Post Office Assistant - Term

Canada Post has an on-call, temporary Post Office Assistant position at its Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan location, paying $20.54 per hour
. The posting notes that the ideal candidate resides in the community, though applicants from outside may be considered.

Day to day, you'll serve customers at the counter,
sell postal products and services
, sort and process incoming mail, and help resolve delivery or service problems on the spot.

Counter work is central to this position. You'll handle cash transactions
, provide customers with postal forms and information, and sell products and services to both the general public and the business community.

Mail sorting is a regular part of the workload. You'll distribute and process mail into the appropriate classifications, and address delivery or service difficulties to resolve problems thoroughly and quickly.

Availability is important for this position. Because the role is on-call and temporary
, you need to be flexible about when you are available to work, stepping in as needed to keep the post office running.

The posted wage is $20.54 per hour
. This is an on-call, temporary position, so hours will vary based on operational need.

The main duties centre on customer service and mail handling. You'll staff the counter, process transactions and keep mail moving through the right channels, while also fielding questions and sorting out service issues as they come up.

• Sell postal products and services to the public and the business community
• Sort, distribute and process mail into the appropriate classifications
• Provide customers with information and forms at the counter
• Resolve delivery and service difficulties thoroughly and quickly
• Handle cash transactions and general post office accounting tasks

The posting lists both educational background and hands-on experience as qualifying criteria.
Physical fitness and scheduling flexibility are also stated requirements for this on-call position.

• High school diploma or provincial equivalency, and/or experience in business administration
• Experience interacting with the public in a retail or service environment, including sales and cash transactions (training considered in place of experience)
• Understanding of general or post office accounting systems
• Physical fitness to lift mail containers of up to 50 lb, push or pull boxes, sort mail and stand for extended periods of time
• Flexibility to be available for temporary, on-call work
• Residency in Porcupine Plain (preferred; applicants from outside the community may be considered as needed)

Preference will be given to Indigenous People (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) or Persons with disabilities under a special measure employment equity initiative. Candidates from these groups who wish to qualify for preferential consideration must self-identify.

High school or provincial equivalency and/or experience in business administration; training and/or experience interacting with the public in a retail and/or service environment, including sales and cash transactions; understanding of general or post office accounting systems.