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  • Talent Acquisition Lead | New York City
    Talent Acquisition Lead | New York City
    20 hours ago
    Full-time
    New York

    About Us At Blank Street, we're on a mission to become the defining food and beverage brand of our generation. From the very beginning, we've set out to add a spark to ordinary experiences through elevated products, attention-to-detail, and a commitment to making every moment memorable. We're motivated by the millions of customers we serve across cities, and know that our potential is unlimited. It all starts with our people and their commitment to make magic happen each and every day. Like the sound of this? Keep reading. Add a Spark to the Ordinary... Blank Street is looking for a Talent Acquisition Lead to own and scale hiring across the US. We're entering a phase of rapid growth and need to hire exceptional people at scale without compromising quality. This is a builder role --- you won't just run recruiting, you'll design how it works. You'll operate at both a strategic and executional level, partnering closely with leaders across the business to hire exceptional talent across our stores and HQ. From standing up hiring in new markets to improving systems and processes, you'll build a recruiting engine (0 → 1 and 1 → 10) that can scale with the business. This role directly shapes who we hire, how we grow, and the long-term quality of our teams. You'll be expected to think big, move quickly, and get your hands dirty. This is fully in-person based in our Brooklyn HQ and reports to the Senior Director of People. Who We're Looking For What You'll Own • Own end-to-end hiring across store, field, and HQ roles, • Build and scale recruiting systems that support high-volume hiring (2,000+ hires/year), • Stand up hiring for new markets from scratch, • Partner with hiring managers to define roles, calibrate talent, and raise the bar, • Identify gaps and proactively design solutions (process, tooling, sourcing strategies), • Use data to diagnose funnel and general recruiting issues and drive improvements, • Get your hands dirty. This is a player-coach role where you'll actively recruit but also manage a team Requirements • Experience in high-growth, fast-paced environments (hospitality, retail, consumer, or startups preferred), • You've scaled hiring from dozens to hundreds and thousands of hires, • Proven ability to build or significantly improve recruiting processes, • Comfortable operating in ambiguity with high ownership and bias for action, • You can think big and move fast, • You enjoy fixing broken systems and creating scalable structure Benefits \& Perks: • $100,000 - $130,000 annual base salary, • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage. Blank Street covers the full premium for low and mid-tier employee-only plans., • Paid sick time, • Paid time off + company holidays, • Paid parental leave, • Equity, • Learning and development opportunities. We're growing and we'd like for you to be a part of the journey.

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  • Development Associate
    Development Associate
    22 days ago
    $64000–$70000 yearly
    Full-time
    Manhattan, New York

    Open House New York seeks an energetic, entrepreneurial, collaborative professional to join our team as Development Associate. The Development Associate will support fundraising operations to drive growth, while gaining access to the people and projects shaping the future of New York City through public programming, including the signature five-borough OHNY Weekend festival. This position requires 3+ years of fundraising experience across a range of activities, including special events, individual giving, membership, and sponsorship, plus a proven ability to draft compelling messages, from donor correspondence to corporate pitches. The ideal candidate will bring a Swiss Army knife skill set and an eagerness to grow on a small, dynamic team, and bring deep passion and curiosity for New York City, particularly its built environment (architecture, planning, real estate, infrastructure). This is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Deputy Director. Development Associate Responsibilities and Duties: • In collaboration with the Deputy Director, support core fundraising activities including: membership, individual giving, special events, sponsorship, and grant writing, • Manage donor research, tracking, acknowledgments, and correspondence through Salesforce, • Accurately maintain organizational systems and fundraising data to support accounting processes like financial transactions for the monthly close, • Draft and design content for donor materials, including appeal letters and corporate pitches, • Support logistics and production for donor events, including cultivation and community events, the Open City Benefit in the spring, and the OHNY Weekend Launch Party in the fall, • Additional administrative and operational duties as needed Development Associate Qualifications and Skills: • Track record of successful donor engagement, from prospect research to solicitation to relationship stewardship, • Event production experience, • Aptitude for problem-solving and the ability to manage multiple projects at once, and work independently, • Must be adaptable and highly organized with exceptional attention to detail, • Strong written and verbal communication skills, • Ability to initiate and maintain relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, including Board members, donors, members, and program partners, • Fluency with Microsoft Office, CRM, and CMS platforms (databases like Salesforce preferred), and project management platforms (Asana, Slack, etc.), • Curiosity for New York City and the built environment (architecture, planning, real estate, infrastructure), • Commitment to the mission and values of Open House New York, • 3+ years of experience in fundraising required, Bachelor’s or commensurate experience Education Bachelor’s Degree or commensurate experience. Location and Hours We currently work on a hybrid schedule. The Development Associate will work three days per week (typically Tuesday-Thursday) in our office at 150 Varick Street, though this schedule may shift and evolve, particularly in the run-up to major events. Ability to attend events in the evening and some weekends is required. Note: OHNY Weekend is October 16-18, 2026. Salary and Benefits Salary is commensurate with experience, in the range of $64,000—$70,000. Full benefits provided, including health insurance, retirement contribution, and pre-tax flexible spending accounts. We welcome an open discussion with interested candidates about the full compensation package. Application - How to apply A successful application includes a cover letter that addresses your relevant experience and your interest in New York City’s built environment. Selected applicants will be invited to interview the OHNY team in May. Applicants who advance to this stage will be asked to provide work samples, including donor correspondence. Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled, with resume reviews starting on April 22. Position is for immediate hire with an anticipated start by June. Open House New York encourages candidates from any and all backgrounds, nationalities, ethnicities, gender identities, and lived experiences to apply. We are an organization that is committed to diversity, equity, access, and inclusion in all aspects of our work, most importantly our team. A note of encouragement: Statistics show that individuals coming from systematically excluded or oppressed groups apply to jobs only if they meet every qualification. Open House New York wishes to remind applicants that rarely does someone meet 100% of the qualifications. We look forward to hearing from you. About Open House New York Open House New York promotes broad, unparalleled access to the city—to the places, people, projects, systems, and ideas that define New York and its future—and fosters civic dialogue about how the city functions and who it serves. Through year-round programming and the annual OHNY Weekend, which ranks among the largest public design festivals in the nation, Open House New York offers a citywide platform for public education and engagement.

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  • Head of Talent Acquisition | New York City
    Head of Talent Acquisition | New York City
    20 hours ago
    Full-time
    New York

    About Us At Blank Street, we're on a mission to become the defining food and beverage brand of our generation. From the very beginning, we've set out to add a spark to ordinary experiences through elevated products, attention-to-detail, and a commitment to making every moment memorable. We're motivated by the millions of customers we serve across cities, and know that our potential is unlimited. It all starts with our people and their commitment to make magic happen each and every day. Like the sound of this? Keep reading. Add a Spark to the Ordinary... Blank Street is looking for a Head of Talent Acquisition to own and scale hiring across the US. We're entering a phase of rapid growth and need to hire exceptional people at scale without compromising quality. This is a builder role --- you won't just run recruiting, you'll design how it works. You'll operate at both a strategic and executional level, partnering closely with leaders across the business to hire exceptional talent across our stores and HQ. From standing up hiring in new markets to improving systems and processes, you'll build a recruiting engine (0 → 1 and 1 → 10) that can scale with the business. This role directly shapes who we hire, how we grow, and the long-term quality of our teams. You'll be expected to think big, move quickly, and get your hands dirty. This is fully in-person based in our Brooklyn HQ and reports to the Senior Director of People. Who We're Looking For What You'll Own • Own end-to-end hiring across store, field, and HQ roles, • Build and scale recruiting systems that support high-volume hiring (2,000+ hires/year), • Stand up hiring for new markets from scratch, • Partner with hiring managers to define roles, calibrate talent, and raise the bar, • Identify gaps and proactively design solutions (process, tooling, sourcing strategies), • Use data to diagnose funnel and general recruiting issues and drive improvements, • Get your hands dirty. This is a player-coach role where you'll actively recruit but also manage a team Requirements • Experience in high-growth, fast-paced environments (hospitality, retail, consumer, or startups preferred), • You've scaled hiring from dozens to hundreds and thousands of hires, • Proven ability to build or significantly improve recruiting processes, • Comfortable operating in ambiguity with high ownership and bias for action, • You can think big and move fast, • You enjoy fixing broken systems and creating scalable structure Benefits \& Perks: • $100,000 - $130,000 annual base salary, • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage. Blank Street covers the full premium for low and mid-tier employee-only plans., • Paid sick time, • Paid time off + company holidays, • Paid parental leave, • Equity, • Learning and development opportunities. We're growing and we'd like for you to be a part of the journey.

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  • Residential Coordinator
    Residential Coordinator
    2 months ago
    $52500–$58000 yearly
    Full-time
    Hackensack River Waterfront, Jersey City

    If you are looking for a rewarding opportunity to work in the non-profit area Hudson Milestones could be a wonderful organization for you to join! The Residential Coordinator (Group Home Manager) or RC, position requires experience in planning and implementing programs for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. It involves quality assurance, training of staff, preparation of programmatic and financial data reports, and personnel related responsibilities. The RC is responsible for ensuring a smooth operation and remaining compliant with agency and state regulations. We are looking for a strong candidate to lead a Hudson County based Group Home. Responsibilities/Requirements include but are not limited to: Responsible for reading, knowing and complying with all appropriate governing documents in the administration of their programs be it contracts, agency policies and procedures, State or Federal standards, specific program operations manuals and circulars both internal and external, and the like. Ensures compliance with the agency’s Operations and Personnel Manuals and the Division of Developmental Disabilities Standards Manual. Completes and/or reviews and submits all logs, records, forms, schedules, and reports as required by the agency and the Division of Developmental Disabilities. Maintains all program files according to agency and Division of Developmental Disabilities specifications. Attends meetings and training as directed by the Director of Residential Services. Ensures nutritional and dietary needs of the clients are met. Ensures maintenance of dietary and nutritional information on clients. Ensures all Individual Habilitation Plans and supporting documentation are implemented and consistent with agency and State philosophy and requirements and monitors same. Supervises maintenance of home and property, assuring safe, clean, and orderly environment. Ensures proper program coverage by staff at all times, consistent with client needs and program budget. Coordinates client health care including scheduling and reporting appointments and treatment. Provides transportation to medical appointments when necessary. Supervises medication dispersion and documentation. Report all unusual incident reports and internal reports Facilitates family and guardian contacts. Directs staff and volunteers in program, providing guidance, role modeling and instruction as needed. Ensures full and comprehensive training and orientation of new staff and substitutes. Completes staff evaluations and new hire probationary logs. Maintains professional demeanor in all interactions with clients, supervisors, staff, families, neighbors, professionals and others involved in the program. Maintains, documents, and disperses household funds including petty cash, grocery, client funds, recreation, salary and clothing disbursement. Coordinates daily activity and recreation schedules ensuring follow through and completion. Ensures client development in: A. Self Help Skills B. Community Living C. Social Skills D. Activities of Daily Living Ensures implementation and monitoring of Individual Habilitation Plans, Behavior Support Plans and other training plans required. Participate and ensures accuracy of payroll reporting. Provides transportation for residents as necessary. During off hours, serves as the “On Call” in case of an emergency in order to provide coverage or as directed by the Director of Residential Services. Implements department wide programming as requested by the Director of Residential. Monitors program budget to ensure appropriate expenditures. Coordinates, attends and/or schedules all required meetings relevant to the operation of the residential program as directed by the Director of Residential Services and/or Chief Executive Officer. Provides a consistent means of relaying information from the Administration to staff and vice versa as needed. Works flexible hours as necessary for the benefit of the program. Respects the confidential nature of all information regarding clients and families. Ensures that a client’s dignity is not compromised in any way. Ensures that a safe and healthy environment is maintained for all clients at all times. Cooperates with the Licensee and any Department staff in any inspection or investigation. Performs all other duties as assigned by the Director of Residential Services and/or the Chief Executive Officer or his/her designee. All staff are strongly encouraged to participate in any/all fundraising activities to any extent possible. Each RC is required to work 1 evening, 1 Weekend Day, and 1 overnight per month for staff supervision. Candidates must possess a valid NJ driver's license (or transfer), be 21 and older, pass physical & substance screening, fingerprinting and complete online state mandated training prior to Orientation. EOE V/W/D Position Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education, Psychology or related field, or Equivalent Valid New Jersey driver’s license (Probationary/Provisional not accepted) Strong written and oral communication skills. Twenty-one years of age or older. Supervisory skills a must. A minimum of three (3) years experience working with people with intellectual/developmental disabilities including individual habilitation plan development, program monitoring and behavioral plan development experience One (1) year experience in a residential program as a Group Home Manager Two (2) years additional experience in a residential program in a supervisory role. EOE Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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  • Head of Talent | New York City
    Head of Talent | New York City
    20 hours ago
    Full-time
    New York

    About Us At Blank Street, we're on a mission to become the defining food and beverage brand of our generation. From the very beginning, we've set out to add a spark to ordinary experiences through elevated products, attention-to-detail, and a commitment to making every moment memorable. We're motivated by the millions of customers we serve across cities, and know that our potential is unlimited. It all starts with our people and their commitment to make magic happen each and every day. Like the sound of this? Keep reading. Add a Spark to the Ordinary... Blank Street is looking for a Head of Talent to own and scale hiring across the US. We're entering a phase of rapid growth and need to hire exceptional people at scale without compromising quality. This is a builder role --- you won't just run recruiting, you'll design how it works. You'll operate at both a strategic and executional level, partnering closely with leaders across the business to hire exceptional talent across our stores and HQ. From standing up hiring in new markets to improving systems and processes, you'll build a recruiting engine (0 → 1 and 1 → 10) that can scale with the business. This role directly shapes who we hire, how we grow, and the long-term quality of our teams. You'll be expected to think big, move quickly, and get your hands dirty. This is fully in-person based in our Brooklyn HQ and reports to the Senior Director of People. Who We're Looking For What You'll Own • Own end-to-end hiring across store, field, and HQ roles, • Build and scale recruiting systems that support high-volume hiring (2,000+ hires/year), • Stand up hiring for new markets from scratch, • Partner with hiring managers to define roles, calibrate talent, and raise the bar, • Identify gaps and proactively design solutions (process, tooling, sourcing strategies), • Use data to diagnose funnel and general recruiting issues and drive improvements, • Get your hands dirty. This is a player-coach role where you'll actively recruit but also manage a team Requirements • Experience in high-growth, fast-paced environments (hospitality, retail, consumer, or startups preferred), • You've scaled hiring from dozens to hundreds and thousands of hires, • Proven ability to build or significantly improve recruiting processes, • Comfortable operating in ambiguity with high ownership and bias for action, • You can think big and move fast, • You enjoy fixing broken systems and creating scalable structure Benefits \& Perks: • $100,000 - $130,000 annual base salary, • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage. Blank Street covers the full premium for low and mid-tier employee-only plans., • Paid sick time, • Paid time off + company holidays, • Paid parental leave, • Equity, • Learning and development opportunities. We're growing and we'd like for you to be a part of the journey.

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