Mail Center Specialist: Secure Processing & Dispatch

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA North Texas Health Care System, seeks a Mail Clerk to join the Mail Center in the Supply Chain Management Service. You will receive, sort, and dispatch mail for VA and other agencies, ensuring security and accuracy.

The role requires routing classified and unclassified mail, operating mail processing equipment, and maintaining logs. Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–4:30 pm; a pre-placement exam and a government vehicle certification may apply.

Qualifications

• General Experience: One year of generalized experience such as identifying subjects of correspondence and sorting mail.
• Education: 2 years above high school or substitution of education for experience.
• Combination: education plus experience combined to qualify.

Responsibilities

• Receives all incoming mail and packages and sorts by 50+ mail codes, name, department, service or address.
• Opens misaddressed mail to determine subject and proper routing within the organization.
• Receives all incoming classified mail and packages for processing.
• Classified mail includes USPS services and contract carriers.
• Handles hazardous and perishable materials and maintains security.
• Operates mail processing equipment (meter machines, envelope inserter) and monitors for jams and maintenance.
• Prepares logs, receipts, mailing labels, and packages materials for shipment per USPS or carrier guidelines.
• Drives a government vehicle for mail courier runs to VA offices and facilities.
• Ensures mail handling complies with HIPAA and agency procedures.

Skills

Mail handling

Mail sorting

Equipment operation

Attention to detail

Security awareness

Education

Two years of college or education beyond high school

Tools

Meter machines

Envelope inserter

Mail processing equipment

Job description

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA North Texas Health Care System, seeks a Mail Clerk to join the Mail Center in the Supply Chain Management Service. You will receive, sort, and dispatch mail for VA and other agencies, ensuring security and accuracy.

The role requires routing classified and unclassified mail, operating mail processing equipment, and maintaining logs. Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–4:30 pm; a pre-placement exam and a government vehicle certification may apply.