Qualifications
- RCAs must be available to work on an as needed basis
- 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
- A personal vehicle suitable for use may be required for this position*
- Must be able to communicate in and understand the English language with or without a reasonable disability accommodation
- All U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent resident aliens, citizens of American Samoa or other territory owing permanent allegiance
- The Inspection Service criminal background check is conducted using United States information resources only (e.g., FBI
- fingerprint check, state and county checks)
- A criminal background check involves a 5-year inquiry for any location where
- the individual has resided, worked or gone to school within the United States or its territories
- the criminal background checks of individuals who have not resided in the United States or its territories for the preceding
- 5-years may not be considered complete
- government (military or civilian), a missionary, a student attending school in a foreign country, a Peace Corps participant, or
- a vehicle suitable for use and live within easy commuting distance of the facility location
- Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and
- DOCUMENT DATE: March 16, 2019
- There are no separately evaluated knowledge, skill, or ability requirements for this position
- Applicants must successfully complete the Virtual Entry Assessment – MC (474)
- Individuals who qualify and are selected under this standard will be required to complete prescribed training satisfactory to
- demonstrate, through testing and/or practical demonstration, possession of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) required for
- Applicants must be physically able to efficiently perform the duties of this position, which 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
- They must maintain a neat and professional appearance and
- 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
- 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
- preference must attach a copy of member copy 4 (only) of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form
Benefits
- FLSA Designation: Non-Exempt
- Benefits Plan with a Postal Service premium contribution
- Dental and vision insurance through the Federal Employees Dental
- and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)
- After completing one year without a break in service of more than 5 days, RCAs
- may also be eligible for: health insurance under the Postal Service Health Benefits Program (PSHB); flexible spending
- account through Inspira Financial and long-term care insurance through the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program
- May receive Wounded Warrior leave provided eligibility criteria are met
- SALARY RANGE: $20.38 per hour paid bi-weekly
Responsibilities
- Examining will continue until capacity has been reached
- Non-Scheduled Days: VARIES
- Hours: VARIES
- EXAM: If an exam is required and you are invited to take the test, instructions regarding the
- If the Inspection Service is unable to perform a complete background
- check because of residency outside the United States, such individuals will be ineligible for Postal employment
- Cases, delivers, and collects mail along a prescribed rural route using a vehicle; provides customers on the route with a
- 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
- delivering and collecting mail and selling stamps, supplies and money orders
- Work is performed indoors and outdoors in all types of weather
- 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
- See the Standard Position Description for the Occupation Code given above
- KSAs include Postal Service driving policies, safe driving practices,
- Rural Carriers are required to provide service to the public
- demeanor in such interactions