Birth Centre Aide

**The Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre is Hiring**

**Birth Centre Aide - Full-time position available**

**Deadline for Applications: Thursday, May 15, 2025, 5pm**

**Estimated start date: June 9, 2025**

The **Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre** **(OBWC)**is a **midwife-led** birth and wellness centre located in southeast Ottawa that offers services for pregnant people and newborns that includes prenatal care, labour and delivery, breastfeeding support and educational programs. The OBWC is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The OBWC is now hiring for the position of **Birth Centre Aide (BCA)**.BCA’s report to the Manager of Operations, and support all admissions to the OBWC by providing institutional support to midwives as they work with their clients. Join this exciting team as they support birth by ensuring our space is safe, clean and prepared for the growing families we serve.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Staffing the birth centre by working independent shifts that provide birth centre coverage 24/7. Shifts are typically 12 hours, with occasional shorter shifts depending on operational need (full and part time position). Shifts rotate for days, evenings, and overnights. You must be willing to work overnight shifts and be comfortable working alone.
- Preparing and cleaning assessment and birthing suites according to OBWC safety standards and protocols, with a heavy emphasis on Infection Prevention and Control Canada (IPAC) standards.
- Assisting midwives, clients, families, and paramedics during labour and birth. This includes but is not limited to: safe storage and food handling/preparation for clients and midwives, using a database for record keeping of sensitive information, on rare occasions, being called in to a birthing suite to document client care, and calling 911 in transfer situations.
- Assisting the OBWC with administrative tasks including re-ordering of supplies, medication reconciliation, and management of client records.
- Light facility cleaning responsibilities including kitchen cleanliness and common space upkeep, in accordance with IPAC standards.
- Facilitating tours to potential clients/families.

**Compensation**:$22/hour for up to one year, $24/hr (1 year+); stipend for on-call work when required; comprehensive health and dental benefits and retirement savings plan available after probation period.

**Requirements**:

- **MUST be able to communicate in French**; working language is English, but the OBWC is bilingual and all front-line staff must be able to converse comfortably with French clients and midwives**. Applicants’ cover letters should include reference to level of fluency in French.** Some interview questions will be in French.
- Completion of high school or equivalent (GED).
- Experience working in client focused settings is recognized as added value (e.g. hospitality, customer service, personal support worker).
- Certification in CPR and First Aid (can be completed after hiring if necessary).
- Strong administrative skills, including computer literacy (Microsoft Office Suite, database programs), filing, and other record-keeping.
- Must be able to work in, and be sensitive to, adverse environment.
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively in relation to multiple tasks.
- Ability to remain calm and demonstrate good judgment while working under pressure.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skill.
- Comfortable working alone, including overnight.
- A reliable means of transportation to the Birth Centre within 45 minutes, at all hours (24/7) while on call.
- Ability to do the work of the BCA which includes a variety of physically demanding tasks including moving supplies often in large bins, deep cleaning of birth rooms, etc. etc.
- Current Vulnerable Sector Check (can be obtained after hiring).
- Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination status.

Please see job description that follows.
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- **Deadline for Applications**:_**Thursday, May 15, 2025, 5pm**
- **Please note, this position is anticipated to begin around June 9, 2025.**_
- **a CV/résumé**

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for your interest.

**BIRTH CENTRE AIDE (BCA) Job Description**

**ORGANIZATION: Ottawa Birth & Wellness Centre (OBWC)**

**REPORTS TO: Manager of Operations**

**JOB SUMMARY**

The Birth Centre Aide (BCA) is an integral member of the OBWC team. She/he/they will provide non-clinical service and administrative support that contribute to the delivery of high-quality services to midwives with appointment to the OBWC and their clients.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

The BCA performs duties that fall into the following categories:

- Midwifery Support
- Limited Client Support
- Housekeeping
- Records Management and Scheduling
- Administration
- 1. Midwifery Support_

1.1. Respond to pages from the attending midwife and identify any potential OBWC capacity issues that may necessitate another birth locatio