Post Office Assistant - Term

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

Job summary

A national postal service in Newport Station is seeking an on-call Post Office Assistant. This role requires strong customer service skills and includes responsibilities like selling postal products and sorting mail. Ideal candidates should have a high school diploma and experience in retail. Physical fitness is essential for lifting mail containers, and flexibility for on-call shifts is required. Join a service that values Trust, Respect, and Delivery.

Qualifications

• High school or provincial equivalency and/or experience in business administration.
• Training and/or experience interacting with the public in a retail/service environment.
• Understanding of general or post office accounting systems.
• Physically fit to handle mail containers and stand for long periods.
• Available for temporary, on-call work.

Responsibilities

• Sell postal products and services to the community.
• Sort, distribute and process mail.
• Provide customers with information and forms.
• Resolve delivery and service difficulties.

Skills

Customer service skills

Sales experience

Physical fitness

Flexibility for on-call work

Education

High school diploma or provincial equivalency

Job description

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 are based on Trust, Respect and Deliver, which represent our fundamental promise to ourselves, our expectations of one 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.