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U.S. Postal Service Recruiting A Few Good Retirees
Offering part-time positions for rural carriers,
postmasters
Oct. 13, 2005 - Everyone needs a day off, a
vacation or extra time to tend to special family needs -- including your
letter carrier and postmaster. To help keep the mail moving during these
times, the U.S. Postal Service is looking for substitute rural carriers
and postmasters, a job perfectly suited for retirees, "empty nesters,"
and others who want to meet new people, get exercise, serve their
community, make good money and still have time to do other things.
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A substitute rural carrier (officially known as a
Rural Carrier Associate, or RCA) is paid $16.24 per hour plus overtime
and earns annual and sick leave benefits when serving on a vacant route
for an extended period of time. These workers deliver mail on back roads
as well as heavily traveled main roads and highways using either their
own vehicle or a Postal Service vehicle. If they use their own vehicle,
they receive an equipment maintenance allowance in addition to their
regular pay.
The substitute postmaster positions (known as
Postmaster Relief/Leave Replacement) enable postmasters to have reliable
and competent replacements on their scheduled days off or while taking
leave. Pay is based on the size of the Post Office and there are
opportunities for career development after one year of continuous
service. On-the-job training includes financial transactions,
understanding mail classes and special mail services, retail operations
and customer relations.
Interested applicants can inquire at any local Post
Office with a vacancy and apply for the rural carrier associate exam
online at
http://www.usps.com/employment. Applicants for either position must
be U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens and have basic English
competence. The U.S. Postal Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Since 1775, the Postal Service and its predecessor,
the Post Office Department, has connected friends, families, neighbors
and businesses by mail. It is an independent federal agency that visits
142 million homes and businesses every day, six days a week and is the
only service provider delivering to every address in the nation. The
Postal Service receives no taxpayer dollars for routine operations, but
derives its operating revenues solely from the sale of postage, products
and services. With annual revenues of more than $69 billion, it is the
world's leading provider of mailing and delivery services, offering some
of the most affordable postage rates in the world. The Postal Service
delivers more than 46 percent of the world's mail volume-some 206
billion letters, advertisements, periodicals and packages a year-and
serves seven and a half million customers each day at its 37,000 retail
locations nationwide. Its website, usps.com, attracts more than 21
million visitors each month.
Source: U.S. Postal Service
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