Indigenous Birth Support Worker - Doula

Position #: 203036

Expected Start Date: October 07, 2024

Union: SEIU

Facility: Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Maternal Services 1

Type: Part-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: March 03, 2025

FTE: 0.63

Shift Information: Days, Nights, Weekends

Hours of Work: 8 shifts of 11.78 hours per 4 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band 8 $20.780 to $22.240 (3 step range)

Job Description: Responsible for providing women, their partners and families with continuous emotional support, physical comfort and assistance in obtaining information before, during or just after childbirth. This may include very specific cultural practices that the birthing mother and/or couple wish to incorporate into their birthing experience. Act as a liaison to Elders, Knowledge Keepers and Traditional Healers as desired by women and their families

Travel Required: No

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Grade 12

Other Education and Training

• Birth Doula Program

Competencies

• Interpersonal skills
• Basic - Basic medical terminology
• Organizational skills
• Basic - Computer skills
• Communication skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge of Indigenous culture
• Basic knowledge of physiology of birth
• Knowledge of the history of Indigenous People in Canada
• Strong interpersonal skills

Other Information

• Valid driver's license, where required
• Official Description at: //www.working-for-health.ca/supportjobevaluation