Postpartum Doula

The Alabaster House; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Growth through workshops

Multidisciplinary team

Job summary

The Alabaster House in Atlanta is seeking postpartum doulas to support families with emotional, physical, and educational care, aligning with birth needs and schedules. You will work alongside a world-class maternal health team including physical therapists, mental health therapists, nutritionists, IBCLCs, and a concierge to coordinate care.

Responsibilities include listening with empathy, offering guidance, practical postpartum support, breastfeeding assistance, meal prep, overnight care, and

Qualifications

• Completed certification from a reputable doula organization.
• CPR certification and liability insurance maintained.
• Availability to commit to a minimum of 10 hours per week in-person.

Responsibilities

• Provide postpartum support with emotional, physical, and educational guidance.
• Offer non-medical advice and practical help for childbirth and recovery.
• Assist with breastfeeding, meal prep, and family positioning as needed.
• Coordinate with the Alabaster House team to schedule appointments.
• Maintain client confidentiality and uphold professional standards.

Skills

Overnight care

Excellent communication

Empathy

Team collaboration

Job description

The Alabaster House delivers wraparound care by weaving together physical, emotional, and social support for pregnant and postpartum women, all through a streamlined concierge-led suite of offerings.

The doula plays a central role in providing exceptional services to families that transform the experience of welcoming a newborn. You’ll join our world class group of maternal health experts and work in collaboration with physical therapists, mental health therapists, nutritionists, IBCLCs and a concierge - all of whom collaborate to make Alabaster House’s model for providing coordinated postpartum care a reality.

We are currently seeking doulas in the metro-Atlanta area with a priority on doulas who provide overnight care.

What You’ll Do

Serve as a postpartum doula to families, providing the client with emotional, physical, and educational support

Deliver exceptional, reliable support to clients in accordance with birth needs or pre-determined schedules. Core responsibilities may include:

Listen to the concerns and questions of the client and family in a kind, non-judgmental way and offer the best possible non-medical advice.

Provide practical support and advice to the client to prepare for or after childbirth.

Provide educational resources to inform and empower the client in their postnatal recovery

Assist in whatever way possible to make the transition to parenthood easier, including but not limited to breastfeeding or feeding assistance, tidying the home, involving the other parent and or sibling(s), meal preparation, overnight care, etc.

Collaborate with the Alabaster House team to facilitate scheduling appointments as needed across our services and keep necessary providers informed of client needs

Engage with clients via messaging to provide responses to questions as they are sent

Keep up to date on care standards by conducting research, networking with other Doulas, and attending workshops and lectures

Maintain schedule visibility and work with the Alabaster House concierge to keep your availability up to date for current and future clients

Consistently ensure a world-class level of care and patient experience; ensure all services are completed according to relevant ethical and professional standards of care, including maintaining patient confidentiality.

Qualifications and Work Requirements

Completed certification from a reputable doula certification organization that offers training, including but not limited to:

DONA International

Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA)

Childbirth International (CBI)

National Doula Certification Board (NDCB)

National Black Doula Association

Ideal candidates have full spectrum certification and experience to meet certification requirements

CPR certification

Maintain professional liability insurance

Maintain schedule visibility and work with the Alabaster House concierge to keep your availability up to date for current and future clients

Availability to commit to a minimum of 10 hours per week in an in-person setting

Excellent written/verbal communication skills, and demonstrated excellent bedside manner

Reliable, punctual, and collaborative spirit

Passion for supporting women through pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and long-term wellness

Clear and demonstrated client service orientation; commitment to delivering exceptional, evidence-based care to clients

Commitment to continued learning and staying up to date on the latest guidelines on newborn and maternal care from sources including AAP and ACOG

Excitement to join a team building an innovative model for supporting growing families

Compensation

Competitive per-session pay rate (commensurate with experience)

Flexible scheduling within hours of operation

Opportunities for growth through workshops, educational series, and program leadership

Why Join Us?

Be part of a new, thoughtfully designed wellness ecosystem in one of Atlanta’s most vibrant neighborhoods

Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team in a community environment dedicated to health, recovery, and empowerment. Mental health, nutrition, lactation support, Pilates and more - all in one place

Work with a highly motivated client population during one of the most important phases of their lives. Help implement a proactive approach to care with the potential to dramatically improve outcomes

We manage the admin, find your clients, enroll them into your care, maintain an easy to use client management platform, cover billing, and submit claims so you can focus on care

Comprehensive partnership - no need to worry about whether or not your clients can get in with other specialists in a timely manner. Partner with our concierge to manage patient needs

Room to innovate: suggest workshops, series, or special programming aligned with maternal health. You will have the opportunity to expand beyond your clinical skills and collaborate with the full team to develop our product and service offerings