Rural Carrier Associate

RURAL CARRIER ASSOCIATE

Please apply online at USPS.com/careers Starting pay is $20.85 per hour paid bi-weekly A personal vehicle suitable for use is required Current mileage pay for your vehicle is 97.5 cents/mile Valid driver's license w 2 years of unsupervised driving experience Must be able to communicate in and understand the English language • Postal Service employment is conditional upon your meeting medical suitability, general eligibility and suitability, and background check requirements. Therefore, if you receive a job offer, note that it will be conditional upon you meeting these requirements, even if you are allowed to begin working first.

Details:

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.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

This position is authorized for a non-career employee serving an auxiliary rural route.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Sorts mail in delivery sequence for the assigned route. 2. Receives and signs for accountable mail. 3. Loads mail in vehicle. 4. Delivers mail to customers along a prescribed route and on a regular schedule by vehicle; collects monies and receipts for accountable mail; picks up mail from customers' roadside boxes. 5. 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. 6. Returns mail collected, undeliverable mail, and submits monies and receipts to post office. 7. Prepares mail for forwarding and maintains records of change of address information. 8. Prepares a daily trip report and maintains a list of the customers on the route. 9. Conducts special surveys when required. 10. Maintains an inventory of stamps and stamped paper as needed to provide service to customers on the route. 11. Provides for mail security at all times.

BENEFIT INFORMATION

This is a non-career postion, which may lead to a career position. RCAs are immediately eligible to enroll in the USPS Health Benefits Plan with a Postal Service premium contribution. Dental and vision insurance through the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP). After completing one year without a break in service of more than 5 days, RCAs may also be eligible for: health insurance under the Postal Service Health Benefits Program (PSHB); flexible spending account through Inspira Financial and long-term care insurance through the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP). May receive Wounded Warrior leave provided eligibility criteria are met. For further information email Jason.

D.Berning@usps.gov or contact the Austin Post Office at (507)434-4748

Pay:

From $20.85 per hour

Benefits:

Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off

Work Location:

In person Rural Carrier Associate 3.2 3.2 out of 5 stars 200 1st Avenue SE, Austin, MN 55912 From $20.85 an hour - Part-time United States Postal Service 38,534 reviews From $20.85 an hour - Part-time

RURAL CARRIER ASSOCIATE

Please apply online at USPS.com/careers Starting pay is $20.85 per hour paid bi-weekly A personal vehicle suitable for use is required Current mileage pay for your vehicle is 97.5 cents/mile Valid driver's license w 2 years of unsupervised driving experience Must be able to communicate in and understand the English language • Postal Service employment is conditional upon your meeting medical suitability, general eligibility and suitability, and background check requirements. Therefore, if you receive a job offer, note that it will be conditional upon you meeting these requirements, even if you are allowed to begin working first.

Details:

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.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

This position is authorized for a non-career employee serving an auxiliary rural route.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Sorts mail in delivery sequence for the assigned route. 2. Receives and signs for accountable mail. 3. Loads mail in vehicle. 4. Delivers mail to customers along a prescribed route and on a regular schedule by vehicle; collects monies and receipts for accountable mail; picks up mail from customers' roadside boxes. 5. 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. 6. Returns mail collected, undeliverable mail, and submits monies and receipts to post office. 7. Prepares mail for forwarding and maintains records of change of address information. 8. Prepares a daily trip report and maintains a list of the customers on the route. 9. Conducts special surveys when required. 10. Maintains an inventory of stamps and stamped paper as needed to provide service to customers on the route. 11. Provides for mail security at all times.

BENEFIT INFORMATION

This is a non-career postion, which may lead to a career position. RCAs are immediately eligible to enroll in the USPS Health Benefits Plan with a Postal Service premium contribution. Dental and vision insurance through the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP). After completing one year without a break in service of more than 5 days, RCAs may also be eligible for: health insurance under the Postal Service Health Benefits Program (PSHB); flexible spending account through Inspira Financial and long-term care insurance through the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP). May receive Wounded Warrior leave provided eligibility criteria are met. For further information email Jason.

D.Berning@usps.gov or contact the Austin Post Office at (507)434-4748

Pay:

From $20.85 per hour

Benefits:

Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off

Work Location:

In person