Prenatal Service Worker - Doula (Finance)

Are you driven by the power of purpose? Do you strive to empower women, eliminate racism and promote peace, justice, and dignity for all? If so, YWCA of Metro St. Louis is the place for you!

YWCA of Metro St. Louis provides our employees with opportunities to make a positive impact in the community while gaining the skills and confidence to have a fulfilling and successful career.


Purpose:
To ensure the YWCA St. Louis Prenatal Services Program offers, implements, and maintains support to enrolled expectant women and families, throughout their pregnancy, and provide Home-Based services until the child enters a center-based setting.

Job Duties:

Recruit and enroll eligible expectant women for the program utilizing electronic family records. Document outcomes in the expectant women family records (i.e., application, enrollment, attendance, required documentation, etc.).
Provide for expectant women's orientation, pre- and postpartum assessments, and offer the opportunity to develop culturally competent goals to support expectant women from conception up to 6 months postpartum.
Assist families with identifying, obtaining, and maintaining a medical home, insurance, prenatal care, dental care, well-baby visits, screenings and other pertinent medical needs within the first trimester or within 30-days of enrollment, and through pregnancy and delivery.
Provide or secure prenatal education on fetal development, healthy eating, benefits of breastfeeding, and the risk presented from drug use including smoking and drinking. Equip expectant families with tools for labor and delivery. Provide postpartum follow-up including, but not limited to, whole self-care, postpartum depression, safe sleep, and family support.
Develop a link between other family support agencies to provide better service delivery. Collaborate with Prenatal Service Workers to help families identify and access needed resources including health, mental health, social services, education, and job training.
Lead and assist with arrangement, coordination, and implementation of Socialization activities for expectant mothers and families enrolled in program.
Work closely with Prenatal Service Manager, other program staff, consultants, and community collaborations to provide comprehensive services to expectant families and actively participate when needed to support the overall program.
Provide Early Head Start Home-Based services to families, as needed, and ensure all Early Head Start requirements are met as outlined in the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
Act as a liaison, in conjunction with the Prenatal Services Manager, between community organizations and Head Start and Early Head Start consultants providing post-partum care and mental health services
Actively participate in meetings, attend in-service trainings, attend off-site training, stay up to date with health information and health trends as it relates to infant health and infant mortality, etc. Perform other duties as assigned.

Formal Education/Experience:

High School Diploma
Doula Certification (required)
Must have, or be willing to obtain, a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential in either Infant/Toddler or Home Visitor settings, with at least one year of experience providing doula services.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Expert knowledge on pregnancy, labor and delivery, as well as whole self-care, pre- and post­partum health and parenting skills
Must have a working knowledge of local community resources for pregnancy, labor and delivery, and family empowerment.
Knowledge of family values, beliefs, traditions, and cultural
Expert knowledge of child development focusing on the first years of life
Effective use of appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication, written communication, listening skills, and interpersonal skills
Ability to problem solve.
Ability to multitask, demonstrate strong time management, work independently, and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
Strong computer skills.
Ability to relate well, and coordinate, with people from diverse backgrounds.
Ability to maintain accurate records of expectant women enrolled in the program.
Must have and maintain a valid driver's license.
Be willing to recruit within the community.

YWCA of Metro St. Louis is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.