Indigenous Birth Support Worker - Doula

Position #: 203039

Expected Start Date: April 06, 2026

Union: SEIU

Facility: Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Maternal Services 1

Type: Part-time regular

FTE: 0.47

Shift Information: Days, Nights, Weekends

Hours of Work: 6 shifts of 11.78 hours per 4 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band 9 $21.380 to $22.890 (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 - Computer skills
• Organizational skills
• Basic - Basic medical terminology
• Interpersonal skills

Knowledge and Abilities

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

Other Information

• Valid driver's license, where required
• Official Description at: //www.working-for-health.ca/supportjobevaluation
• Scheduled hours of work may be reduced during the rotation stipulated when a statutory holiday is recognized during that period.