Post Office Assistant

Canada Post / Postes Canada; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Canada Post is seeking a part-time Post Office Assistant in Osgoode, Ontario. You will provide counter services with a customer-focused approach, handling sales, mail processing, and information provision to customers. The role requires bilingual capability and the ability to work varied hours.

As a permanent part-time position in Retail, the candidate should reside in the community and be able to lift up to 50 lb, with cash handling experience and comfort interacting with the public.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or provincial equivalency.
• Experience interacting with the public in a retail/service environment, including sales and cash transactions.
• Familiarity with general or post office accounting systems.
• Physically capable of lifting mail containers up to 50 lb and standing for extended periods.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Retail experience

Public interaction

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Accounting systems

Job description

Job Requisition Id: 202961

Business Function: Retail

Primary City: Osgoode

Province: Ontario

Employment Type: Part-Time

Employment Status: Permanent

Language Requirement: Bilingual Imperative (--BB)

Employee Class and Level: RVSGD11 - Level 1

Working Hours: 4.25 (Monday: 10:00-11:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:15)

Salary: $20.54

Job Closing Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2026-08-27

Job Description

If you have ambition, talent and drive, consider a fast-moving career with Canada Post. We are currently seeking a part-time 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 service 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

Other Information

Canada Post’s values and behaviours

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