BILINGUAL DOULA

CHILDRENS HOME ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS•Peoria, IL

18d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bilingual Community Doulas in the Prevention Services Good Beginnings (Home Visiting) program provide intensive support to prenatal first and second-time birthing people in Peoria and Tazewell Counties during the prenatal period and at the time of labor and delivery. The focus on Doula visits is to encourage healthy development for birthing person/caregivers and baby.

Requirements

Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent (preferred Bachelors).
Experience in working with or providing services to children and families.
Experience and humility to work with culturally diverse families.
DONA Doula Certification (if not current, will provide assistance for the certification process).
An ability to establish trusting relationships.
Acceptance of individual differences.
Knowledge of infant and child development.
Willing to engage in building reflective capacity (e.g., capacity for introspection, communicating awareness of self in relation to others, recognizing value of supervision, etc.)
Develop trauma-informed knowledge and demonstrate trauma-informed care.
Demonstrate cultural humility with all families and coworkers.
Experience working with pregnant individuals and supporting birthing people during birth.
Hearing and speaking ability to allow for effective oral communication of information.
Physical and emotional stamina to handle job related issues.
Services will be provided in both English and fluent language (i.e. Spanish, French, Arabic, or other applicable language).

Responsibilities

Use multiple advanced assessment tools to develop goals and service planning with each family.
This engagement with families will occur primarily within the family’s home; each visit should last for at least one hour. The interventions should be family-centered, strength-based, and directed at educating the birthing person and caregiver(s) on establishing a trusting relationship; assisting in strengthening the caregiver-child relationship; assisting caregivers in improving their skills to optimize the home environment; improving the family support system; and increasing the family’s ability to problem solve and assume the role of advocate for themselves and their children.
Supporting the birthing person prenatally, during labor and delivery (in a medical setting), and postnatally.
Educating birthing people and caregiver(s) about the birthing experience, feeding options, and other concepts around the prenatal, birth, and postnatal development of both birthing person and baby.
Identifying and referring families for contact/appointments at other supportive agencies, including health care appointments.
Assisting the family in establishing goals and a plan for accomplishment of those goals, as well as the assessment of the normal growth and development of the target child.
Plan, conduct, and engage with birthing people during community prenatal groups.
Communicates effectively with coworkers and coordinator on their team and the wider department.
Documentation of visits, family goals and growth, and other paperwork related to the position.
Expected to engage in a flexible schedule that may include evenings and weekends based on the birth of babies.
Other duties as assigned to support the Good Beginnings program, which may include group support, event planning, or community engagement activities.
For those that are bilingual, this position will provide translation assistance.