Certified Newborn Caregiver

Shifa Home Healthcare; Abu Dhabi; Sur place; AED 34 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Shifa Home Healthcare in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Newborn Caregiver to provide safe, attentive care in the client’s home, supporting feeding, hygiene, sleep, and daily routines.

You will follow parents' instructions, maintain cleanliness, monitor the baby's health, report changes, and work independently within the family's private space.

Qualifications

• Previous newborn or infant-care experience.
• Knowledge of newborn feeding, diapering, hygiene, and sleep routines.
• CPR / First Aid / BLS certification preferred or required as applicable.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Patient, caring, responsible, and trustworthy personality.
• Ability to follow parents' and healthcare professionals' instructions.
• Good personal hygiene and professional appearance.
• Ability to work independently in a private home environment.

Responsabilités

• Provide attentive and continuous supervision of the newborn.
• Feed the baby according to the parents' instructions and established routine.
• Prepare and handle bottles safely and maintain proper feeding hygiene.
• Change diapers and maintain proper newborn hygiene.
• Support bathing, dressing, grooming, and general baby care.
• Follow the baby's sleeping and daily routine as instructed by the parents.
• Comfort and soothe the baby when needed.
• Assist with burping and safe positioning after feeding.
• Keep the baby's room, bottles, and baby-care items clean and organized.
• Monitor and report any changes in the baby's feeding, sleeping, temperature, behaviour, or general condition to the parents.
• Follow all safety instructions provided by the parents and healthcare professionals.
• Immediately report any accident, injury, illness, or emergency.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding the family and their personal information.

Connaissances

Newborn care

Infant feeding

CPR/First Aid

Communication

Reliability

Instruction following

Hygiene

Independent worker

Description du poste

Job description

Job Summary:

The Newborn Caregiver is responsible for providing safe, attentive, and professional care to newborn babies at the client's home. The caregiver will support the baby's daily routine, hygiene, feeding, sleep, and comfort while maintaining a safe and clean environment for the newborn.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide attentive and continuous supervision of the newborn.
• Feed the baby according to the parents' instructions and established routine.
• Prepare and handle bottles safely and maintain proper feeding hygiene.
• Change diapers and maintain proper newborn hygiene.
• Support bathing, dressing, grooming, and general baby care.
• Follow the baby's sleeping and daily routine as instructed by the parents.
• Comfort and soothe the baby when needed.
• Assist with burping and safe positioning after feeding.
• Keep the baby's room, bottles, and baby-care items clean and organized.
• Monitor and report any changes in the baby's feeding, sleeping, temperature, behaviour, or general condition to the parents.
• Follow all safety instructions provided by the parents and healthcare professionals.
• Immediately report any accident, injury, illness, or emergency.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding the family and their personal information.

Skills

• Previous newborn or infant-care experience.
• Knowledge of newborn feeding, diapering, hygiene, and sleep routines.
• CPR / First Aid / BLS certification preferred or required as applicable.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Patient, caring, responsible, and trustworthy personality.
• Ability to follow parents' and healthcare professionals' instructions.
• Good personal hygiene and professional appearance.
• Ability to work independently in a private home environment.

Important:

The caregiver is responsible for newborn care only and must remain within the scope of her training and authorization. She must not diagnose medical conditions, prescribe medication, change medication dosage, or perform medical procedures unless legally authorized and appropriately qualified.