Specialized Doula

Marillac St.Vincent Family Services•Chicago, IL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

As stewards of the Vincentian spirit, employees of Marillac St. Vincent Family Services are committed to strengthening and empowering those most in need to reach their greatest potential. We fulfill our mission through quality programs for children, teens, families, seniors and homeless. Our employees commit themselves as individuals to live out the core values of integrity, excellence, creativity, advocacy, respect and empowerment in our daily work, as we serve the needs of others. Integrity - Acting with transparency, humility and honesty Excellence - Providing quality care with compassion Creativity - Being continuously resourceful and inventive Advocacy - Supporting the cause of those who lack resources for a reasonable quality of life Respect - Recognizing our own value and upholding the dignity and value of all people Empowerment - Providing skills and resources to achieve full human development. Team Behaviors include Versatility, a collaborative work model, Mutual accountability, Client/customer advocate, and Protects confidentiality & privacy. Under direction of the Director of Project Hope and in accordance with the Daughters of Charity Ministries of Chicago Mission Statement & Core Values, provides prenatal, birth and postnatal services to pregnant and parenting mothers.

Requirements

B.A. in psychology, sociology, social work, or related field.
Good communication skills, ability to work as part of a team.
Relates well to others, comfortable doing home visits, respectful of family norms and values, ability to attend trainings and translate it into hands on knowledge.
Comfortable in dealing with families, professionals and the community.
Ability to nurture parents.
Comfortable in being a friend, mentor, role model and teacher to assist in the development of emotional relationship skills.
Good computer skills to maintain required documentation.
Ability to represent Marillac & Project Hope to external agencies.
Ability to read, write and speak English proficiently.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skill is a plus.

Responsibilities

Manage ongoing caseload of up to 10 mothers at a time and serve up to 24 mothers in a year.
Use strength-based approach to schedule and provide home visits to pregnant mothers as identified by Cook County Jail System.
Support partner agency with doula services as needed.
Plan and complete prenatal and postnatal home visits with home visiting staff of Marillac St. Vincent and partner agency.
Develop strong knowledge base of working with families who have experienced incarceration, trauma, domestic violence, poverty, mental illness, and other adverse experiences and apply it to the work.
Utilize the Community Based FANA, Parents as Teachers and other research-based and evidence-based curriculum in home visiting and prenatal group services.
Make referrals for prenatal and postnatal medical care and attend medical appointments with mothers.
Make other referrals as needed.
Involve extended family in the birth process.
Provide education and assist in the development and implementation of birth plan.
Nurture the mother through the birth using many different techniques non-medical support.
Provide education of birthing process, comfort measures, and coaching for fathers.
Promote bonding and attachment right from the start through parent-child interactions.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with hospitals and staff on the maternity floor.
Be on call 24 hours for births.
Be available as back up Doula.
Maintain open communication with Program Director.
Plan, prepare and facilitate weekly prenatal groups.
Partner with mothers to encourage goal-oriented outcomes for themselves and their child.
Participate in monthly clinical consultation, doula consultation, and team meetings.
Participate in presentations, as assigned.
Attend required professional development and training including, but not limited to, on-going Doula trainings and in-services at the Ounce of Prevention, Health Connect One Doula workshops, other trainings to enhance professional growth.
Complete doula certification through DONA International.
Maintain timely, accurate, and complete documentation.
Utilize OunceNet system.
Develop and maintain professional relationships with community partners/agencies and entities that provide services and support to the program participants.
Other duties assigned by the Program Supervisor.
Act with integrity and aspire to model our Core Values in the delivery of all services.