Full-Spectrum Doula: Birth & Postpartum Support Specialist

EmpowerMama; Bala Cynwyd (PA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible schedule

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Job summary

EmpowerMama, a PA Medicaid-approved full-spectrum doula service, seeks doulas to support families from pregnancy through the early weeks postpartum with non-medical care in home and community settings.

Doulas provide emotional, informational, and physical comfort, including birth support, infant care guidance, advocacy, and referrals while maintaining cultural sensitivity and flexible hours, including on-call births.

Qualifications

• Completion of a full spectrum or postpartum doula training program and certification.
• Birth doula certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Birth support: providing continuous emotional, physical, and informational support during labor and delivery.
• Emotional support: offering reassurance to expectant and new parents.
• Physical comfort: assisting with comfort measures during labor and recovery.
• Infant care: demonstrating newborn care, feeding, diapering, soothing.
• Informational support: providing evidence-based pregnancy, birth, infant care, breastfeeding information.
• Advocacy: helping families communicate with healthcare providers and access resources.
• Household organization: light duties to support recovery and bonding.
• Sibling support: helping older siblings adjust to the new family dynamic.
• Referrals: connecting families with additional resources and services.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Organizational skills

Cultural competency

On-call availability

Education

Full spectrum/postpartum doula training and certification

Birth doula certification preferred

Job description

EmpowerMama, a PA Medicaid-approved full-spectrum doula service, seeks doulas to support families from pregnancy through the early weeks postpartum with non-medical care in home and community settings.

Doulas provide emotional, informational, and physical comfort, including birth support, infant care guidance, advocacy, and referrals while maintaining cultural sensitivity and flexible hours, including on-call births.