Post Office Assistant - Term

Canada Post; Chester; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a fast-moving career with a leading postal service, where you can leverage your customer service skills as an on-call Post Office Assistant. This role involves providing essential counter services, selling postal products, and ensuring customer satisfaction. You'll be part of a team that values trust, respect, and delivering excellence. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy helping others, this opportunity offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in your community. Embrace the chance to grow and contribute to a vital service that connects people across the country.

Qualifications

• Experience in business administration or retail service environment.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Sell postal products and services to customers.
• Sort and distribute mail into appropriate classifications.
• Address delivery and service difficulties promptly.

Skills

Customer Service

Sales

Cash Transactions

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Job Requisition Id: 191086
Business Function: Retail
Primary City: Chester
Other Location(s):
Province: Nova Scotia
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 (YYYY-MM-DD): 2025-05-13

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

Job Responsibilities (continued) 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.