Doula

Brightpoint • Rockford, IL

4d • $21 - $23

About The Position

Brightpoint seeks a mission-driven Doula to provide inclusive, in-home and community-based support to young mothers and fathers. The role uses a strength-based, family-centered model to offer outreach, prenatal education, childbirth preparation, emotional support, labor and delivery guidance, parental education, and postpartum care. Services include both home visits and group-based activities in Rockford, Illinois.

This is a full-time, hourly position with general business hours and some flexibility for evening visits and after-hours births. The position is home-based and community-based. Compensation starts at $21.15–$23.25 per hour, with offers based on experience; bilingual candidates may receive additional financial compensation.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in social work or human services; or an associate degree plus completion of Doula certification training; or an associate degree plus two years of relevant social service experience.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Able to attend required in-person family visits and meetings.
• Proficient in speaking, reading, and writing in English and Spanish.
• Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Establish trusting and nurturing relationships with program participants and their families.
• Maintain regular contact with participants in their homes, providing information, education, and resources to prepare parents and families for childbirth and postpartum.
• Attend and support the laboring mother and her family or support persons.
• Help families initiate and strengthen the parent-child relationship.
• Strengthen family support systems by providing information about community networking and advocacy.
• Help identified families establish goals and develop plans to achieve them, including collaboratively creating a birth plan.
• Assess family functioning, safety, and ability to care for children, and determine appropriate interventions.
• Develop and facilitate prenatal and postnatal education and parent support groups.
• Maintain positive working relationships with agency team members, referring agencies, and community resources.
• Assist with community outreach, including outreach to local hospitals and medical staff.
• Participate in the program's on-call system, including attending after-hours and weekend births.
• Bill Medicaid according to program guidelines.
• Complete accurate documentation and maintain files, including timely submission of Medicaid notes as required by the funder.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three or more 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.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility through Brightpoint's approved agency status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time