Mail Clerk 2

State of Iowa; Mitchellville (IA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Iowa is seeking a full-time Mail Clerk 2 for the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women to manage mail operations at both sites. The role involves sorting, routing, and delivering mail for staff and offenders, plus processing outgoing mail and maintaining logs and postage balances.

Some positions may require background checks and a valid driver’s license. Applicants must have at least one year of mail processing experience or six months in the state executive branch with Mail Clerk 1

Qualifications

• One year of full-time mail processing experience.
• Ability to manage logs and maintain records without errors.

Responsibilities

• Receive, check, sort, and route/deliver or forward incoming mail for staff and offenders across both sites.
• Process all offender and staff outgoing mail through sorting and packaging.
• Maintain all required mail logs and mailroom files.
• Manage institutional postage equipment and maintain the postage balance to ensure continuous operation.
• Handle incoming and outgoing mail transfers with the local post office.
• Prepare courier mail and packages in a timely manner for pickup.
• Respond to offender inquiries regarding mail.
• Verify offender funds and apply postage/shipping charges prior to processing outgoing mail.

Skills

Mail processing

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Postage equipment operation

Mail log maintenance

Job description

The Iowa Correctional Institution for Women is a multi-faceted correctional institution that serves as the only female facility and female reception center for the Iowa Department of Corrections.

We are hiring a full-time Mail Clerk 2 to join our team.

The job responsibilities include:

• Receive, check, sort, and route/deliver or forward incoming mail for staff and offenders across both sites.
• Process all offender and staff outgoing mail through sorting and packaging.
• Maintain all required mail logs and mailroom files.
• Manage institutional postage equipment and maintain the postage balance to ensure continuous operation.
• Handle incoming and outgoing mail transfers with the local post office.
• Prepare courier mail and packages in a timely manner for pickup.
• Respond to offender inquiries regarding mail.
• Verify offender funds and apply postage/shipping charges prior to processing outgoing mail.

E-Verify and Right to Work The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1. One year of full-time work experience processing mail.
2. Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to six months of work as a Mail Clerk 1.

Additional Information

• Some positions in this class may require the possession of a valid Iowa driver's license.
• Some positions in this class may require an applicant to have the ability to pass a background investigation.