Clerk, Post Office

Job Details

Job Title Clerk, Post Office Essential Job Functions

• Receives, sorts, and distributes incoming mail and packages to campus departments and student mailboxes.
• Processes outgoing institutional mail through appropriate carriers (e.g., USPS, FedEx, UPS), ensuring proper labeling, postage, and documentation.
• Assist customers with inquiries regarding mail delivery, lost packages, shipping options, and rates.
• Operates postage meters, mail sorters, barcode scanners, and other mail equipment.
• Maintains shipment logs, signature receipts, and tracking information for accountable mail and packages.
• Receives bulk shipments; verifies delivery manifests against institutional purchase documentation.
• Ensure secure handling of confidential and restricted materials in accordance with institutional and postal regulations.
• Issues student mailbox keys or access credentials; maintains records for mailbox assignments and fees (if applicable).
• Assists with inventory management of mailing supplies (boxes, envelopes, tape, labels, and postage).
• Performs daily mailroom opening and closing procedures, including security checks and equipment shutdown.
• Delivers inter-office mail to designated buildings when assigned.
• Supports departmental reporting, billing, and adjustments for postage and shipping costs.
• Other related duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year of related experience.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of basic clerical practices, filing systems, recordkeeping, and inventory.
• Knowledge of safety procedures related to heavy lifting, transport carts, and storage.
• Skilled in customer service and interpersonal communication.
• Skilled in time management and able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Skilled in operating postage machines, scanners, sorting equipment, and office software (e.g., Excel, mail tracking systems).
• Good communication skills, verbal, written, and interpersonal
• Ability to keep accurate records
• Ability to apply postal rules and fees accurately and efficiently.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, physically active environment.
• Ability to follow written and verbal communications; complete tasks with minimal supervision.

Company

A great educational choice, Alcorn State University in Mississippi is a place of purpose, history, and discovery, and the nation's oldest, land-grant HBCU

Company info Website: http://www.alcorn.edu/