KO760 - Newborn Care Specialist (Nights) - Miami, FL

Newborn Care Specialist

First-time parents in Miami, Florida, are preparing to welcome their little one and are looking for a Newborn Care Specialist to help guide them through this exciting new adventure!

Schedule: 12-hour overnight shifts, 7 nights per week Contract: 3 months, with flexibility to extend Start Date: Around April 10 (baby's due date)

The family is seeking an experienced, nurturing, and knowledgeable professional who can provide exceptional overnight newborn care while offering reassurance, education, and support as the parents adjust to life with their new baby.

Responsibilities

• Provide attentive, developmentally appropriate care throughout the night, including feeding, burping, diapering, soothing, and settling the baby.
• Monitor feeding and sleep patterns, track developmental progress, and communicate observations and updates to the parents.
• Maintain a safe sleep environment and consistently follow current safe sleep guidelines.
• Maintain accurate, timely records of feedings, sleep periods, diaper changes, and other relevant observations.
• Support the development of age-appropriate sleep habits and routines while respecting the baby's developmental stage and the family's preferences.
• Offer hands-on guidance, practical education, and reassurance to help first-time parents build confidence in caring for their newborn.
• Wash and organize the baby's laundry, clean and sanitize bottles and breast pump parts, and clean infant toys and other baby-related items as needed.
• Keep the nursery clean, tidy, organized, and well-stocked throughout the shift.
• Maintain the highest standards of professionalism, confidentiality, and respect for the family's privacy.

Qualifications

• Extensive, hands-on experience caring for newborns, ideally with a strong track record supporting families during the first year of life
• Dependable, punctual, organized, and detail-oriented.
• Warm, patient, nurturing, and confident in providing newborn care.
• Professional communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with parents.

Requirements

• Must be local to Miami, Florida, and able to reliably commit to the full overnight schedule.
• Current infant CPR and First Aid certification.
• Excellent references from previous families or professional placements.
• 5+ years as an NCS.
• Up-to-date vaccinations recommended for individuals caring for newborns, such as Tdap.

Salary and Benefits

• Compensation to be discussed based on experience and qualifications.