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PSE SALES & SVCS/DISTRIBUTION ASSOCIATE

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24d

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  • Non-Scheduled Days:** VARIES
  • Hours:** VARIES

Window training is required after hire, followed by an end-of-training

test on which employee must qualify to remain employed.

  • Postal Support Employees (PSE)** hold temporary appointments for

periods not-to-exceed 360 days. Subsequent appointments after a 5 day

break in service may be offered but are not guaranteed and should not be

expected because the use of PSEs is discretionary and subject to

business needs.

PSEs can be scheduled any hours and the position is intended to be very

flexible, including weekends and holidays as needed. PSEs must be

available to work when needed.

Must be able to communicate in and understand the English language with

or without a reasonable disability accommodation under the

Rehabilitation Act.

Postal Service employment is conditional upon your meeting medical

suitability, general eligibility and suitability, and background check

requirements. Therefore, if you receive a job offer, note that it will

be conditional upon you meeting these requirements, even if you are

allowed to begin working first.

Benefit Information

Non-career 360-day term with possibility of reappointment. May lead to

career position. Benefits include PTO at 1 hr for every 20 hrs in pay

status, holiday pay for 6 holidays, and pay raises per APWU National

Agreement. Immediately eligible for USPSHB Plan with a \$125 employer

premium contribution. Contribution towards greater than Self Only is 65%

(75% if reappointed). Upon a conditional reappointment to a 2nd 360-day

term after a break in service of no more than 5 days, eligible for:

health insurance under FEHB with Postal premium contributions towards

APWU CDHP; dental and vision insurance through FEDVIP; flexible spending

accounts through FSAFEDS and long-term care insurance through FLTCIP.

Wounded Warrior leave available if eligible.

  • SALARY RANGE:** \$20.48 per hour paid bi-weekly
  • Functional Purpose:** Performs distribution and a variety of sales and

customer support services for products. Maintains pleasant and effective

public relations with customers and others requiring a general

familiarity with postal laws, regulations, and procedures commonly used.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

Performs any variety of sales and customer services at a retail window

such as maintaining sufficient inventory of and selling stamps, stamped

paper, other retail products, passport acceptance (where applicable) and

other retail services;May use a computerized system, accepting and

delivering packages and accountable mail; issuing and cashing foreign

and domestic postal money orders; accepting and responding to customer

claims and inquiries, and providing information to the public regarding

postal regulations.

Provides sales and customer service support by greeting customers and

explaining store layout; determining special interests and referring to

sales and promotional programs; offers assistance in product selection;

provides lobby assistance that includes monitoring the retail line,

directing customers to the self-service kiosk (SSK) (where applicable),

and/or using Mobile Point of Service (mPOS) to complete transactions

(where applicable).

Provides product and service information to customers, including

informing customers regarding special offers; suggestive selling related

merchandise; promoting products based on customer needs. Provides

additional information regarding product features and services.

Handles and processes customer purchases and returns relating to

products and services and may use a point of sale system. Assists

customers with transactions.

Maintains appearance of retail lobby by setting up, arranging, and

replenishing displays and merchandise racks; ensures display and selling

area , work stations, and storage areas are presentable to customers.

Performs routine maintenance on SSKs and mPOS, including trouble

shooting.

Conducts product inventories by counting items on hand; attaches and

removes security devices; accounts for items on display; and verifies

and records sales floor inventory and shrinkage. Brings inventory

discrepancies and shrinkage reports to the attention of the appropriate

supervisory presence.

May verify presort and bulk mailings of all classifications computing

and maintaining on a current basis mailers\' credit balances.

Checks and sets post office postage meters.

Rents post office boxes, receives rental payments, conducts reference

checks, and completes related forms.

May assign and clear accountable items and distribute mail as required.

Distributes primary and one or more secondary schemes of incoming mail

by delivery point based on a knowledge of the distribution scheme

established for the office, branch or station.

Distributes primary and one or more secondary schemes of outgoing mail

for dispatch based on knowledge of current distribution schemes.

May perform passport duties as assigned, including verification of

identification and photograph, administeri