Job Opening: Doula

The Doula is responsible for initiating and maintaining regular (weekly) contact and support with participant families. The Doula builds trusting relationships with program participants that offer strength-based services for the families in their caseload. The Doula provides community outreach, facilitates prenatal education activities, assists the family in preparing for childbirth through both home visiting and group-based services, and advocates for participant families throughout their pregnancy, including during labor/delivery. As a member of the Doula Team, the Doula will co-facilitate weekly Childbirth Education Classes. These activities will take place primarily within DuPage County in participants’ homes, doctor’s office, and hospitals. This is a grant funded position and is full time (40 hours per week with some overtime hours for attending participant births) and non-exempt. The Doula is required to be on-call for participant families during the work week, with a rotating weekend on-call schedule for all Doula team members. For more information, visit: https://teenparentconnection.org/join-the-team/