Our staff work alongside our network of partners to take on wide-ranging challenges facing children in North Carolina. Working at NC Child gives you the opportunity to apply your skills, expertise, and dedication to directly improve the lives of children and their families. We strive to put racial equity at the core of our work every day. We believe deeply in doing our work with kindness, compassion, and a strong sense of fun.
Find more information below about current job openings, and about the excellent benefits we offer our employees at NC Child.
The Youth Organizing Intern is an innovative and strategic community organizer interested in youth leadership development, power building, and advocacy. The Youth Organizing Intern will play a critical role in helping to reestablish NC Child’s Youth Advocacy Council, which serves as the youth voice for our agency.
The Senior Director of Advocacy will lead the development and implementation of NC Child’s campaign strategy to support successful policy campaigns. They will develop strong strategic partnerships, lead a talented team of communications and community engagement staff to advance NC Child’s mission, and serve as a member of NC Child’s senior leadership team.
The Program Assistant is a detail-oriented team member who excels at managing calendars, meeting details, tracking complex data, and organizing events, with a personalized approach. They support all aspects of the Community Engagement Team, with the goal of helping more people across North Carolina step up and be the voice for children.
We value our employees as whole people - and our benefits package is designed to reflect that. Click to learn more about each benefit.
NC Child pays 100% of the premium costs for individuals for health, dental, and vision insurance coverage. We also offer enrollment to eligible domestic partners and family members. Our plan includes a Health Savings Account (HSA) to help pay for eligible medical expenses – and NC Child will contribute to your account each month. We regularly hear from our team that our health benefits are some of the most generous that folks have ever had in any job.
We also offer life, accidental death/disability, and long-term disability coverage, at no cost to the employee.
We strive to offer a flexible workplace environment. Many of the positions on our team offer the opportunity to perform much of the work remotely.
While most of our staff work a typical 9–5 schedule, many members of our team organize their work schedules to accommodate the needs of their role along with their personal needs. This can mean starting and ending your workday earlier, or otherwise adjusting your work week to help you balance your personal and family priorities.
We encourage staff to take the time they need to sustain themselves. Our staff receive generous paid time off, including floating holidays that can be taken anytime throughout the year. Most importantly, a core tenet of NC Child’s culture is that we respect your time off. That means you can unplug and take real breaks – with no work texts or calls.
We know you’re already great by the time you join our team. And we’re also going to commit time and money to further develop your skills and leadership for NC Child and the movement. We have a dedicated staff development budget. We’ll work with you to create a plan for how you want to grow, and then support you to get there.
The most important part of our mission is children – including giving our children the best possible start in life. That’s why NC Child offers 12 weeks of paid Family & Medical Leave to new parents after the birth or adoption of a child, or to care for yourself or a family member.
We also offer our staff members a paid sabbatical after five years of full-time service.
We offer employee a 403b plan to help you save for retirement. Once you’ve completed six months of service, NC Child automatically contributes an amount equal to 4% of your annual salary to your retirement savings.
NC Child offers our employees access to comprehensive well-being services. This program is confidential and available 24/7, including services like mental health support, work-life services, and stress management.
