Receptionist

AppleOne Employment Services; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mon-Fri schedule

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Garden Grove, CA is seeking a professional Receptionist for a temp-to-hire opportunity. The role involves being the first point of contact for residents, applicants, visitors, and community members in a busy public-facing office.

Responsibilities include greeting visitors, handling multi-line calls, assisting with forms and documentation, maintaining confidential records, and data entry. Schedule is Monday through Friday, with a stable administrative career path.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of receptionist or front-desk experience in a professional setting.
• Strong customer-service mindset with professional communication.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Greet visitors and callers in a courteous, professional manner.
• Screen, route and manage a multi-line phone system.
• Process forms, applications, and general administrative tasks.
• Maintain accurate records and confidential documents securely.
• Enter data into databases and internal tracking systems.
• Support daily reception operations in a busy environment.

Skills

Receptionist experience

Customer service

Administrative support

MS Office

Confidentiality

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a professional and polished Receptionist for a temp-to-hire opportunity in Garden Grove, CA. This role is ideal for a dependable administrative professional who enjoys being the first point of contact for residents, applicants, visitors, and community members. The Receptionist will support a busy, public-facing office environment where clear communication, confidentiality, accuracy, and professionalism are essential. This is a great opportunity for someone who values a consistent Monday through Friday schedule, a supportive team environment, and the chance to build long-term stability in an administrative career path.

Key Responsibilities

• Greet and assist visitors, applicants, residents, and community members in a professional and courteous manner.
• Answer, screen, and route calls using a multi-line phone system.
• Assist with forms, applications, documentation, and general administrative requests.
• Review, scan, file, and process confidential documents with accuracy and discretion.
• Enter and update information in databases, tracking systems, and internal records.
• Support daily reception operations while handling sensitive or challenging situations professionally.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay: $25.00 per hour.
• Schedule: Monday through Friday.
• Job type: Temp-to-hire.
• Location: Garden Grove, CA.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Serve as the first point of contact for visitors, applicants, callers, and community members.
• Manage front desk reception duties, call routing, document handling, and administrative support.
• Maintain accurate electronic and physical records while protecting confidential information.
• 2+ years of receptionist, customer service, administrative, or document-processing experience.
• Professional, confident, and customer-focused communication style.
• Strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable working in a busy, public-facing environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and general computer systems.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with professionalism.

Preferred Qualifications

• Government, housing, or public-sector experience is a plus.
• Bilingual Vietnamese, Spanish, or Korean is highly preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.