JOB DESCRIPTION Position Mail Clerk
Employee Name Department Security Department
Reports to Director of Security
Travel Required No
FLSA Status/ Appointment Type Non-Exempt
Part-Time (20 hrs/week)
12-month
Campus-provided Housing? No
School-provided cell phone? No
Remote or on-campus presence? On-campus
Primary Position Objectives
The Mail Clerk reports directly to the Director of Security. The role is to manage a mailroom on campus where individuals of the campus community can send and retrieve packages and mail.
Position Responsibilities
- Manages a mailroom on campus where individuals can send and retrieve packages and mail.
- receives, sorts, documents, delivers, inspects, and routes incoming and outgoing mail and packages utilizing tracking and mailing systems
- Gathers mail from every department and redistributes interoffice mail to appropriate offices/individuals on campus
- Takes and manages inventory of postal supplies
- Supports and answers all postal questions for customers requiring assistance
- Logs and processes entire outgoing and incoming special, legal, and certified mail
- Receives packages from parcel delivery providers (FEDEX, UPS, etc.)
- Manages, cleans, organizes and oversees entire mailroom operation
- Assists with campus recycling program
- Breaks down used boxes from shipping and receiving and prepares for recycling
- Manages and labels all student mailboxes year over year. Ensures mail from graduated students is managed and sent out accordingly.
- Prepares packages for mailing
- Leadership: All UWC-USA employees are expected to provide varying levels of leadership in order to support the UWC mission. Examples include but are not limited to:
- Actively participating and contributing to committee or task force assignments, providing leadership in campus-wide events or initiatives, strategic planning efforts, in the experiential education program, the dormitories, dining hall, and/or in physical plant initiatives.
- Initiating strategic discussions and sharing thoughtful and innovative ideas with your co-workers for carrying out the UWC mission and successfully completing day to day work assignments.
- Demonstrating a growth mindset by believing and acknowledging that intelligence, skills, learning and creativity can all grow with time and experience.
- In all interactions, upholding the UWC mission and values, and creating an environment that promotes and values diversity, equity and inclusion.
Position Skill & Qualifications
Skills & Required - High school diploma or GED
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong verbal and oral communications skills: must be able to communicate effectively with colleagues, receivers ,and management to avoid errors in sending mail
- Basic computer operating skills for mail record keeping, scanning of packages, tracking lookup, etc
- Data entry skills
- Must be able to lift, carry and pull up to 60 pounds; ability to push up to 500 pounds
- Minimal climbing and balancing required
- Must be able to operate the following machines: delivery vehicles, postage metered machine, folding machine, baler, loaded 2-wheel dolly, and loaded pallet jacks
- Must be able to safely operate a box-cutter
Licenses Required