Job Type: Independent Contractor | Flexible Schedule
Care Setting: In-home postpartum care
Schedule: Daytime, evening, overnight, weekend and holiday shifts available
About Alma Care
Alma Care is building a better standard of postpartum care in Canada.
We provide personalized, holistic postnatal support to families in the comfort of their own homes. Our care team brings together experienced certified doulas, nurses, lactation professionals, perinatal support workers, midwives and other maternal and infant care specialists to support families through one of the most important transitions of their lives.
Our approach is simple: care for the mother so she can recover, rest, and feel confident caring for her baby.
We are growing our Ontario and BC Care Teams and are looking for experienced postpartum care providers who share our commitment to compassionate, professional, evidence-informed postpartum care.
Why Join Alma?
Alma is designed to allow great caregivers to focus on what they do best: caring for families.
As an Alma Care Specialist, you have access to:
- A steady source of meaningful care opportunities
- Client vetting and matching
- Scheduling and coordination support
- Billing and invoicing support
- Marketing and brand support
- Care program design and implementation
- On-call and escalation support
- Ongoing education and professional development
- Workshops and knowledge-sharing with experienced maternal and infant care professionals
- Opportunities to expand your skills in areas such as breastfeeding, infant sleep, multiples and nutrition
- Opportunities for growth as Alma continues to expand across Canada
- A professional community of experienced postpartum caregivers
- You bring your expertise and compassionate care. We take care of much of the infrastructure around it.
About the Role
As an Alma Care Specialist, you will provide personalized, in-home postpartum support to new mothers, parents and their babies.
You will become a trusted presence in the home—supporting recovery, newborn care, feeding, rest and the transition into parenthood.
Depending on each family's care plan, your responsibilities may include:
- Providing daytime and/or overnight postpartum doula support
- Supporting the mother's physical and emotional recovery after birth
- Providing compassionate, non-judgmental emotional support and reassurance
- Supporting parents with newborn care, including feeding, soothing, diapering and bathing
- Supporting breastfeeding, pumping and/or bottle feeding within your scope of practice
- Providing infant care while parents rest, shower, recover or attend appointments
- Preparing nourishing meals and snacks for the postpartum parent and family
- Supporting healthy postpartum routines and recovery practices
- Providing practical household support related to the mother and baby
- Educating and empowering parents with newborn-care skills and resources
- Communicating observations and relevant care information clearly and professionally
- Maintaining accurate care documentation
- Participating in Alma Care education, workshops and team knowledge-sharing opportunities as appropriate
Shift Types
- Daytime shifts (minimum 4 hours)
- Overnight shifts (10–12 hours) — our overnight specialists are the primary support for mom and baby through the night; this role requires you to remain alert and awake for the duration of the shift
What We're Looking For
- Hands-on experience supporting postpartum women and newborns
- Breastfeeding and newborn sleep support experience
- Vulnerable Sector Check (within past year)
- Valid Infant CPR (Level C) and First Aid
- Food Handler certification (preferred)
- Personal professional liability insurance
- Reliable transportation within a 40km radius
- Experienced Certified doulas, RNs, RPNs and internationally trained nurses/midwives,
- Night Nurses, Infant Care Specialists strongly preferred