Lead a Relational Pathway out of Poverty Economic Empowerment Director
Indian Trail, NC, 28079
Lead a Relational Pathway out of Poverty Economic Empowerment Director
Full Time • Indian Trail, NC, 28079
Responsive recruiter
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Common Heart is seeking an Economic Empowerment Director to lead a deeply relational, community-centered pathway that helps families move from crisis to stability.
Over the past several years, this initiative has grown into a network of staff, coaches, Allies, volunteers, and partners serving more than 100 families each year through Getting Ahead, Life Coaching, Emergency Savings Incentives, Stability & Growth workshops, and our Economic Empowerment Allies program. We are looking for a leader who will honor what has been built and help it continue to grow.
The Director provides leadership for all of Common Heart’s Bridges Out of Poverty–based Economic Empowerment programs, supervising a team of four staff, working closely with volunteers and community partners, and ensuring families experience consistent, respectful, and empowering support.
This is not a start-from-scratch role. It is a stewardship role — walking alongside an established team and hundreds of neighbors as they build stronger futures.
What You’ll Do
- Lead and coordinate Common Heart’s Economic Empowerment programs
- Supervise and support a team of 4 staff
- Guide Getting Ahead, Coaching, ESIP, Stability & Growth, and community workshops
- Recruit and work with volunteers and community partners
- Track participant progress and program outcomes
- Serve as part of Common Heart’s leadership team
What We’re Looking For
- 3+ years leading or managing a human services, coaching, education, or nonprofit program
- 3+ years working directly with families facing financial hardship
- 3+ years supervising staff
- Experience working with volunteers and community partners
- Bridges Out of Poverty / Getting Ahead experience strongly preferred
- Lived Experience of poverty a plus
- Strong organization, communication, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to remain calm, grounded, and respectful in difficult situations
- Flexible schedule (some evenings)
Requirements
- Alignment with Common Heart’s values of Intentional Kindness, Active Engagement, Initiative, Collaboration, and Servant Leadership
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
- Background check, references, and drug screening required
About Common Heart
Common Heart serves neearly 10,000 neighbors each month through 14 food pantries and supports approximately 100 families each year through Economic Empowerment programing. We engage with over 10,000 volunteers and partners to create a small revolution of kindness in Union County, NC — where neighbors walk alongside neighbors toward stability and hope.
Learn more at CommonHeart.org
Compensation: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
We are volunteers in a small revolution of kindness!
We are friends: Just common folks from differing backgrounds and life experiences desiring to serve and make a difference in the lives of our neighbors.
We are a community: A community of friends, volunteers, donors, supporters, businesses, community organizations, and faith communities hoping to raise the levels of love, compassion and service to others in our neighborhoods, city, nation and world.
We are Common Heart: A small 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization promoting individual and community action to feed hungry families and to empower our neighbors to rise out of poverty. Together we serve people without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, country of origin, legal status, socio-economic class, political affiliations or anything else that divides people. We believe that God is an “equal opportunity lover” of human-kind.
Our Triple Focus
- Getting By – Bridging the gap for those experiencing food insecurity through 14 Pantry locatoins
- Getting Ahead – Breaking through barriers: new future stories through Economic Empowerment programs
- Getting Engaged – Working together to personally serve and create a community where all can thrive.
Thank you for your interest in joining this small revolution of kindness in Union County, NC!
Common Heart is a movement of volunteers serving right here where we live. Over the years as we expanded this small revolution of kindness in Union County, we developed a need to hire staff. Our staff perform functions of leadership, management and administration so that our volunteers can shine to accomplish our vision of creating “a small revolution of kindness to eliminate hunger and eradicate generational poverty.”
We are excited to expand our staff with passionate, dedicated people who are committed to this vision.
Apply here.
Paid Time Off - full and part time
Holiday Pay - full and part time
401 K with Matching
Group Vision and Dental
Bereavement Time off with Pay