the process begins.
Ask directly about the PERM recruitment period timeline
Employers must complete a mandatory recruitment phase before filing PERM with the DOL, typically spanning 30 to 180 days. During offer negotiations, confirm when the employer plans to start that process so your start date and visa status don't create an authorization gap.
Green Card Child Therapist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Child Therapist role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Both categories are available depending on your qualifications and the employer's job requirements. EB-2 applies if the role requires a master's degree or higher in counseling, social work, or a related clinical field. EB-3 covers roles requiring a bachelor's degree plus licensure. Most outpatient and inpatient behavioral health positions are structured to support either pathway, and the employer's PERM application specifies which category applies.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
An H-1B visa is temporary and subject to an annual lottery, which creates real uncertainty for both you and your employer. Green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency with no renewal requirement once approved. There's no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries, though nationals from India and China face priority date backlogs. The PERM process takes longer upfront, but the outcome is permanent authorization rather than a two- or three-year window.
What does the PERM labor certification process look like for a Child Therapist position?
Your employer files an application with the DOL certifying that no qualified U.S. worker was available for the role at the prevailing wage. They must conduct a mandatory recruitment campaign first, typically lasting 30 to 180 days, including job postings and documented applicant reviews. Once PERM is certified, the employer files an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. You can then apply for adjustment of status or an immigrant visa depending on your current immigration status.
Can I find employers who have sponsored Child Therapist green cards before?
Yes. Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for Child Therapist roles at employers with documented PERM and EB sponsorship history, so you can prioritize organizations that have already navigated the DOL labor certification process. Employers who have sponsored before are more likely to have legal counsel in place and realistic timelines for completing the process.
Does clinical licensure affect my green card eligibility as a Child Therapist?
Licensure is central to the PERM job requirements your employer lists. If the role requires a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or Marriage and Family Therapist credential, you must hold that license in the state where you'll work before or by the time you begin employment. The O*NET occupation profile for Child and Family Social Workers and related titles outlines the typical educational and licensure requirements that PERM applications reference, and a mismatch between your credentials and the listed requirements can delay or derail certification.