Perinatal care worker: Job offers in Quebec

2024-01-11 11:49:15

The Carrefour Péri-naissance et famille is a perinatal resource center and family home, the organization offers a living environment from pregnancy to preadolescence. Our objective is to support families in the different stages of their family life and to offer diversified services adapted to their needs.

Our vision is to maintain expertise in perinatal and child development with the aim of being a family reference in our community, through diversified approaches and services adapted to the needs of the clientele.

Our values : family, kindness and mutual aid

Under the supervision of the CRP component coordinator, the perinatal worker offers home recovery services, leads birth and parenthood preparation meetings and may be required to offer relationship meetings. help.

Main responsibilities

Relevailles

Relevailles is a respite service, adapted to the reality of each family, which is aimed at all families who have a child aged 12 months and under or at pregnant people who are experiencing a risky pregnancy.

The perinatal worker must recognize the expertise of parents regarding their children and must act according to their values and their way of life, while protecting the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of families. through professional and human care.

The main tasks carried out in families by the perinatal worker are:

Travel to the homes of the families assigned to them;
Demonstrate active and non-judgmental listening to families;
Provide care to babies or siblings aged 5 and under;
Provide babysitting for babies and siblings aged 5 and under;
Do light household chores;
Support parents in preparing meals as needed;
Accompany the parent(s) to a medical appointment;
Offer breastfeeding support, an asset;
Make appointments with families and provide reminders the day before appointments.

Facilitating birth and parenthood preparation meetings

Facilitate birth and parenthood preparation meetings, from pregnancy to the post-natal experience;
Take care of administrative planning related to each cohort in his charge;
Facilitate the post-natal meetings of the cohorts in his charge.

Other tasks

Participate in team meetings;
Collaborate actively with the entire team;
Keep your diary up to date;
Keep up to date on good practices in the perinatal field;
Have an openness to developing new services in response to the needs of families

Knowledge and know-how

Have completed or are currently completing training in a field directly related to the position offered;
Have a real interest in perinatal care;
Have experience with babies and children under 5 years old;
Possess skills, knowledge and/or experience in helping relationships;
Have knowledge of breastfeeding, an asset;
Have a class 5 driving license and a car.

Know-how