Office Receptionist - Student Worker Clerical

This position is located at the Office of Land Management at the Central Office in St. Paul, MN. The position will work in the office 100% of the time and will work full-time during the summer and part-time during the school year to accommodate a student’s schedule.

This position serves as the receptionist for the Office of Land Management and provides customer service while supporting the office team, training coordinator, and supervisory staff. Responsibilities include greeting customers, answering phones, taking messages, and directing calls to the appropriate staff; picking up, sorting, and distributing mail to the appropriate units, as well as assisting with certified mail requests and delivering expense reports to Business Services; and maintaining office supply inventory and processing special orders through the agency’s purchase request process.

This position provides customer service for the Office of Land Management’s reception desk as well as assisting the office management team, training coordinator, and supervisory staff.

Additional duties include:

• Providing general office support including greeting customers, answering phones, taking messages, and directing calls to the appropriate staff.
• Picking up, sorting, and distributing mail to appropriate units. Assisting with certified mail requests and delivering expense reports to Business Services.
• Maintaining inventory and ordering office supplies, which includes special orders utilizing the agency’s purchase request process.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Applicants must be a student in a college/university, trade, or technical school.
• If a student is enrolled at a credit-granting institution the student must carry at least six semester (nine quarter) credits.
• If enrolled at a non-credit granting institution or one that only offers one credit per class, a student must be taking two or more classes per semester/quarter. Any lesser credit (class) load shall be treated as a semester/quarter off.
• Graduate students must be enrolled in at least two courses or making progress on a dissertation.
• The selected applicant will be required to complete an Education Verification form prior to appointment.

Other qualifications include:

• Customer service skills sufficient to provide prompt, courteous, and accurate information to customers in person, on the phone, through email, and other written correspondence.
• Word processing skills sufficient to use software, such as Microsoft Word, to type and format letters, memos, and reports.
• Communications skills sufficient to answer phones, direct calls, and take messages.

How to Apply:

Please Apply Online by 11/9/2026:

• Go to www.mn.gov/careers
• Click “Search open positions”
• Enter the Job Opening ID “97936” in the Keywords search box and click “>>”
• Click on the Job Title to view the job posting
• Click “Apply for Job”
• When prompted for your Referral Source, please list: Internet Job Board - Indeed

Only applicants received on mn.gov/careers will be considered.

Contact for Additional Information:

Laura Saari, MnDOT Recruitment Specialist

Laura.Saari@state.mn.us

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19 - $23