Campus Receptionist & Admin Support

Cuesta; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cuesta College seeks a receptionist to serve as the first point of contact for the main campus, answering phones and greeting visitors at the San Luis Obispo location. The role supports administrators and confidential staff with clerical duties and data entry, while maintaining departmental directories and assisting with meetings and events.

The position emphasizes professional courtesy, strong communication, and accurate use of office software to manage records and correspondence within a busy

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school is required.
• Associate degree is preferred.
• Answering phones in an educational, business, or professional setting is required.
• Customer service experience is required.
• Office operations experience is required.
• Exceptional customer service delivery techniques.
• Understanding of educational institution operations.
• Receptionist and telephone etiquette and techniques.
• Records keeping practices and procedures.
• Current technologies, personal computer, and related office software.
• Correct usage of English, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.

Responsibilities

• Answer the main phone line and direct calls and visitors to appropriate personnel.
• Greet office and building visitors with courtesy and tact.
• Front desk reception to the Administrative Offices.
• Perform complex office support work for the administrators and confidential employees.
• Maintain directory of college employees.
• Provide information about general college services.
• Assist with scheduling, preparing, and facilitating interviews, events, and meetings.
• Operate standard office equipment.
• Utilize the District’s integrated software in performing the required duties of this position.
• Receive and distribute mail and deliveries as appropriate.
• Process employee name badge orders, procurement tracking, and delivery of badges.
• Update and maintain institutional organizational chart.
• Process invoices, purchase orders, and Cal Card reconciliation.
• Index confidential documents into electronic record system.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Receptionist duties

Customer service

Data entry

Office operations

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheet software

Database familiarity

Job description

Cuesta College seeks a receptionist to serve as the first point of contact for the main campus, answering phones and greeting visitors at the San Luis Obispo location. The role supports administrators and confidential staff with clerical duties and data entry, while maintaining departmental directories and assisting with meetings and events.

The position emphasizes professional courtesy, strong communication, and accurate use of office software to manage records and correspondence within a busy