Child & Online Safety Specialist (Remote, $50-$90/hr)

About the role

We are seeking a seasoned Child & Online Safety Specialist to help shape safe digital experiences for youth. This remote contract position focuses on developing taxonomies, detection frameworks, and response protocols for mental‑health crises affecting minors.

Key responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive taxonomies for self‑harm, suicide prevention, eating disorders, and emotional dependency in digital contexts.
• Establish best‑practice standards for digital support and clinical safety for youth and adolescents.
• Create detection frameworks to flag potentially harmful online content related to mental‑health crises for minors.
• Design and refine clinical response rubrics and escalation protocols for at‑risk individuals in digital environments.
• Collaborate with project leads to ensure evaluation benchmarks align with current research and clinical best practices.
• Provide insights on CSAM‑adjacent policy and online exploitation dynamics to enhance child safety protocols.
• Deliver clear, actionable written and verbal feedback to improve AI safety tools and frameworks.

Required profile

• Strong experience in adolescent mental health, suicide prevention, eating‑disorder intervention, or related fields.
• Licensed therapist, psychiatrist, clinician, or mental‑health professional with direct crisis‑care experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in clinical risk assessment and intervention in digital or online settings.
• Advanced degree, specialized certification, or equivalent operational experience in mental‑health or child safety domains.
• Experience evaluating or implementing CSAM‑adjacent policies or working on child online exploitation prevention initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of distilling complex information for diverse audiences.

Required skills