Night Nanny / Night Nurse

Cocoon Wellness Within; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Background check performed

On-call and training support

Job summary

Tabaustin in Austin, TX is seeking a motivated postpartum doula or newborn care specialist for night and on-call shifts. You will support families with baby sleep and feeding routines, while maintaining clear boundaries and non-medical assistance. Training may be provided, and a background check will be completed.

The role emphasizes reliability, punctuality, and compassionate, independent work with on-call responsiveness during nights and emergencies.

Qualifications

• Must have completed doula or newborn care certifications.
• Available on-call for nights and short-notice shifts.
• Reliable transportation and a working phone are required.
• Able to work overnights and be on-call with quick response times.
• Clear, direct communication with families and team.
• Background check will be conducted.

Responsibilities

• Light housework related to baby items, not parental chores.
• Storing milk, defrosting, and freezing as needed.
• Stay with babies under 6 months; support sleep routines.
• Assist with baths, feeding support, and pumping guidance.
• Text/call responses to client questions and provide resources.
• Document client care in the Mobile Doula app.

Skills

On-call availability

Punctuality

Clear communication

Proactive

Non-medical boundary setting

Compassionate care

Time management

Bilingual Spanish

Education

Doula certification

Postpartum doula training

Newborn care specialist training

CPR certification

Tools

Nanit monitor

Eufy monitor

Milk storage know-how

Bottles sterilizer usage

Huckleberry/App experience

Paced bottle feeding techniques

Job description

Title

• Night Nanny / Night Nurse

Pay

• $25/hour

Employment status

• Contractor to W-2 after trial period

Must

• Have a doula, postpartum doula or newborn care specialist training and certification complete

  • We are also looking for a birth doula to join our team

• Have complete availability when on-call

• Have reliable transportation and phone access

• Be able to work nights

• Be punctual for shifts

• Have quick response time to clients when on-call or during business hours

  • Within 2-4 hours for non-urgent questions

• Have clear, direct communication skills

• Be proactive

Plus

• CPR certified

• Carrot or Progeny approved certification

• Experience with a variety of the following

  • Monitors (ex: Nanit and Eufy)

  • Milk storage guidelines and pumping

  • Baby Brezza or other formula makers

  • Swaddles and bassinets or cribs

  • Bottle cleaning with sterilizer and microwave bags

• Experience with newborns

• Spanish bilingual

• Breastfeeding training, experience or support

• Sleep conditioning certifications

Description

Looking for a motivated and enthusiastic postpartum doula, newborn care specialist or sleep conditioning specialist. Must understand the clear boundaries as non-medical support for families and support the individual baby sleep and feeding regimen the family requires. Must be available during on-call hours, which may include overnight shifts or be on short notice. We work with a variety of families and a wide spectrum of social, religious and cultural identities so cultural competence is a must. We need someone who is reliable, can self structure time, can work independently and can ask for help if needed. We can provide additional training to increase your child care skills. Must have compassion towards families as they navigate this time. Must have the ability to self structure time and responsibilities. If you disagree with a client or provider, know to do so in an information based and respectful fashion. A full background check will be conducted.

Duties

• Light housework like washing bottles, baby laundry and tidying of baby items

  • You are not required to do general housework for the parents, just baby items

• Storing milk, defrosting milk, freezing milk

• Staying in the room with babies under 6 months old

• Contact naps or baby wearing, if requested by families

• Assisting with baths or other parts of the baby’s nightly routine, if requested by families

• Bringing the baby to the breastfeeding mom or preparing pumped milk to feed the baby

• Texting or calling responses to client questions

• Providing breastfeeding resources

• Maintaining postpartum/night nanny kit

  • Some supplies will be provided

• Document client care in the Mobile Doula app

• Bottle feeding, diaper changing

• Following parent’s sleep routine and schedule for baby

• Adding notes to parents baby tracker or Huckleberry app

• Continuing education and certifications

  • We will cover fees for select certifications, eligible after 3 months of employment

Notes

• We do not follow sleep training nor will we teach families these skills however we do support gentle sleep conditioning for babies 6+ months

• We can provide training in paced bottle feeding, syringe feeding, infant massage for colic and recommended products for babies postpartum

You can find out more about us and the work we do by visiting our website: https://www.cocoonwellnesswithin.com/.