Social Service Specialist II/ Community Based Doula - Full Time - Children's Home Society
Trenton, NJ 08611
About the Job
Overview:
The Community Based Doula will provide emotional support, physical comfort and information to the birthing person and her family during the prenatal, labor & delivery, and postpartum periods.
Must be available to assist with prenatal, labor and birth, as well as postnatal services as needed and must have a flexible work schedule based on the needs of the program participants. Doula will assist with a minimum caseload of 18 births per year.
Schedule: 35 Hours Per Week
Responsibilities:
- Meet with participants for a minimum of eight visits, lasting a minimum of 1.5-2.0 hours, in both prenatal and postpartum periods. (six visits in each period is preferred)
- Assist families in initiating and strengthening the parent-child relationship.
- Identify needs and refer families to additional community resources, including healthcare and basic needs.
- Refer families to Case Manager for more intense needs.
- Assist families in establishing a birth plan and increase the family’s ability to problem solve and advocate for themselves and their children, especially during the birth process.
- Be on-call 24/7 to respond calls/texts.
- Must be available for support clients in between visits at any time (emails, calls, texts).
- Be on-call and available to leave for the hospital to attend and support the laboring mother and her family during the intrapartum, and immediate postpartum period.
- Respond call/texts from Supervisor at any time.
- Have daily check ins with Supervisor by call or text.
- Participate in meetings, conferences, webinars, trainings and check in, etc. as needed.
- Prepare, organize and provide informative lives in Facebook/Private Group.
- Keep records in accordance with organizational polices, protocols and regulations set by accrediting agencies.
- Enter all necessary data into the agency’s designated database system no later than 24 hours from interaction with client.
Education:
High School Diploma
Must be trained and certified in the Health Connect One (HC1) Community-Based Doula curriculum.
Source : Children's Home Society