Mail Clerk jobs in District of Columbia

Overview

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sorts and delivers approximately 100-200 pieces of incoming mail by department and/or employee to ensure timely distribution.
• Sorts approximately 25-100 pieces of outgoing mail each day.
• Performs twice daily mail run to 51 mail stops in NASA HQ. Sorts and delivers interdepartmental mail including notices and memoranda.
• Picks up departmental mail.
• Operates mail machines including the postage meter, photocopying machine, and mail folding and inserting machine.
• Processes and weighs outgoing mail.
• Maintains records of receipt, mailing dates, and other required information.
• Replenishes postage on the postage meter as needed.
• Stocks supplies needed for the mail center.
• Ensures packages and letters are available once per day pick up from FedEx and UPS.
• Utilizes MS Word to create, update, merge, delete, and sort mailing lists in sizes ranging from 50 to 200,000 addresses.
• Picks up sealed Controller Unclassified Information “burn bags” (Supplied by NASA) that contain Privacy Act, proprietary, and sensitive materials from designated pickup and delivery point and secures in CUI locked bins in the NASA Mail Center.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Must have completed training at a USPS Training Workshop.
• Minimum Education: High School Diploma.
• Minimum Experience: 3-5 years of experience as a Mail Clerk.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is typically performed in a controlled office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING FACTORS:

As a condition of employment, must pass a pre-employment drug screening, as well as have acceptable reference and background check results. May be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Only US citizens are eligible for a security clearance. Must have or be eligible for security clearances. May require occasional travel.

The Tatitlek Corporation gives hiring, promotion, training and retention preference to Tatitlek shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

As an equal opportunity employer, The Tatitlek Corporation recognizes that our strength lies in our people.  Discrimination and all unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment, in employment is not tolerated.  We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment.