Letter Carrier - Delivery Agent and Postal Clerk

Canada Post; Wetaskiwin; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A national postal service is seeking a Letter Carrier - Delivery Agent and Postal Clerk in Wetaskiwin, AB. The role involves sorting and delivering mail, requiring a valid driver’s license and physical capacity for lifting. Join us on a temporary on-call basis and gain extensive training with opportunities for permanent employment.

Benefits

Extensive classroom and on-the-job training

Opportunities for permanent employment

Qualifications

• Must have a valid Class 5 or Class G driver’s licence for at least 3 years.
• Physical ability to lift and carry mail items.
• Ability to read, write and speak English.

Responsibilities

• Sort and prepare deliveries at the depot.
• Load and drive a postal vehicle for deliveries.
• Deliver mail and packages to customers on the route.

Skills

Customer service experience

Delivery experience

Ability to work in all types of weather

Education

Valid Class 5 or Class G driver’s licence

Job description

Letter Carrier - Delivery Agent and Postal Clerk

Location: Wetaskiwin, AB, Canada

Salary: $23.81 per hour

Employment type: On Call (Temporary)

Closing date: 2025/11/11

Job Description

Canada Post is an exciting place to work! And you can be part of it!

We deliver billions of items to Canadians each year – you can be a big part of making this happen.

In this role, you may be called upon to do on-call delivery agent OR on-call postal clerk work:

• On-call delivery agent (also known as a letter carrier). You’ll be the face of Canada Post in your community and make sure customers and businesses get the mail and parcels they’re waiting for.
• On-call postal clerk. This temporary on-call position is an excellent opportunity to learn about the business of mail operations, as well as the great jobs available at Canada Post.

Job Responsibilities

As a Delivery Agent: What will you do?

• You’ll start your day in the depot, sorting and preparing the day’s deliveries.
• You’ll load and drive a Canada Post postal vehicle.
• You’ll then spend most of your day outside, delivering mail and packages by foot or by vehicle to customers on your route.
• You’ll return to the depot to unload the day’s incoming mail and packages for later delivery.

As a Postal Clerk: What will you do?

• You’ll work inside a sorting facility, sorting mail and packages.
• Operation of material handling equipment.
• Receiving and accepting mail items.
• Sort, scan and sequence and batch mail items.
• Transfers and dispatching of parcels and packets.
• Perform other postal clerk duties as required.
• Completes reports and documentation.

Qualifications

What must you have?

• A valid Class 5 or Class G driver’s licence with a safe driving record for at least 3 years (driver's abstract required).
• The physical ability to lift mail items weighing up to 22.7 kg (50 lb) and carry items weighing up to 15.9 kg (35 lb) regularly throughout the day.
• The ability to work in all types of weather.
• The availability to be on-call.
• The ability to read, write and speak English.

These help, too!

• Experience in customer service.
• Experience making deliveries or working as a driver.
• Experience working in a production environment is an asset.

In return, we offer:

• Extensive classroom and on-the-job training about your duties and safety on the job.
• Opportunities for permanent employment.

Employment Equity

All qualified candidates will be considered; however, preference will be given to Indigenous People (First Nations, Metis or Inuit) or Persons with disabilities. This is a special measure employment equity initiative and candidates from this group who wish to qualify for preferential consideration must self-identify.

Canada Post is committed to fostering an equitable, respectful, and caring workplace where everyone is welcome and has equal opportunity, where diversity is valued and celebrated and where we work together to remove barriers and promote accessibility. If you are contacted regarding a job opportunity, please advise if you require an accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Canada Post is committed to creating a safe workplace that embraces and celebrates everyone. We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Persons with disabilities, Members of visible minorities, and Women.