Doula (Tazewell and Woodford Counties)

Brightpoint • Bloomington, IL

18d • $20 - $22 • Hybrid

About The Position

Brightpoint seeks a mission-driven Doula to provide inclusive, in-home and group-based support to young mothers and fathers. The role uses a strength-based, family-centered approach to provide outreach, prenatal education, and preparation for childbirth. The Doula advocates for participant families by offering emotional support, parental education, labor and delivery guidance, and postpartum care. Services are provided in Tazewell and Woodford Counties, with a home office at Brightpoint’s Bloomington office. The position is hybrid, combining onsite, community-based, and remote work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or a human service field; or an associate’s degree plus completion of Doula certification training; or an associate’s degree plus two years of relevant social service experience.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must obtain SIU Doula Medicaid Certification within 18 months of hire.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle.
• Able to attend required in-person family visits and meetings.
• Some flexibility is required for evening visits and attending after-hours births on call.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and Spanish is preferred.
• Bilingual candidates may receive additional financial compensation.

Responsibilities

• Establish trusting and nurturing relationships with program participants and their families.
• Maintain regular contact with participants in their homes to provide information, education, and resources to prepare parents and families for birth and postpartum.
• Attend and support the laboring mother and her family or support persons.
• Assist families in initiating and strengthening the parent-child relationship.
• Improve family support systems by providing information about community networking and advocacy.
• Help families identify goals and create plans to achieve them, including collaboratively developing a birth plan.
• Assess family functioning for safety and the family’s ability to care for children, and determine appropriate interventions.
• Develop and facilitate prenatal and postnatal education and parent support groups.
• Participate in the program’s on-call system, including being present for after-hours and weekend births.
• Attend required in-person family visits and meetings.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• More than three weeks of paid time off in the first year, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day; PTO increases with tenure.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Supplemental insurance options.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Leadership development opportunities and one-on-one mentorship through Emerging Leaders.
• Brightpoint is an approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree