Full Spectrum Doula
Location: Brooklyn, NY 11226
About Caribbean Women’s Health Association (CWHA)
Caribbean Women’s Health Association (CWHA) is a community-based organization located in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Founded almost 40 years ago to help meet the needs of the surrounding Black and Immigrant community, our mission is to provide high quality, comprehensive, culturally appropriate health education, immigration, and social support services to our diverse community.
Position Overview
CWHA is seeking a full spectrum community-based doula to promote healthy, positive, and respectful pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journeys for justice-involved and housing insecure birthing clients. This role involves providing comprehensive support throughout the prenatal, birth, and postpartum periods, up to one year after birth.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive prenatal, birth, and postpartum support up to one year after the birth of the baby.
- Deliver supportive services including prenatal education, birth planning, client advocacy, lactation/breastfeeding education and support, bottle feeding/pump support, postpartum support, newborn care education/assistance, and perinatal bereavement support if needed.
- Conduct a series of prenatal and postpartum visits with clients.
- Complete reporting activities such as documenting doula service hours, types of care provided, and other relevant data.
- Engage in outreach, education, and other community activities as required.
- Attend required meetings and events.
- Provide on-call support for births.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Possess full doula certification (full-spectrum certification preferred).
- Maintain current liability insurance.
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
- Current and updated vaccinations as required by NYC DOC, DHS, and H+H.
- Successful completion of background checks as required by NYC DOC, DHS, and/or H+H.
- Legal authorization to work in the United States (U.S. citizenship or permanent residency not required).
- Familiarity with Queens, NY.
Work Location
This position will serve clients in Queens (including Rikers Island, Elmhurst Hospital, and Queens Hospital) and Brooklyn.
Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position expected to work 35 hours per week.
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