Rural Carrier Associate; RCA Job Augusta area,Maine USA,Transportation

Position: Rural Carrier Associate (RCA)

Overview

Rural Carrier Associates provide a variety of services to customers along a rural route, including delivering and collecting mail, selling stamps, supplies, and money orders. Work is physically demanding and performed indoors and outdoors in all types of weather. Carriers may be required to load and unload trays and containers of mail and parcels weighing up to 70 pounds. Work is usually available on Saturdays and on an as-needed basis to cover the absence of the carrier.

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.

Position Details

Rural Carrier Associates are non-career employees who provide customers along a rural route with a variety of services including delivering and collecting mail and selling stamps, supplies and money orders.

Additional Information

Desirable candidates may be required to have a vehicle suitable for use and live within easy commuting distance of the facility location. The job is physically demanding. Work is performed outdoors in all types of weather. Carriers may be required to load and unload trays and containers of mail and parcels weighing as much as 70 pounds. The work is usually on Saturdays, then on an as-needed basis to cover the absence of the carrier.

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