About This Role
This Doula role is key to the MamaCare Rising Program, focusing on supporting pregnant mothers. It involves community outreach to recruit eligible families, completing the intake process, and providing home visits and group services to help mothers build a foundation for family health and development.
Responsibilities
- Provide childbirth education and support services in the home and community
- Demonstrate a non-judgmental orientation when working with families and treat all individuals with respect, regardless of differing cultures, religions, sexual and gender identities, values, philosophies, and lifestyles
- Maintain appropriate and professional boundaries with families and providers
- Complete accurate and timely written assessments of families to assist with evaluation and program quality improvement
- Identify and coordinate with formal/informal supports, community-based resources, medical, and hospital staff
- Educate and review child development and parenting practices with caregivers to promote an increase in healthy parenting behaviors and attachment
- Complete administrative documentation requirements as outlined in agency policy
- Perform other special assignments, outreach, or miscellaneous duties as requested
- Perform on-call duties as assigned
- Perform other related duties as assigned to meet business needs
Requirements
- Doula Certification or has completed training and is ready to complete certification
- One to two years of experience
- Familiarity with social services compliance and training protocols/requirements
- Ability to maintain highly confidential data
- Excellent planning and organizational skills
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and multi-task to meet important deadlines
- Use of general office equipment (computer, keyboards, telephones, copy and telefax machines)
- May require minimal filing
- Driving/operation of a vehicle
- Ability to adhere to on-call schedule
Nice to have:
- Certified Birth Doula
- Experience working with children and families
- Home visiting experience
- Spanish Bilingual language skills
Benefits
- Nine paid holidays
- Generous PTO (4 weeks your first year)
- Medical insurance with a generous employer contribution towards the premium
- Employer paid life/AD&D ($50k)
- Employer paid short- and long-term disability
- Optional HSA, dental, vision, life/AD&D
- 401(k) plan with employer contribution