RURAL CARRIER ASSOCIATE (RCA)

Salary: $20.38 per hour, paid bi‑weekly. Driving Requirements Must possess a valid state driver’s license. Must have a safe driving record. At least two years of unsupervised experience driving passenger cars or larger vehicles, with driving occurring in the U.S., its possessions or territories, or U.S. military installations worldwide. A suitable personal vehicle may be required for this position. Functional Purpose 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 Sort mail in delivery sequence for the assigned route. Receive and sign for accountable mail. Load mail into the vehicle. Deliver mail to customers along a prescribed route 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 customers. Return mail collected, undeliverable mail, and submit monies and receipts to the 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 for mail security at all times. Work is physically demanding and performed both 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 available usually on Saturdays and on an as‑needed basis to cover the absence of a carrier. Assumes that 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr