Description

Position #: 203029

Expected Start Date: September 20, 2026

Union: SEIU

Facility: Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Maternal Services 1

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Nights, Weekends

Number of Hours per Rotation: Per 4 weeks:

- 12 shifts of 11.78 hours

- 1 shifts of 8 hours

- Relief: No

Float: No

Hours of Work: Extended Shift Hours (11.78)

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band 9 $21.380 to $22.890 (3 step range)

Travel Required: No

: 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

- Indigenous Birth Support Worker certificate

- Grade 12

Competencies

- Basic medical terminology

- Communication skills

- Organizational skills

- Basic - Computer skills

- Interpersonal skills

Knowledge and Abilities

- Knowledge of Indigenous culture

- Ability to work independently

- Robust interpersonal skills

- Knowledge of the history of Indigenous People in Canada

- Basic knowledge of physiology of birth

Other Information

- Valid driver's license, where required

- Official Description at: //www.working-for-health.ca/supportjobevaluation

📌 Indigenous Birth Support Worker - Doula (Saskatoon)
🏢 Saskatchewan Health Authority
📍 Saskatoon