CENTRAL MAIL SERVICES - Clerk Post Office

Job Classification

  Hourly Full-time (35-40)

Position summary

Responsible for daily sorting of non-accountable mail, postaging departmental mail, and working the postal counter as well as some computer entry.

Qualifications summary

US citizen, good math skills, and people skills.


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

Sorting incoming mail to departments/dorms and running postage machine. To effectively do this, the employee will need to know/learn all department names (past/present), employees within each department (past/present), building location (past/present), street address (past/present), and zip-4.

Forwarding mail to people (primarily students) who have left campus.

Greeting customers and helping them decide how best to ship their items. Weighing letters and parcels and determining how to ship. Dealing with departmental mailings that come over the front counter and through the back door. Assist as needed with recording incoming accountable mail on the computer program we have. Answering telephone calls and handling money and credit cards.

In the absence of the Manager, meets day-to-day requirements such as daily deposit and close out of credit card machine.

Other tasks as needed.

Supervisory responsibilities

In the absence of the Manager, will be responsible for supervision of the space and other employees.

Qualifications

Good people skills are required (greeting and dealing with customers needs and problems, telephone calls, and interacting with various delivery drivers). Must be able to lift up to 70 pounds and be on feet most of the day. Attention to detail is very important. Math skills must be very good. US citizenship due to working in the Post Office. Typing skills appreciated.


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

Knowledge of basic office software such as Word, Outlook, and Excel.

Interpersonal interactions

Counter work entails working with faculty/staff, students, and community people. Must be able to deal pleasantly and efficiently with whomever is at the counter. Also must work in close contact with other employees in the department and help where needed.

Physical demands

Must be able to lift up to 70 pounds and be on their feet for long periods of time.

Work environment

One room department, can get hectic at times.