Front Desk Representative Public Service Representative

Initial Posting Date: 08/27/2026 Final date to receive applications: 09/03/2026 Agency:
Higher Education Coordinating Commission Salary Range: $3,515 - $4,312 Position Type:
Employee

Position Title:

Front Desk Representative - (Public Service Representative
2)

Public Service Representative 2 FT/Perm Office of Administrative Services Salem, Oregon REQ
-205315

Come for a job. | Stay for a career. | Make a difference… for a lifetime! Do you excel at welcoming visitors and managing incoming calls with poise and accuracy? Then look no further! Join the Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s Office of Administrative Services as a Public Service Representative
2. This is a full-time, permanent position headquartered at HECC’s Salem Office and is represented by SEIU. This position will report to the office on a daily basis.

The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) envisions a future where all people benefit from the economic, civic, and cultural impact of high-quality postsecondary education, training, and workforce development. Come work with a team that values equity, collaboration and empathy within beautiful Salem, Oregon! Our amazing benefits include:

• Competitive medical, vision and dental benefits package for the employee and qualified family members.
• Opportunity to participate in a deferred compensation savings program.
• A fabulous retirement program.
• Work-life balance!
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• 3 additional paid "Personal Business Days" per year.
• 8 hours of sick leave accumulated every month.
• Progressive vacation leave accrual, starting at 8 hours per month, with increases every 5 years.
• Hybrid remote work options

• You will welcome visitors to the HECC Office, answer in-coming calls, and provide exceptional customer service to all customers, visitors, and staff.
• Greet walk-in customers by answering questions, providing available resources and directing to appropriate staff or conference rooms.
• Answer incoming calls, answer basic questions about agency services, relay calls to appropriate HECC staff for more complex questions.
• Evaluate customer needs, provide relevant information, and direct customers to correct contacts and/or research to ensure customers are directed to appropriate resources.
• De-escalate confrontational customers or call for assistance.
• Maintain the front desk area by ensuring resource materials are well stocked, area is free from clutter and debris.
• Coordinate and approve scheduling for conference rooms and HECC’s Prius and motor pool resources by ensuring calendars are up to date and reserved appropriately.
• Maintain and facilitate access badge system for visitors, contractors, and staff.
• Ensure temporary badges are returned and accounted for, request deactivation when not returned or accounted for.
• Assist with miscellaneous clerical work including (but not limited to): physical and digital file management, preparation of material to-be-mailed, copying documents, et al.
• Pick up and process mail and log payments received on a daily basis.
• Deliver mail and payments to appropriate staff.
• Maintain the front desk message monitor.
• Daily review, response, or redirection of agency’s general inquiry email.

• One year of experience in Public Contact (such as a Public Service Representative, Salesperson, or Receptionist) which included answering questions and providing information.

• Communication
  - Demonstrates the ability to listen actively, respond appropriately, and convey information clearly and effectively verbally and in writing.
• Professionalism
  - Exhibits consistent integrity, respect, and objectivity, maintaining a composed and courteous presence while adhering to established processes and standards.
• Empathy
  - Ability to demonstrate interpersonal awareness by understanding, appreciating, and appropriately responding to the feelings, perspectives, and needs of guests, colleagues, and partners.

If you have these qualities, let us know! It’s how we choose whom to move forward! Equitable Recruiting The HECC strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people…