Post Office Assistant - Term

Canada Post; Town of Onoway; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A national postal service in Onoway is seeking an on-call Post Office Assistant. Responsibilities include selling postal services, sorting mail, and providing customer support. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma and experience in a retail or service environment. Physical fitness is required. This is a temporary position with variable hours.

Qualifications

• Experience in business administration preferred.
• Training in retail or service environment, including cash transactions.
• Understanding of post office accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Sell postal products and services to customers.
• Sort, distribute, and process mail.
• Provide information and forms to customers.
• Address delivery and service issues.

Skills

Customer service

Sales

Public interaction

Problem resolution

Education

High school or provincial equivalency

Job description

Job Requisition Id: 194199
Business Function: Retail
Primary City: Onoway
Province: Alberta
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: 1
Salary: $20.14/hour
Job Closing Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2025/09/16

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.

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

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.