More than just a place to work, The New York Open Center is a community of people dedicated to living and exploring the holistic,  socio-ecological, and spiritual values upon which it was founded in 1984. Job openings are listed below;  if there are none right now, check again soon!

(1) CATALOG PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

The Open Center is currently seeking a Production Assistant to take charge of a variety of detail-oriented duties to support the production of our print catalog, which comes out three times per year.

This is a seasonal position which begins about 6 weeks prior to mail dates of the three issues of our catalog: Spring/Summer issue (mails in early April), Fall (mails early August), Winter/Spring (mails early December). This position is permanent part-time (approximately 25 hours/week for a period of about 6 weeks, 3x annually), and suitable for freelancers. Work hours are generally in the afternoons and evenings at the Center.

The Production Assistant will be responsible for:

Qualifications and requirements for this position include:

OUR NEXT CATALOG PRODUCTION CYCLE BEGINS IN LATE FEBRUARY.

The hourly wage is $12. Interested candidates please e-mail your resume by February 6, 2012, to jobs@opencenter.org. Please NO phone calls.

(2) LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST

We are searching for a licensed massage therapist, preferably with energy healing training to join our team of holistic practitioners.

Requirements:
Prefer and Plus: Energy Healing Background and Training
-         Must possess a valid NYS Massage Therapy license and Practitioner
Liability Insurance
-         At least 2+ years of professional experience
-         Customer service, communicate with clients & Open Center management
-         Practices principles of healing in bodywork

This part-time (4 to 8 hours week)

Interested candidates please e-mail your resume and your days of availability to
jobs@opencenter.org
Please NO phone calls.

(3) CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT

The New York Open Center is seeking a friendly, reliable person with excellent customer service, organization, and computer skills to serve as a Customer Service Agent. This position is permanent Part-time (approximately 15-25 hours/week). From time to time, must be available to work weekends and holidays.

Customer Service Agent refers to the essential and dynamic task of serving as the “face†of New York Open Center, i.e. being the primary interface between our many diverse guests and the Open Center staff. Since customer service is the most important aspect of this position, it is crucial that the Customer service agent be able to successfully and dependably multi-task all day long as well as be consistently helpful, positive, flexible, attentive, and kind. While office and computer skills comprise the core skill set of this job, we are an "all hands on deck" operation  thus we all wear many hats and need to be able to jump in where needed and help.

This position has two main posts: the Registration/Wellness Desk and the Café. It is often necessary to switch posts or go back and forth, a few times a day. Therefore flexibility, friendliness, and a willingness to do what it takes to work together as a team to get everything done are essential.

Registration/Wellness Desk Duties may include: Managing registration in person, over the phone, and via e-mail; Assisting customers  with questions regarding services and products; Achieving proficiency with our registration database system; Assisting in supervising and training volunteers; scheduling bodywork sessions, setting up bodywork rooms, collecting payments.  Cafe post responsiblities may include:setting-up/presentation of food and drink displays, maintaining cleanliness, restocking of food products, maintaining freshness of food, preparing and serving sandwiches, performing opening and closing duties including receiving food deliveries and other duties assigned by management.

Cafe experience is a plus.

The Hourly wage is $10. Please e-mail cover letter and resume to jobs@opencenter.org.  Please no phone calls.

ABOUT THE NY OPEN CENTER 

With over 20,000 people participating in our programs each year, the New York Open Center is recognized as New York’s City’s leading center of holistic learning.  We present hundreds of workshops, conferences, professional trainings programs, lectures, on-going classes drawing from many disciplines and traditions.  Subjects include meditation, complimentary medicine, bodywork, society and ecology, creative arts, psychology and personal growth.

For more information about the Open Center visit our website at www.opencenter.org