Weekend & Holiday Rural Route Courier

Postal hiring center; Newport (RI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance Options

Job summary

USPS is seeking Assist Rural Carriers who deliver and collect packages on designated routes, often using a personal vehicle. The role emphasizes weekend and holiday work with potential for up to seven days of parcel delivery service, offering outdoor work and a reliable delivery service.

Position details include nationwide vacancies with starting pay rate of $23.47–$38.62 per hour and comprehensive federal benefits.

Qualifications

• Customer service aptitude and ability to address mail-related questions.
• Mail handling, sorting, labeling and distributing mail accurately.
• Clerical/administrative support tasks to aid daily USPS operations.
• Experience or willingness to work on weekends/holidays is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Customer assistance: address mail-related questions and service issues.
• Mail handling: sort, label, and distribute incoming and outgoing mail.
• Clerical work: perform administrative support tasks.
• Service support: assist with mail forwarding, holds, and change-of-address requests.

Skills

Customer service

Mail handling

Clerical tasks

Service support

Job description

USPS is seeking Assist Rural Carriers who deliver and collect packages on designated routes, often using a personal vehicle. The role emphasizes weekend and holiday work with potential for up to seven days of parcel delivery service, offering outdoor work and a reliable delivery service.

Position details include nationwide vacancies with starting pay rate of $23.47–$38.62 per hour and comprehensive federal benefits.