Night Newborn Care Specialist for Three Months in Miami, Florida, USA

Newborn Care Specialist (nights) – Miami, Florida – three-month contract – start around 10 April

First-time parents in Miami are getting ready for the arrival of their baby and want an experienced Newborn Care Specialist (NCS) to look after the newborn overnight. As well as giving excellent night-time care, you will reassure and teach the parents as they settle into life with a new baby.

• Location: Miami, Florida, USA (you must already live locally)
• Schedule: 12-hour overnight shifts, seven nights a week
• Contract: three months, with the option to extend
• Start: around 10 April, the baby's due date
• Pay: to be discussed, depending on experience and qualifications

What you will do

• Look after the baby attentively through the night in a way that suits a newborn's development: feeds, burping, nappy changes, soothing and settling
• Keep track of feeding and sleep patterns and developmental progress, and pass on your observations to the parents
• Keep the sleep environment safe and follow current safe-sleep guidance at all times
• Keep accurate, up-to-date notes of feeds, sleep, nappy changes and anything else worth recording
• Help build healthy sleep habits and routines that suit the baby's stage of development and the family's wishes
• Coach the first-time parents with practical, hands-on advice so they grow in confidence
• Wash and put away the baby's laundry, clean and sterilise bottles and breast pump parts, and clean toys and other baby items
• Keep the nursery clean, tidy, organised and well stocked during each shift
• Show complete professionalism and discretion and respect the family's privacy

What the family are looking for

• At least five years' experience working as an NCS
• Extensive hands-on newborn experience, ideally with a strong record of supporting families through a baby's first year
• Someone dependable, punctual, organised and attentive to detail
• A warm, patient and nurturing manner, with confidence in newborn care
• Professional communication and the ability to work as a team with the parents
• Living locally in Miami and able to commit reliably to the full overnight schedule
• Certified in infant CPR and first aid, with certificates in date
• Strong references from families or placements you have worked for before
• Vaccinations recommended for newborn carers, such as Tdap, are advised to be up to date

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