CITY CARRIER ASSISTANT (HOLIDAY TERM) - United States Postal Service - Terre Haute, IN

United States Postal Service

External Publication for Job Posting 90168607

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

Greater Indiana District

Job Posting Period

08/31/2015 – 09/05/2015

Job Title

CITY CARRIER ASSISTANT (HOLIDAY TERM)

Facility Location

Positions could be at any of the following offices or cities: 150 W. Margaret Dr., Terre Haute, In 47802, 227 W. National Ave.,

Brazil, IN 47834, 90 S. Main St., Bloomingdale, IN 47832, 405 Vine St., Clinton, IN 47842

Contact Information: Tim Williams, Postmaster, 812-448-1293

Position Information

Title: CITY CARRIER ASSISTANT (HOLIDAY TERM)

FLSA Designation: Non-Exempt

Occupation Code: 2310-7145

Non-Scheduled Days: Varies

Hours: Varies

CCAs may be required to work any day of the week, including weekends and holidays as scheduled.

City Carrier Assistant (Holiday Term) hold temporary appointments during the period 12/5/2015-1/1/2016 not to exceed 28

days.

DRIVING REQUIRED: Applicants must have a valid state driver’s 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.

SALARY RANGE: $16.07 per hour paid bi-weekly

FINANCE NUMBER: 178690

BENEFIT INFORMATION: This is a non-career position. Limited benefits include paid time off at the rate of 1 hour for every

20 paid hours.

Persons Eligible to Apply

Veterans who are entitled to veterans preference and/or covered by the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act may apply for

any posted position.

All applicants must apply on line at www.usps.com/employment. Paper or Emailed Applications for Employment will not be

accepted in person or by email. You must have a valid email address to apply for this position. Communication regarding

employment opportunities, examinations, interviews and background checks will be conveyed by email.

NOTE: 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 domain addresses to your contact list right away to allow

correspondence, especially if you use SPAM blocking software, use a yahoo or gmail account, or use a work or military email

address!

@usps.gov @geninfo.com

NOTICE TO CURRENT NON-CAREER POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES – Current non-career Postal Service employees

who wish to apply for this vacancy must go to usps.com/employment and use your existing eCareer Profile to apply. Do not

log into LiteBlue; if you logged into LiteBlue, log out and close your browser before going to usps.com/employment.

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 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 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 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. 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. May be required to wear uniform items.

Applicants must have a valid state driver’s license, and demonstrate and maintain a safe driving record.

Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service’s 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 posting’s 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.