Front Desk Receptionist (Office Assistant (Typing))

California Highway Patrol · Butte County

Salary: $3,273 – $4,445 per month

Closes: 2026-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Job Description and Duties Under the direct supervision of the Office Services Supervisor I, this position performs a variety of duties including, but not limited to: receptionist for the public counter; answers and screens telephone calls; prepares and posts outgoing mail; reviews and distributes incoming mail; organizes and completes filing tasks; Vehicle report Clerk, Uniform Crime Report, National Crime Center Information report , and other duties as necessary. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements • The position(s) require(s) the ability to type at a minimum speed as designated on the Class Specifications (link available in the additional documentation section). You must obtain a valid typing certificate confirming your ability to meet the minimum typing speed, prior to being hired. Additional information regarding acceptable typing tests is available at the CalCareers.ca.gov website. • The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired. This position requires the ability to type at a minimum speed designated on the Classification Specifications (link available in the minimum requirements section). You must obtain a valid typing certificate confirming your ability to meet the minimum typing speed prior to being hired. Additional information regarding acceptable typing tests: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/GeneralInfo/TypingCertification.aspx Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: - Be tactful and maintain a good rapport with other employees, peers, and supervisors. - Be dependable - Have excellent attendance - Ability to work independently
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Job Description and Duties

Under the direct supervision of the Office Services Supervisor I, this position performs a variety of duties including, but not limited to: receptionist for the public counter; answers and screens telephone calls; prepares and posts outgoing mail; reviews and distributes incoming mail; organizes and completes filing tasks; Vehicle report Clerk, Uniform Crime Report, National Crime Center Information report , and other duties as necessary.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Special Requirements

  • The position(s) require(s) the ability to type at a minimum speed as designated on the Class Specifications (link available in the additional documentation section). You must obtain a valid typing certificate confirming your ability to meet the minimum typing speed, prior to being hired. Additional information regarding acceptable typing tests is available at the CalCareers.ca.gov website.
  • The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
This position requires the ability to type at a minimum speed designated on the Classification Specifications (link available in the minimum requirements section). You must obtain a valid typing certificate confirming your ability to meet the minimum typing speed prior to being hired. Additional information regarding acceptable typing tests:
https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/GeneralInfo/TypingCertification.aspx

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- Be tactful and maintain a good rapport with other employees, peers, and supervisors.
- Be dependable
- Have excellent attendance
- Ability to work independently

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Salary context

The annualized midpoint for this posting is $46,308. That matches the $46,308 median among 9 current California public jobs with the same normalized title.

More jobs at this employer

California Highway Patrol currently has 36 other open positions in this database.

Regional hiring context

There are 9 current state openings in Butte County, including this position.

Application timeline

Applications close in 9 days, on November 13, 2026.

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Posting history

This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on November 4, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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