Community Education Manager
About The Position
The Community Education Manager provides strategic leadership for No More Empty Pots’ community education initiatives. The role designs and delivers educational experiences that empower individuals, strengthen communities, and advance the organization’s mission. It leads community outreach, educational programming, curriculum development, strategic partnerships, and team performance while ensuring programs are impactful, financially responsible, and responsive to community needs. The manager leads the development and continuous improvement of education programs, workshops, and outreach; oversees curriculum and learning experiences; builds relationships with community partners; and leads and develops the Community Education team. The role also oversees program operations, compliance, reporting, budgets, purchasing, and resource allocation, and collaborates across departments to support organization-wide goals. The position supervises assigned staff, volunteers, and interns and represents the organization with community partners and stakeholders.
Requirements
- Annual background checks and clearance to work in schools and with minors.
- Experience in program development, project management, and facilitation.
- Familiarity and skill working with comprehensive food systems and STEAM subjects, including amateur culinary and nutrition, home, school, and community gardening, and comfort using new and experimental technology.
- Familiarity with food system concepts such as zero-waste and seasonality, professional familiarity with the Omaha Metro local food system, and ability to integrate values-driven goals such as zero-waste and using local food.
- Experience and skill working with vulnerable populations and creating supportive learning environments.
- Experience and skill appropriately handling sensitive financial and HR information.
- Proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office, including Excel.
- Availability during program hours and required staff meetings and events.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in education or a related discipline.
- Three or more years of management experience, including training staff, leading team meetings, planning programming, managing a budget, and making data-driven, mission-focused decisions.
Nice To Haves
- Teaching background.
- Experience productively managing a classroom using trauma-informed care principles and teaching these skills to supervisees.
- Valid First Aid or other safety certifications.
- Valid ServSafe or nutrition certification or degree.
- Conversational Spanish fluency.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of community education programs, workshops, and outreach initiatives aligned with organizational priorities.
- Oversee the design and delivery of engaging educational experiences that use evidence-based teaching practices and respond to community needs.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with schools, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, businesses, and other community partners.
- Lead, coach, and develop the Community Education team, establish expectations, support professional growth, and foster accountability and collaboration.
- Oversee program operations, scheduling, documentation, data integrity, contracts, reporting, standard operating procedures, and compliance with organizational policies, grant requirements, and partner expectations.
- Manage departmental budgets, monitor financial performance, oversee purchasing and resource allocation, and support program sustainability.
- Collaborate with internal departments to integrate learning outcomes and educational programming, coordinate shared facilities, and support organization-wide goals.
- Supervise assigned staff, volunteers, and interns, including coaching and performance management.
- Manage program schedules, partnerships, contracts, and resource allocation.
- Recommend new initiatives, partnerships, budgets, and operational improvements.
- Represent the organization with community partners and stakeholders within established organizational priorities.
- Contribute to program design and evaluation, partnership and business development, impact reporting, storytelling, and development support.
- Support hiring, employee lifecycle, workforce planning, professional development, compliance, budgeting, risk management, and organizational stewardship.
- Escalate strategic, financial, personnel, or policy decisions requiring executive approval.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
