Postpartum Doula
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Maison D'Enfants
New York, NY, US
Summary
Provide in-home emotional and physical support to new parents, including newborn education and lactation assistance. Perform light housekeeping tasks such as meal preparation, baby laundry, and bottle sanitization.
Job Description
MDE is growing! We are currently looking for talented, educated and caring postpartum doulas, available to provide daytime and/or overnight support sessions, to join our perinatal support team. At MDE we provide in-home postpartum doula support sessions to support new parents as they navigate what it means to keep a tiny human alive. Our postpartum doulas support our families with anything they need during their postpartum journey, whether that is emotional or physical support, postpartum and/or newborn education, lactation/feeding support, the list goes on. We are looking for a postpartum doula who has a flexible schedule and is able to provide support as needed on an ad-hoc basis, as our client families partner with MDE for support.
To be successful in this role, you must be a direct communicator and someone who is proactive, organized and self-motivated. You must have over 3 years of postpartum doula experience and have completed a postpartum doula training. A postpartum doula and/or lactation certification is preferred but not required.
Location: NYC's 5 boroughs
Start date: ASAP
Days/times: Flexible schedule, postpartum sessions can occur Mon.-Sun. and last at least 3 hours long. We are looking for postpartum doulas who are available for day-time sessions and/or overnight sessions.
Compensation: $45 per hour paid via direct deposit bi-weekly as a W2 employee of MDE
For further consideration, applicants must possess the following:
- Authorization to work in the US
- A minimum of 3 years' experience as a postpartum doula
- A strong understanding of the postpartum period and postpartum healing
- Foundational breastfeeding education with experience supporting new moms in breastfeeding
- Exceptional references that attest to strong communication skills, reliability, punctuality, maturity and high emotional intelligence
- Readiness to help with light housekeeping and all tasks related to the newborn baby (meal prep postpartum meals, baby laundry, clean/sanitize bottles, home organization, etc.)
- Openness to working in a household team (some of our families will have a nanny present)
- A professional appearance and fluency in written English
MDE is a maternal support collective. We have a deep understanding of the challenges, joys and unexpected moments of parenthood, and we walk with our families every day throughout their parenting journey. We offer a range of in-person and virtual services to guide, support and empower our families - starting with pregnancy and postpartum, and continuing throughout their parenting journey.
Founded
2019
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
New York, NY
MDE is a maternal support collective. We have a deep understanding of the challenges, joys and unexpected moments of parenthood, and we walk with our families every day throughout their parenting journey. We offer a range of in-person and virtual services to guide, support and empower our families - starting with pregnancy and postpartum, and continuing throughout their parenting journey.
Founded
2019
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
New York, NY