Teen Parent Connection
Glen Ellyn, IL, USA
POSITION SUMMARY:
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...