Bilingual Prenatal & Postpartum Doula – Home Visits

brightpoint.org; Bloomington (IL); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

3+ weeks PTO in first year

11 paid holidays

Supplemental insurance options

401(k) with match

Job summary

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. The Doula provides in-home visits and prenatal education to young families, advocating for participants with emotional support, labor guidance, and postpartum care.

We offer a hybrid work model with home-based and community visits in Bloomington, IL, and require a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in social work or human service, OR Associate’s Degree plus Doula certification.
• Associate’s Degree plus two years’ relevant social service experience.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must become SIU Doula Medicaid Certified within 18 months of hire.
• Able to attend in-person family visits and meetings.
• Proficient in speaking English; Spanish preferred.
• Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Outreach services

Prenatal education

Spanish language

Child and family advocacy

Education

Bachelor's Degree in social work or human service

Associate's Degree + Doula certification

Associate's Degree + two years' social service experience

Job description

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. The Doula provides in-home visits and prenatal education to young families, advocating for participants with emotional support, labor guidance, and postpartum care.

We offer a hybrid work model with home-based and community visits in Bloomington, IL, and require a valid driver’s license.