Chief Executive Officer

We’re Hiring: Chief Executive Officer

Location: San Luis Valley, Colorado Organization: La Puente Home, Inc.

About Us

La Puente Home, Inc. is a community-based nonprofit rooted in the heart of Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Since 1982, we have provided food, shelter, and advocacy for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and crisis. Each year, over 12,000 people benefit from our services—including a community shelter and soup kitchen, a network of 15 food pantries, transitional housing, youth programs, and outreach initiatives.

Our mission is simple yet profound: to meet immediate needs while empowering people to live independently with dignity.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a visionary, relational, and mission-driven Chief Executive Officer to lead La Puente Home into its next chapter. The CEO will be responsible for articulating and advancing the organization’s vision; ensuring financial health and program excellence; and fostering a culture grounded in dignity, gratitude, and restorative leadership.

This highly visible role serves as La Puente’s primary spokesperson and advocate—working closely with staff, Board, donors, and community partners to address poverty, housing, and food insecurity across the San Luis Valley.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Strategy: Guide organizational vision, strategic priorities, and program development in collaboration with staff and Board.
• Fundraising & Development: Build relationships with donors, foundations, and government partners to sustain and grow funding.
• Financial Management: Ensure transparency, accountability, and long-term financial sustainability. Able to build complex budgets that perform and to monitor financial stewardship and strength of programs and the organization.
• Human Resources & Culture: Mentor and support staff; promote inclusion, equity, and wellbeing; and model trust-based, restorative leadership.
• Governance & Board Partnership: Strengthen board engagement, alignment, and oversight through clear communication and shared strategic direction. Maintain collaborative relationships with our 2 partner organizations, La Puente Enterprises Inc. and La Puente Housing Corp.
• Community Leadership: Serve as an advocate for rural equity and poverty alleviation; cultivate partnerships with faith communities, local governments, businesses, and service providers.
• Advocacy & Public Presence: Represent La Puente in public forums and media; engage in statewide dialogue on homelessness, housing justice, and food security.

What We’re Looking For

• Demonstrated success in nonprofit leadership with with 5-7 years experience overseeing multiple programs, diverse funding sources, and staff supervision.
• Proven ability in fundraising, donor cultivation, grant management and problem solving.
• Deep commitment to fair, inclusive and culturally responsive leadership in rural, bilingual/bicultural settings.
• Skilled communicator who can inspire, advocate, and collaborate effectively at local, state, and national levels.
• Strong grounding in financial stewardship, transparency, and accountability.
• Leadership style rooted in trust, collaboration, and restorative practice.
• Understanding of the unique opportunities and challenges of rural community life and a willingness to live and lead within the San Luis Valley.
• Experience with, and commitment to working with vulnerable and distressed populations.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive salary commensurate with experience (hyperlink), plus a comprehensive benefits package.:

Additional Expectations

• Full-time position; flexibility required for evenings and weekends (board meetings, events, and community engagement).
• Must reside in or relocate to the San Luis Valley and maintain an active, visible presence in the community.
• Commitment to La Puente’s core values of Dignity, Gratitude, and Financial Stewardship

How to Apply

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Anticipated start date: March 2026

Join Us: Lead with heart. Serve with purpose. Join La Puente Home in shaping a stronger, more compassionate future for the San Luis Valley.

La Puente CEO Salary and Benefit Package

• Salary $88,000 to $94,000 depending on experience
• Benefits
• Paid Holidays: Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the Friday after, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. After two years, an additional 3 days of paid Christmas leave.
• Vacation / PTO: Accrue 8 hours per month (up to 144 hours). Accrual starts at hire date but is not vested until after the first 60 days. Vested unused vacation is paid out upon separation.
• Sick Time: 48 hours per year, reset each January 1. Not carried over year to year; not paid out at termination.
• Health Insurance: Eligible after 60 days. La Puente covers 60–70% of premiums (depending on plan), including prescription coverage. Dental, Health and
• Other Insurance: Access to dental, vision, short-term, long-term disability, and life insurance (employee-paid) after 60 days.
• Employees may also enroll in a Flexible Spending Account (up to $2,600 annually).
• Retirement: Eligible to participate in La Puente’s SIMPLE IRA plan with a 3% employer match once earning at least $5,000 in a year and upon completion of one year of employment.
• Other Leave:
• Funeral leave: Up to 5 paid days for immediate family; up to 3 paid days for other relatives/friends.
• Personal leave: Eligible after 12 months; unpaid unless meeting FAMLI and/or FMLA criteria, with option to use PTO. Insurance can be continued during leave if employee pays their share.

Professional development: Up to 5 paid days annually for training, with prior approval from Board.