Assistant Rural Carrier (ARC) Fort Mill

United States Postal Service; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Job summary

The United States Postal Service is looking for an Assistant Rural Carrier (ARC) in Fort Mill, South Carolina. This part-time, non-career position involves delivering packages on Sundays and holidays, sorting mail, and maintaining mail security.

Applicants must have a valid driver's license and safe driving record with at least two years of unsupervised driving experience. The role demands flexibility and the ability to work in all weather conditions, performing physically demanding tasks.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid state driver's license.
• At least two years of unsupervised experience driving passenger cars or larger.
• Flexibility with little to no lead time for schedule changes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver packages on Sundays and observed holidays.
• Sort mail in delivery sequence for the assigned route.
• Deliver mail to customers along a prescribed route and on a regular schedule.

Skills

Valid state driver's license

Safe driving record

Two years of unsupervised driving experience

Flexibility for scheduling

Job description

Assistant Rural Carrier (ARC)

Assistant Rural Carriers, using dynamic route descriptions, will deliver packages on Sundays and observed holidays. Assistant Rural Carriers may case, deliver, and collect mail and packages on Saturday along a prescribed rural route using a vehicle.

Part‑time, non‑career position.

Applicants must have a valid state driver's license, a safe driving record, and at least two years of unsupervised experience driving passenger cars or larger. The driving must have taken place in the U.S. or its possessions or territories or in U.S. military installations worldwide.

Hours will vary and will include Saturday, Sunday, and holidays observed by USPS; there is no guarantee of hours.

You must be flexible with little to no lead time or advance notice of a schedule change.

You may be required to provide a vehicle sufficient in size for delivery of mail if an employer‑provided vehicle is not assigned. If required to provide your own vehicle, ARCs will receive additional compensation.

You will be required to have the ability to deliver from the right‑hand side of the vehicle.

You will perform work indoors and outdoors in all weather: rain, sleet, ice, snow, cold, and heat, and you may encounter animals and insects too.

Your duties will be physically demanding requiring moderate to heavy lifting, carrying, prolonged standing, reaching, and walking. Routes may be 10‑15 miles a day.

You will provide mail security at all times.

You must follow established safe work methods and procedures.

• Sorts mail in delivery sequence for the assigned route.
• Receives and signs for accountable mail.
• Loads mail in vehicle.
• Delivers mail to customers along a prescribed route and on a regular schedule.