Post Office Assistant - Term

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

Job summary

A national postal service in Burgeo is seeking an on-call Post Office Assistant. The role involves providing customer service, selling postal products, and sorting mail. Ideal candidates should have a high school education and experience in retail. The job requires physical fitness to handle mail and flexibility for on-call work. This temporary position offers a salary of $20.54 per hour and aligns with Canada Post's values of trust and respect.

Qualifications

• Experience in business administration or related field.
• Training in retail or customer service environment.
• Physical capability to lift mail containers and stand for long hours.

Responsibilities

• Sell postal products and services to customers.
• Sort, distribute, and process mail.
• Provide customers with information and address service difficulties.

Skills

Customer-focused approach

Sales and cash transactions

Flexibility for on-call work

Education

High school or provincial equivalency

Job description

Job Requisition Id: 194518
Business Function: Retail
Primary City: Burgeo
Other Location(s):
Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
Employment Type: Temporary - New
Employment Status: Term
Language Requirement: English Essential
Employee Class and Level: RVSGD11 - Level 1
Working Hours: On call
Number of Vacancies: 1
Salary: $20.54
Job Closing Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2026-1-31

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 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
• Flexibility to be available for temporary, on-call work

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.