What are the responsibilities and job description for the Rural Carrier Assistant position at US Postal Service?
As a Rural Carrier Assistant with the US Postal Service, you will play a vital role in delivering essential services to communities across the country. Your primary responsibility will be to deliver mail and packages to customers along a prescribed route, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of critical communications.
The ideal candidate will possess excellent navigation skills, as they will need to load packages in delivery sequence in their vehicle and sort mail in delivery sequence for the assigned route. Additionally, they will receive and sign for accountable mail, load mail and packages in their vehicle, and deliver them to customers along the route or as an auxiliary assistant by a vehicle.
Other key responsibilities include collecting monies and receipts for accountable mail, picking up mail from roadside boxes, and furnishing routine information concerning postal matters to customers. They will also return mail collected, undelivered mail, and submit monies and receipts to the post office.