Indigenous Birth Support Worker - Doula

Position # : 203029

Expected Start Date: June 29, 2025

Union: SEIU

Facility: Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Maternal Services 1

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: June 29, 2027

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Nights, Weekends

Hours of Work: Per 4 weeks:

• 12 shifts of 11.78 hours
• 1 shifts of 8 hours

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

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

Travel Required: No

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

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Grade 12

Other Education and Training

• Birth Doula Program

Competencies

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

Knowledge and Abilities

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

Other Information

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