Post Office Assistant - Term

Canada Post / Postes Canada; Alberta; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a fast-moving career as a Post Office Assistant with a focus on customer service. This role involves selling postal products, sorting mail, and providing assistance to customers in a retail environment. Ideal candidates will possess a high school diploma and have experience in customer-facing roles. The position is on-call, requiring flexibility and physical fitness to handle mail containers. Be part of a team that values trust, respect, and delivering exceptional service to the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in business administration and retail environments.
• Ability to lift mail containers and stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Sell postal products and services to customers.
• Sort and distribute mail accurately.
• Address customer inquiries and service issues.

Skills

Customer Service

Retail Sales

Cash Handling

Problem Solving

Physical Fitness

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Job Requisition Id: 186060

Business Function: Retail

Primary City: Blackfalds

Province: Alberta

Employment Type: On Call

Employment Status: Term

Language Requirement: English Essential

Employee Class and Level: RVSGD11 - Level 1

Working Hours: On-Call

Number of Vacancies: 2

Salary: $18.44/hr

Job Closing Date (MM/DD/YYYY): 05/21/2025

Job Description

If you have ambition, talent and drive, consider a fast-moving career with Canada Post. We are currently seeking an on-call Post Office Assistant who will use a customer-focused approach when providing counter services to customers.

Note: The ideal candidate should reside in the community. Applicants outside the community in which the Post Office is located may be considered as needed.

Job Responsibilities

• Sell postal products and services to the business community and public
• Sort, distribute and process mail into appropriate classifications
• Provide customers with information and forms
• Address delivery and service difficulties to resolve problems thoroughly and quickly

Qualifications

• High school or provincial equivalency and/or experience in business administration
• Training and/or experience interacting with the public in a retail and/or service environment, including sales and cash transactions
• Understanding of general or post office accounting systems
• Physically fit to lift mail containers of up to 50 lb, push or pull boxes, sort mail and stand for extended periods of time
• Flexibility to be available for temporary, on-call work

Other Information

Note: The ideal candidate should reside in the community. Applicants within a 50 km radius of the Post Office may be considered as needed.

As part of the selection process, selected candidates will be required to complete a security screening process.

Canada Post’s Values and Behaviours

Our Values - Trust, Respect and Deliver represent our fundamental promise to ourselves, our expectations of one another, and our shared duty to our country.

Our behaviours – Make the call, Know the destination, Deliver for others, Ignite our pride; embody our values, bringing them to life and guiding our actions.

We’re committed to living these values and practicing these behaviours every day. Learn more about the values and behaviours by visiting the Canada Post website.