Child Safety Specialist (Remote Contract)

Overview

This contract role focuses on child and online safety, emphasizing adolescent mental health and digital risk management. The position is remote with compensation ranging from $50 to $90 per hour and requires 10 to 40 hours per week commitment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed classifications for digital behaviors linked to self-harm, suicide prevention, eating disorders, and emotional dependencies among youth.
• Set best-practice guidelines to promote digital support and clinical safety for adolescents' mental health.
• Create frameworks to detect, flag, and analyze harmful online content related to mental health crises affecting minors.
• Design and update clinical response criteria and escalation procedures to assist at-risk individuals within digital platforms.
• Collaborate with project leaders to ensure evaluation metrics align with contemporary research and clinical standards.
• Provide expertise on policies related to Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) adjacent issues and online exploitation to strengthen child safety online.
• Communicate clear and actionable feedback to support the development of AI tools aimed at digital safety.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Substantial experience in adolescent mental health, suicide prevention, or interventions for eating disorders and related areas.
• Licensed professional credentials such as therapist, psychiatrist, clinician, or mental health expert with hands-on crisis care experience.
• Proven competence in clinical risk assessment and intervention within digital or online environments.
• Possess an advanced degree, specialized certification, or comparable practical experience in mental health or child safety.
• Experience with evaluating or applying policies related to CSAM or child online exploitation prevention.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills capable of simplifying complex concepts for a broad audience.