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Office Manager

Breaking Ground

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Location
The Bronx, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Job overview

Breaking Ground’s Office Manager supports programs serving people experiencing homelessness by acting as a liaison among staff, the community, and clients. The role welcomes guests and handles bookkeeping, scheduling, meeting notes, correspondence, filing systems, and client data. It is a 35-hour work week and travels to multiple locations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Interpersonal SkillsProblem-SolvingComputer SkillsMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelLearning New ProgramsWritingCommunicationMultitaskingAdaptabilityBilingual Spanish and EnglishDriving

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent ExperienceValid Regional Driver's LicenseGood Driving Record

Full job description

ABOUT US: - We believe that everyone deserves a home!

Breaking Ground operates nearly 4,000 units of housing across New York City, along with housing in upstate New York and Connecticut. Supportive housing - affordable housing paired with services designed to help people maintain their homes for the long-term - is widely recognized as a proven and cost-effective solution to chronic homelessness.

But we didn't stop at providing housing. Breaking Ground's programs and services help people experiencing street homelessness - especially those who have been on the streets the longest - to come indoors. Through our Street to Home outreach program and transitional housing resources, we help people get, and stay, on the path to a permanent home.

Breaking Ground embraces a housing first and harm reduction philosophy with an aim at helping residents secure appropriate permanent housing. Reporting to the Program Director , the Office Manager contributes to ending homelessness by acting as a liaison for Breaking Groun d s taff, the community, and clients who are chronically street homeless . The Office Manager is responsible for welcoming guests; bookkeeping which includes petty cash, check requisitions and billing; scheduling; taking meeting notes; maintaining filing systems; writing letters and other correspondence; and maintaining client data.

This is a 35 hour work week. This position travels to multiple locations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

  • Greet guests, direct them to appropriate staff , and provide information

  • Maintain petty cash, billing, check requests, and Metro cards

  • Maintain facility and staff activity calendars

  • Track vacations

  • Keep an updated file of vendors

  • Order and track supplies

  • Maintain filing system including client data

  • Order and keep an inventory of office supplies

  • Answer phones, direct calls, and take messages

  • Attend meetings and take notes

  • Coordinate events

  • Performs other related duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

  • Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills

  • Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel and the ability to learn new programs

  • Excellent writing and communication skills

  • Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced, dynamic team environment and willingness to shift easily between various responsibilities with diverse populations

  • Prefer red: bilingual in Spanish and English

  • Valid NY, NJ, CT, or PA driver’s license with a good driving record, as defined by Breaking Ground is preferred

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

How this job compares

Set against the 611 open Office Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • New York median$77–98K/yr44 salary ranges
  • US median$24–28/hr99 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 86 open Office Manager jobs in New York and 611 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Office Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (386 postings).
Education
35 of the 611 open Office Manager jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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