GENERAL CLERK I - IRS
About The Position
The Lighthouse of Houston is seeking a blind or low vision employee to work on an upcoming federal government service contract. This is a Service Contract position with working hours of up to 25 hours per week. This position is staffed by blind/visually impaired professionals to carry out day-to-day mail management and document distribution services. Please note that the federal government background check process may take up to six months or longer to complete. The General Clerk I for the IRS Mail Room must set a good example and consistently demonstrate the LIGHT Principles of Leadership, Integrity, Growth, Humility, and Trust. It is important for individuals to be committed to a continuous learning environment, be a champion for change, and have a strong teamwork mentality. Mission: This position is aligned with the company’s mission statement to assist people who are blind or low vision to become independent members of society.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Must be able to pass a background check to work at a federal facility.
- Strong level of confidentiality due to sensitivity of materials and information needed.
- Good computer skills and able to adapt to different software such as Microsoft Outlook email client and Microsoft Word text processor.
- Ability and flexibility in using mailroom devices such as printer, computer systems, WITs mail logging system, meter mail machine and other sortation devices as needed.
- Ability to research and look up pertinent patient/client information using software and programs provided by the organization.
- Good communication skills and ability to communicate with other team members as needed to ensure the accuracy of mail processing.
- Good professional skills and able to deal with people from a variety of backgrounds with varying levels of understanding.
- High multi-tasking and organizational skills, time-management and attention to detail.
- Maintain a clean and neat work environment and adhere to all safety guidelines of the company and the customer.
- Able to work under pressure, meet deadlines, adapt to fast-paced work conditions and changes and expectations of the clients.
- This position requires constant movement and physical demands with the ability to walk, bend and pick up mail batches for sorting and distribution.
- This position has 80% physical requirement and 20% sedentary requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Mailroom and clerical experience preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Receives, processes, and ships all mail for the IRS staff located at each site delivered by the United States Postal Service, Fedex UPS and various small package delivery service providers.
- Utilize the IRM Mailroom WITS system to log in countable mail from UPS delivery services.
- Secure packages that have not been delivered, maintain various files, and manage and maintain mail receptacles.
- Preserve and protect the security of the mail at all times from unauthorized opening, inspection, reading contents or covers, tampering, delays, loss, or other unauthorized acts.
- Manage receptacles; dispense parcels and/or packages to customers.
- Place a variety of special long-distance calls (e.g. conference calls, collect calls, appointment calls) over varied circuits or routings.
- Performs other job duties as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
