Executive Director

Hopewell House is seeking an exceptional Executive Director to lead one of Oregon's beloved and mission-driven residential hospice homes into its next chapter of stability and sustainability. This is a rare opportunity for a seasoned, compassionate leader to steward an organization with a long history of providing dignity, comfort, and compassionate care at the end of life.

About Hopewell House

Founded over 35 years ago and reopened as a nonprofit residential care facility in 2023, Hopewell House has been a place of refuge, dignity, and support at the end of life. Hopewell House is a 12-bed residential hospice home serving individuals who might otherwise have nowhere to turn. Hopewell House is known not just for the care it provides, but for our guiding values: compassion, humility, respect, mindfulness, and hope.

The Opportunity

The Executive Director serves as the chief executive and operational leader of Hopewell House, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the hospice home while advancing the organization's long-term sustainability and impact. This role blends hands-on operational leadership with strategic vision, financial stewardship, philanthropy, and community engagement.

The successful candidate will be equally comfortable ensuring regulatory compliance and quality resident care, leading and supporting a dedicated interdisciplinary team of 40 staff and 150 volunteers, partnering closely with the Board of Directors, and cultivating the financial and philanthropic resources needed to sustain and grow the mission.

Key Areas of Focus

• Providing executive leadership to advance the mission, values, and strategic priorities of Hopewell House. Fosters a healthy organizational culture grounded in trust, accountability, equity, and collaboration.

· Serving as the administrator of record and operational steward of the home, ensuring the facility operates safely, smoothly, and in full compliance with all government regulations.

· Providing oversight for the financial health, sustainability, and revenue generation of the organization, stewarding an approximately $2.5 million annual operating budget.

• Serving as the primary ambassador and public face of Hopewell House, enhancing the organization's visibility and reputation through active community engagement.
• Collaborating with the Board of Directors to set strategic priorities, supporting Board compliance with bylaws, policies, and best practices in nonprofit governance.

Who We're Looking For

We seek a thoughtful, emotionally intelligent leader with strong operational and financial acumen and a deep capacity for empathy. The ideal candidate brings experience leading complex organizations, comfort navigating regulated environments, and a genuine commitment to compassionate end-of-life care.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (healthcare, social sciences, or related field preferred) with five years of increasingly responsible senior management experience in health services, community-based care, social services, or other related areas.
• Strong facility and operational management skills with attention to detail.
• Sound financial and business judgment.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Active Residential Care Facility (RCF) Administrator License, or ability to obtain within 60 days.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Master's degree in healthcare, social services, or nursing.

· Leadership experience in community-based care setting, and ideally end-of-life care.

• Knowledge of the local hospice and healthcare landscape.
• Familiarity with highly regulated healthcare environments with preference for knowledge of community-based care (CBC) facilities.
• Demonstrated passion for compassionate end-of-life care.
• Experience with crisis management and complex operational challenges.

Why Hopewell House

Leading Hopewell House is more than a job—it is a calling. This role offers the opportunity to guide a treasured community institution, support extraordinary staff and volunteers, and make a lasting difference in the lives of individuals and families during life's most tender moments.

Compensation, Benefits & Equity Commitment

Hopewell House is committed to offering fair, transparent, and values-aligned compensation. The Executive Director position will receive a competitive salary based on experience, plus health benefits. This is a full-time, onsite, exempt position.

Hopewell House is deeply committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging—both in the care we provide and in how we work together. We strive to create a workplace where people feel respected, supported, and valued for who they are. We warmly encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences to apply, particularly those who feel called to compassionate, mission-driven leadership.

APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT BOTH A RESUME AND A COVER LETTER FOR CONSIDERATION.

Salary Range: $135,000-$155,000

At Hopewell House, we value differences and strive to create a culture of dignity and respect for our staff, residents, and guests. We believe we will do that better by hiring individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote equity and inclusion. Hopewell House is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all federal, state, and local employment opportunity laws.

Physical and Working Condition Requirements:

1. Workday: Works in the house normally 8 hours/day but additional availability is sometimes needed in the evenings and weekends, for events and on-call needs.

2. Stands: Often for short periods.

3. Sits: Often.

4. Walks: Often, short distances.

5. Bends: Occasional, but not necessary.

6. Stairs: Occasional.

7. Climbs: Seldom.

8. Lifts: Seldom.

9. Kneels: Seldom

10. Repetitive Hand/Foot: Occasional, word processing.

11. Work in a well-lighted, well-ventilated office.

12. Maintain positive communication with the public, personnel, residents, family members, visitors under all circumstances.

13. Work out of the facility 5 days a week.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $135, $155,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person