About the role
Pay: $18.00 to $20.00 per hour
Description
About the Role:
Sierra Meadows Behavioral Health is launching a Postpartum Outpatient Track and we’re building something we’re genuinely proud of — a program that treats the whole picture of a new mother’s experience, including her baby. As part of that, we’re opening an on-site nursery so mothers in treatment don’t have to choose between getting the help they need and being close to their infant.
This isn’t a typical daycare job. You’ll be caring for infants and toddlers (ages 0–24 months) inside a behavioral health program, alongside mothers who are doing real and difficult work. Your role is to keep their babies safe, fed, clean, and calm while they’re in group — and to do it with the kind of steady, professional warmth that lets moms actually focus on treatment without worrying about what’s happening in the next room.
If you’ve worked in infant care before and you’re looking for a role with more purpose behind it, this might be the right fit.
Schedule:
Full Time | Monday - Friday | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
What You’ll Do:
Provide direct care for infants and toddlers — feeding, burping, diapering, soothing, and age-appropriate interaction — in accordance with AAP safe sleep and infection control standards
Complete check-in and check-out documentation for each child at every session
Log all feedings and diaper changes in real time throughout each session
Deliver a warm, clear verbal handoff to each mother at pickup — what her baby ate, how they slept, anything worth noting
Maintain nursery cleanliness and sanitize equipment between uses; conduct daily supply checks
Document any health observations and report to clinical staff per protocol
Respond calmly and competently to infant emergencies per established procedures
Participate in required training including Pediatric CPR/First Aid, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) safe sleep, and mandated reporter training
Maintain strict confidentiality — you’re operating inside a behavioral health program
Requirements
Required to be considered:
Minimum one year of professional experience providing direct care to infants and toddlers in a structured care setting (childcare center, family daycare, pediatric healthcare setting, or comparable — personal babysitting does not qualify) — Required
Current Pediatric CPR and First Aid certification, or willingness to obtain within 30 days of hire — Required
Current TB clearance — Required
DOJ/FBI fingerprint clearance prior to first day of contact with children — Required
Completion of SMBH mandated reporter training before first day — Required
Preferred — will make you a stronger candidate:
Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or Early Childhood Education (ECE) coursework — Preferred
Experience in a healthcare or behavioral health setting — Preferred
Bilingual in English and Spanish — Preferred
Experience with newborns specifically (0–3 months) — Preferred
Who You Are:
Beyond credentials, here’s what this role actually requires day to day:
You stay calm when things get loud — a fussy infant, a mother in distress, and a half-eaten bottle on the floor all at the same time is a real Tuesday
You show up. This program cannot run if the nursery is unstaffed. Reliability isn’t a nice-to-have here, it’s the job.
You understand what it means to be a mandated reporter — not just that you are one, but what it actually requires you to do
You work well with clinical staff and know how to communicate clearly across a team
You can hold a warm, reassuring presence with a mother who is anxious about leaving her baby — because many of ours will be