United States Postal Service External Publication for Job Posting 77764309 If this job requires qualification on an examination, the number of applicants who will be invited to take or retake the examination may be limited. Branch Sierra Coastal District Job Posting Period 06/09/2014 - 06/16/2014 This job has an exam requirement. Currently, applicants for this posting who do not yet have an exam score are being invited to take the exam. Examining will continue until capacity has been reached. Job Title CITY CARRIER ASSISTANT 1 Facility Location This posting will be used to recruit for Post Offices as follows: Agoura Hills, Burbank, Canoga Park, Chatsworth, North Hollywood, Northridge, Pacoima, Reseda, San Fernando, Santa Clarita, Tarzana, Thousand Oaks, Van Nuys, & Woodland Hills. IMPORTANT: Applicants must live within the metropolitan area or commute distance (50 miles) of the vacancy office and will be required to attend an interview and prescreen activities in the facility location, vicinity or District Office. All applicants must apply on-line @ usps/employment. ATTN: We will communicate with you by email concerning your application, so it is very important that you are able to receive our messages. Please add the following email addresses to your contact list right away to allow correspondence, especially if you use SPAM blocking software, use a yahoo account, or use a work or military address. [email protected] usps_support@panpowered USPSeServices@geninfo If you are a non-career employee working for the USPS, you must apply externally at usps/employment. Do not apply through LITEBLUE. Position Information TITLE: CITY CARRIER ASSISTANT 1 HOURS AND NON-SCHEDULED DAYS: Work hours may vary, based on operational need. There is no guarantee of minimum work hours/days. Applicants must be available to work on Saturday, Sunday and holidays SALARY RANGE: $15.30 per hour. FINANCE NUMBER: 58100 BENEFIT INFORMATION: Limited benefits include pay raises, paid vacation days and access to health benefits insurance as required by law or after the first 360-day term, whichever comes first. Persons Eligible to Apply Applicants must be age 18 at time of hire (or age 16 with a high school diploma or equivalent). Applicants must be a US citizen or have permanent resident alien status. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be in compliance with the Selective Service System. Functional Purpose Delivers and collects mail on foot or by vehicle under varying road and weather conditions in a prescribed area; maintains professional and effective public relations with customers and others, requiring a general familiarity with postal laws, regulations, products and procedures commonly used, and geography of the area. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Routes or cases all classes of mail in sequence of delivery along an established route. Rearranges and relabels cases as required. 2. Withdraws mail from the distribution case and prepares it in sequence for efficient delivery independently or by another carrier along an established route. Prepares and separates all classes of mail to be carried by truck to relay boxes along route for subsequent delivery. 3. Handles undeliverable mail in accordance with established procedures. 4. Delivers mail along a prescribed route, on foot or by vehicle, on a regular schedule, picking up additional mail from relay boxes as needed. Collects mail from street letter boxes and accepts letters from mailing from customers; on certain routes may deliver mail that consists exclusively of parcel post, or the collection of mail. 5. Uses portable electronic scanner as instructed. 6. Delivers and collects charges on customs, postage-due, and C.O.D. mail matter. Delivers and obtains receipts for registered and certain insured mail. Signs for such matter, except insured mail, at the post office before beginning route and accounts for it upon return by payments of the amounts collected and delivery of of receipts taken. 7. Deposits in the post office mail collected on the route upon returning from the route. 8. Checks, and corrects if necessary, mailing cards from advertisers bearing names and addresses of customers or former customers on the route. 9. Furnishes customers with postal information and provides change of address cards and other postal forms as needed. 10. Reports to supervisor all unusual incidents or conditions relating to mail delivery, including condition of street letter boxes and centralized delivery equipment. 11. Becomes proficient, when assigned to a route, in the casing of mail on other routes as assigned. 12. Works professionally with other employees in the office. 13. May as a CCA, perform clerical duties and be required to pass examinations on scheme of city primary distribution. 14. In addition, may perform any of the following duties: check hotels and other establishments to ensure that mail for residents undeliverable as addressed is not improperly held; deliver stamps or other paper supplies to contract or classified stations and other designated delivery points; serves at carriers delivery window; receive and register where practical, all letters and packages of first-class matter properly offered for registration; case mail and make deliveries on other routes as assigned. SUPERVISION Supervisor, Customer Services, or other designated supervisor. The United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for highly motivated and innovative individuals. Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and experience the following requirements: Requirements 1. REQUIREMENTS: EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS Applicants must successfully complete Postal Service Test 473, which includes the following measures of job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities: A. Address Checking B. Forms Completion C. Coding & Memory D. Personal Characteristics and Experience Inventory PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Applicants must be physically able to efficiently perform the duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. CCA duties require arduous exertion involving prolonged standing, walking, bending and reaching, and may involve handling heavy containers of mail weighing up to the allowable maximum mailing weight. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS CCAs must work their assigned tour and days of work. CCAs must follow Postal Service policies and procedures for personal conduct at work, including adhering to rules and regulations. CCAs are required to provide service to the public. They must maintain a neat and professional appearance and demeanor in such interactions, including wearing an approved uniform. Applicants must have a valid state drivers license, a safe driving record and two years of continuous documented licensed driving experience. Applicant must present a valid California Driver License and pass qualify exams, demonstrate and maintain a safe driving record. Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Services requirement to be drug free. Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., Central Time, of the postings closing date. Applicants claiming veterans preference must attach a copy of member copy 4 (only) of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) or other proof of eligibility if claiming 10-point veterans preference. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an equal opportunity employer. The USPS provides reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, interview, and/or selection process, please make your request to the examiner, selecting official or local manager of Human Resources. This request can also be made by someone on your behalf. Explain the nature of your limitations and the accommodation needed. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. SPECIAL NOTE: Current career Postal Service employees are ineligible to apply to this posting.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:42:35 +0000