Post Office Assistant - Term

Canada Post / Postes Canada; Church Point; On-site; CAD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Canada Post is seeking an on-call Post Office Assistant to provide counter services with a customer-focused approach in Church Point, Nova Scotia. The role is temporary and on-call, with 1 vacancy and bilingual imperative language requirement.

Responsibilities include selling postal products, sorting mail, providing forms, and resolving delivery issues. Applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent, public-facing experience, basic post office accounting knowledge, and be physically

Qualifications

• High school or provincial equivalency or equivalent experience in business administration.
• Experience interacting with the public in a retail or service environment, including sales and cash handling.
• Understanding of general or post office accounting systems.
• Physically able to lift mail containers up to 50 lb and stand for extended periods; flexible for on-call work.

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 quickly.

Skills

High school diploma or equivalent

Public interaction experience

Post office accounting knowledge

Physically fit for 50 lb lifting

Flexibility for on-call work

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Requisition Id: 201317

Business Function: Retail

Primary City: Church Point

Other Location(s):

Province: Nova Scotia

Employment Type: On Call

Employment Status: Temporary

Language Requirement: Bilingual Imperative (--BB)

Employee Class and Level: RVSGD11 - Level 1

Working Hours: on call

Number of Vacancies: 1

Salary: $20.54/hr

Job Closing Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2026-10-30

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

Job Responsibilities (continued)

• 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

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