Office Assistant II

Job Title

Front Desk Position

Job Description

The front desk position is an administrative support function under general supervision of the Human Resources Director. Example of Duties: Serves visitors, guests and vendors by greeting, welcome, and directing them appropriately; notifies WVSP staff of visitor arrivals; answers and directs telephone calls appropriately; maintains visitor logs and keeps updated contact lists; records mail and deliveries and notifies staff accordingly; ensures proper opening and closing procedures of the front entrance to Headquarters building. Perform related work as required.

Qualifications

Training: Graduation from a standard high school or the equivalent. Experience: Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in routine office work. Substitution: College hours, related business school, or vocational training may be substituted through an established formula for the required experience. Special Requirements: A successful background check.

Additional Information

Pay Grade: 5 ($27,240 – $45,973)

As an agency of State Government, the West Virginia State Police provides a wide variety of benefits to its employees. As a WV public employee, some benefits are mandatory to all public employees, while some are completely voluntary. Some benefits are free to employees while others require a monthly premium. Current year details regarding plan options and monthly premium costs can be obtained by logging onto the PEIA website at PEIA (wv.gov). Life Insurance: PEIA offers $10,000 life insurance policies for all fulltime employees. PEIA also offers Optional Life Insurance of varying amounts that include $5,000 to $500,000 worth of coverage, subject to an insurability screening. For first time PEIA participants, PEIA allows up to $100,000 of Optional Life Insurance coverage for employees to enroll without the insurability screening. PEIA offers Dependent Life coverage, please visit the PEIA website for plans and pricing PEIA (wv.gov). The WV State Police also offers a $4,000 life insurance policy through UNUM Provident Life Insurance.

Retirement Plan: As WV public employees, all full-time public employees are required to participate with the Public Employees Retirement Plan, regulated by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board. Employees hired on or after July 1, 2015 will be members of the PERS II plan, contributing 6% of their gross monthly salary. WV State Police contributes 10% of the member's gross monthly salary for a combined total of 16%. Please visit to explore the Retirement Benefits and Requirements. An additional retirement option is available with Empower Retirement and functions as a 457 Retirement Plan. Please visit to learn more about the retirement options for both pre- and post- tax contributions.

Additional Benefits: Mountaineer Flexible Benefits offers additional insurance such as Dental, Vision, Hearing, Legal, Short- and Long-term disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts (for qualifying employees who enroll in the PPB Plan C Health Plan offered by PEIA). To explore the variety of plans and prices, please visit Mountaineer Flexible Benefits (wv.gov). All full-time employees for the WV State Police receive a yearly $500 longevity salary increase. All full-time employees earn 15-24 paid vacation days per year depending on longevity. All full-time employees earn 1.5 sick days per month. The state offers 12 paid holidays a year (for full-time employees).

WVSP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.