Director of Food Access Services
Deadline to apply: March 20, 2026

Are you a person who is passionate about helping others and making a positive impact in their lives?

Do you want to make a real difference in your local community?

If this is you, we want you to join our OUTSTANDING team of dedicated professionals!

Family Pathways is seeking a Director of Food Access Services focused on leading the Food Access Services Department to provide direct assistance to our communities, including food shelves, mobile food truck, Doorstep, food rescue, community advocacy, and other emergency food and self-sufficiency programs.

Who You Are?

•  A graduate with a bachelor’s degree or higher or 5+ years of related experience in social services, community/public health, nutrition, or other related field.
• 5+ years of experience working in the food insecurity field, i.e., food shelf, food rescue, food bank, or related community programming.
• 2+ years of management experience with staff and program operations.
• Demonstrated passion and understanding for working with diverse populations, including those experiencing food insecurity, homelessness, domestic violence, addiction, and/or mental illness.
• Passion for working for a mission-based organization.
• Solutions-orientated; ability to creatively problem solve and can plan, direct, and review the work of others with confidence and clarity.
• High attention to detail and flexible in nature.
• Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• An ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information and confidential matters.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; excellent listening skills.
• Friendly, approachable, and client-focused.

Who We Are

Family Pathways works alongside people to enhance lives through a continuum of essential services and, together with the community, champions positive social change. We have been committed to standing by the side of our neighbors since 1978. We’ve done this by working together with partners, individuals, businesses, organizations, and faith communities who are passionate about their communities.

Over the past four decades, we’ve adapted to the needs of the communities we serve in; Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, and Washington Counties in Minnesota and Polk County in Wisconsin. Family Pathways’ support services provide healthy food access, domestic and sexual violence prevention and victim services, supervised visitation, and services for older adults and caregivers.

More than a place to find a bargain, Family Pathways Thrift Stores transform donated goods into opportunity, investment, and good environmental stewardship.

What You Get in Return

• Starting Wage: $80,000 annually - Family Pathways honors candidates’ time and effort in job-seeking by providing transparency regarding compensation. Creating transparency regarding salary information reduces the gender pay gap and eliminates salary negotiation, which rarely benefits people of color or women. It is a value of our organization to support equitable hiring practices.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible hours and the ability to telework.
• Benefits: Family Pathways offers competitive pay and exceptional benefits to our eligible employees. Benefit eligibility is based on average hours worked per week. Benefits offered include health insurance with optional HSA, dental, vision, employer-paid group life term insurance, supplemental group term life insurance, AD&D, long-term disability, short-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, employee assistance program, and retirement plans with an employer match. In addition to these benefits, Family Pathways offers full-time employees a competitive paid time off package, which includes paid holidays and floating holidays.