Bilingual In-Home Doula & Family Support Advocate

Brightpoint; Rockford (IL); Híbrido; USD 29.000 - 32.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical/dental/vision insurance

3+ weeks PTO in first year

11 paid holidays

401(k) with match

Descripción de la vacante

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a vision of an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we invest in families through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.

The Doula will provide inclusive, in-home visits, prenatal education activities, and assist families in preparing for childbirth through home visiting and group based services.

Formación

• Bachelor’s Degree in social work or human services, OR Associate’s Degree plus Doula certification, OR Associate’s Degree plus two years of relevant social service experience.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Able to attend in-person family visits and meetings.
• Valid driver’s license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle.
• Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in English; Spanish preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Establish trusting and nurturing relationships with program participants and their families.
• Maintain regular contact with participants in their home to provide information, education and resources that will prepare the parent and her family for the birth process and postpartum.
• Attend and support the laboring mother and their family or support person(s).
• Assist families in initiating and strengthening the parent-child relationship.
• Improve family support systems by providing information about community networking and advocacy.
• Assist in identifying families in establishing goals and creating a plan for the accomplishment of those goals, including the collaborative development of a birth plan.
• Assess family functioning for safety and ability of family to care for children; determines appropriate interventions.
• Develop and facilitates pre and postnatal education and parent support groups.
• Participate in the on-call system, as required by program, including being present for after hours and weekend births.

Conocimientos

Bilingual English/Spanish

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree in social work or human service

Associate’s Degree + Doula certification

Associate’s Degree + two years relevant social service experience

Descripción del empleo

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a vision of an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we invest in families through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.

The Doula will provide inclusive, in-home visits, prenatal education activities, and assist families in preparing for childbirth through home visiting and group based services.