Rural Carrier Assistant

United States Postal Service; Greenville (MS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Postal Service in Greenville, MS is seeking a Rural Carrier Associate to sort, deliver, and collect mail along a prescribed rural route using a vehicle. This is a non-career position discussed at interview, with duties including handling accountable mail, selling stamps, and maintaining route records.

The role requires driving, a valid license, and a clean driving record, plus passing a pre-employment drug screen. Applicants must live within 50 miles of the facility.

Qualifications

• Pass a written exam to be scheduled.
• Must be able to sort, deliver, and collect mail up to 70 pounds.
• Must have a valid state driver's license and a safe driving record.
• Must own a personal insured vehicle with at least two years driving experience.
• Pre-employment drug screening required to be drug free.
• US citizen or permanent resident status required.
• Must live within 50 miles of the facility address for screening and interview

Responsibilities

• Sorts mail in delivery sequence for the assigned rural route.
• Delivers mail to customers along a prescribed route by vehicle.
• Receives and signs for accountable mail and collects receipts.
• Loads mail into the vehicle and maintains route records.
• Picks up mail from roadside boxes and sells stamps and money orders.
• Handles COD, registered, certified, and insured mail as required.
• Provides routine postal information and distributes forms to customers.
• Prepares mail for forwarding and maintains change-of-address records.
• Compiles a daily trip report and maintains customer lists on the route.
• Maintains mail security and inventory of stamps and stamped paper on route.

Skills

Valid driver's license

Safe driving record

Vehicle ownership with insurance

US citizen or permanent resident

Job description

This is a position for a Rural Carrier Associate with the U.S. Postal Service at a location assignment in Greenville, MS. This is a non-career position discussed at interview. Cases, delivers, and collects mail along a prescribed rural route using a vehicle; provides customers on the route with a variety of services.

Duties and Responsibilities

• 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 by a vehicle;
• collects monies and receipts for accountable mail;
• Picks up mail from customers' roadside boxes;
• Sells stamps, stamped paper and money orders;
• accepts C.O.D., registered, certified, and insured mail and parcel post;
• Furnishes routine information concerning postal matters and provides requested forms to customer;
• Returns mail collected, undeliverable mail, and submits monies and receipts to post office;
• Prepares mail for forwarding and maintains records of change of address information;
• Prepares a daily trip report and maintains a list of the customers on the route;
• Conducts special surveys when required;
• Maintains an inventory of stamps and stamped paper as needed to provide service to customers on the route;
• Provides for mail security at all times.

Required Qualifications

• Must be able to pass a written exam (to be scheduled);
• Must be able to sort, deliver, and collect all classes of mail weighing up to 70 pounds;
• Must have a valid state driver's license and a safe driving record;
• Must have own personal insured vehicle with at least two years of documented driving experience;
• Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement to be drug free;
• Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status;
• Applicants must live within 50 miles of the facility address in order to be eligible for this position because the work is performed in the Facility Location and candidates will need to be present for screening activities, including an interview.