Post Office Assistant - Term

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

Job summary

A national postal service is seeking an On-Call Post Office Assistant in Saint-Sylvère, Quebec. The role includes providing customer services, selling postal products, and handling mail. Candidates should have a high school diploma or equivalent and relevant retail experience. The position requires physical fitness for lifting mail and flexibility for on-call work. The company values diversity and encourages applications from Indigenous Peoples and persons with disabilities, ensuring an accessible hiring process.

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.
• Understanding of general or post office accounting systems.
• Physically fit to lift mail containers up to 50 lb.
• Flexibility to be available for temporary, on-call work.

Responsibilities

• Sell postal products and services to customers.
• Sort and distribute mail into appropriate classifications.
• Provide information and forms to customers.
• Address and resolve delivery and service difficulties.

Skills

Customer service

Sales experience

Flexibility for on-call work

Problem-solving

Ability to lift and sort mail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Requisition Id: 197002
Business Function: Retail
Primary City: Saint-Sylvère
Other Location(s):
Province: Quebec
Employment Type: On Call
Employment Status: Term
Language Requirement: French Essential
Employee Class and Level: RVSGA10 - Level 1
Working Hours: On call
Number of Vacancies: 1
Salary: $20.54
Job Closing Date: 2026-01-09

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 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 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

Employment Equity

Canada Post is committed to creating a safe workplace that embraces and celebrates everyone. All qualified candidates will be considered; however, preference will be given to Indigenous People (First Nations, Metis or Inuit) or Persons with disabilities. This is a special measure employment equity initiative and candidates from this group who wish to qualify for preferential consideration must self-identify.

Accessibility

Canada Post is committed to fostering an equitable, respectful, and caring workplace where everyone is welcome and has equal opportunity. If you are contacted regarding a job opportunity, please advise if you require an accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Canada Post’s values and behaviours

Our values - Trust, Respect and Deliver 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. Learn more about the values and behaviours by visiting the Canada Post website.