Work With Us! Black Mamas ATX is currently hiring for two (2) Full-Time positions

Full-Time Perinatal Community Health Worker (Doula+CHW)

The Black Mamas Community Collective (a.k.a. Black Mamas ATX) exists to support Black mothers and birthing persons during pregnancy, childbirth, and after giving birth, in order to reduce incidences of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The BMATX Perinatal Community Health Worker (PCHW) is a new position intended to provide culturally congruent tailored care to support the resource needs of Black perinatal families in ways that reduce barriers to care for up to 18 months postpartum. The PCHW is a trained birth support worker and certified community health worker who is responsible for initiating and maintaining regular contact with clients in their caseload, providing community outreach, and advocating for clients receiving services. At BMATX, the PCHW will focus on resource navigation and case management, maternal and infant education, and serve as a backup to doulas for births they cannot attend.

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Application deadline: 7/22/2024

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 per year

Start Date: 8/1/2024

Duties (include, but are not limited to):

Client-Facing

- Providing health education and health screenings beyond what clients receive from their doulas: including but not limited to preconception and interconception (family) planning, and perinatal mood screening, interpersonal violence screening and substance use screening.
- Screening for Social Determinants of Health and assistance with obtaining social service resources such as Medicaid, SNAP and WIC
- Identifies needs and refers clients to additional community resources, including health care and other basic necessities.
- Coordinates wraparound support through internal and external resources for clients with additional needs such as food support, utility support, rent assistance.
- Providing back-up doula support and assistance as needed.
- Conducts home visits with high-need clients on caseload, providing culturally congruent support services, particularly in the postpartum period, including but not limited to light housekeeping, infant care, and holistic health education.
Community-Facing
- Community education on maternal and infant health, birth outcome disparities and maternal morbidity and mortality.
- Maintains a positive relationship with community agencies and medical professionals.
- Assists with BMATX outreach and recruitment activities.
- Attends and participates in relevant committees, collaboratives and partnerships.
- Delivers community education presentations and workshops.
- Represents BMATX at conferences and public relations events, as necessary.
Internal/Organizational
- Collaborates with the BMATX doula team to manage and improve the birth experience of the client and their family.
- Maintains written documentation of all activities and contact with clients and their families using Black Mamas ATX’s data platform.
- Maintains an updated community resource database.
- Participating in research that seeks to eliminate birth outcome disparities and severe maternal morbidity, and lowers maternal mortality.
- Assists in the planning, preparation and co-facilitates monthly Sister Circle support groups as needed.
- Attends required training and continuing education in order to enhance skills needed to support clients and their families.
- Actively participates in staff meetings.

Required Qualifications

Full spectrum doula certification
Community Health Worker Certification

Preferred Qualifications

Preference given to those with lived experience, and experience working with Black mothers and birthing persons.
Additional language fluency in French and/or Spanish a plus.

Job Relationships

Reports directly to the Doula Program Manager.
Position is non-exempt.

Additional Information

Local travel required (Austin 5-County Metro Area)
Applicants must be able to work non-traditional, flexible hours, including evenings and weekends

Full-Time Dou-bro: Father/Partner Support Specialist

The Black Mamas Community Collective (a.k.a. Black Mamas ATX) exists to support Black mothers and birthing persons during pregnancy, childbirth, and after giving birth, in order to reduce incidences of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The BMATX Dou-bro is a new position intended to provide culturally congruent tailored support and education to the fathers/partners/non-birth parents to prepare them for their crucial roles during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and beyond. The Dou-bro will be specially trained to provide mentorship and education that will help their clients to take on a critical role in supporting Black mothers/birthing persons and improving perinatal outcomes for both Black mothers/birthing persons and infants. At BMATX, the Dou-bro will focus on working specifically with partners (or fathers-of-the-child, if not partnered) of Black mothers/birthing persons.