Rural Carrier Associate; Rca

5 days ago
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Be a Rural Carrier Associate (RCA) and deliver and collect mail on a prescribed rural route.

• Must be available to work on an as needed basis.
• DRIVING
  
  REQUIRED:
  
  Applicants must have a valid state driver's license, a safe driving record, and at least two years of unsupervised experience driving passenger cars or larger vehicles (in the U.S. or its territories, or in U.S. military installations worldwide).
• A personal vehicle suitable for use may be required for this position.
• Postal Service employment is conditional upon meeting medical suitability, general eligibility and suitability, and background check requirements.
• Salary: $20.38 per hour paid bi-weekly.

Cases, delivers, and collects mail along a prescribed rural route using a vehicle; provides customers on the route with a variety of services.

• Sort mail in delivery sequence for the assigned route.
• Receive and sign for accountable mail.
• Load mail in vehicle.
• Deliver mail to customers along a prescribed route and on a regular schedule by vehicle; collect monies and receipts for accountable mail; pick up mail from customers' roadside boxes.
• Sell stamps, stamped paper and money orders; accept C.O.D., registered, certified, and insured mail and parcel post; furnish routine information concerning postal matters and provide requested forms to customer.
• Return mail collected, undeliverable mail, and submit monies and receipts to post office.
• Prepare mail for forwarding and maintain records of change of address information.
• Prepare a daily trip report and maintain a list of the customers on the route.
• Conduct special surveys when required.
• Maintain an inventory of stamps and stamped paper as needed to provide service to customers on the route.
• Provide mail security at all times.
• Rural Carrier Associates are non-career employees who provide customers along a rural route a variety of services including delivering and collecting mail and selling stamps, supplies and money orders.

• 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 indoors and 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.
• Work is usually available on Saturdays, then on an as-needed basis to cover the absence of the carrier.