RURAL CARRIER ASSOCIATE (RCA) Job at United States Postal Service, Colchester, VT

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  • United States Postal Service
  • Colchester, VT

Job Description

Overview

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This job was posted by a job listing and may include details such as availability to work on an as needed basis. RCAs must be available to work on an as needed basis. DRIVING REQUIRED: Applicants must have a valid state drivers license, a safe driving record, and at least two years of unsupervised experience driving passenger cars or larger. The driving must have taken place in the U.S. or its possessions or 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 background check requirements, and any conditionality will apply if a job offer is extended or work begins.

SALARY RANGE : $20.38 per hour paid bi-weekly

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


  • 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.
  • 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 available usually on Saturdays, then on an as needed basis to cover the absence of the carrier.


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Seniority level


  • Entry level


Employment type
  • Full-time


Job function
  • Other
  • Industries: Government Administration


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