Mail Clerk/Screener (20081771, 20081782)
About The Position
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.
Requirements
- Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition, subtraction, multiplication, division & reading common English vocabulary
- Valid driver's license if position requires operation of vehicle to pick up or deliver mail.
- Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
Responsibilities
- Operates x-ray equipment to scan incoming parcels and packages for detection of potentially threatening and suspicious materials (contraband)
- Follows security procedures for confiscation of contraband and notification of appropriate institutional staff for investigation
- Operates postage machines (e.g. postage scale, meter machine) to process incoming/outgoing mail (e.g. sorts mail for most efficient handling)
- Determines class of mail
- Sets postage meters: date and time stamps, opens, bundles, addresses.
- Completes documentation associated with special mail handling such as certified return receipts or receipts for insurance
- Ensures prompt handling of time sensitive documents that could have impact on legal notifications
- Delivers to appropriate office and/or picks up mail, parcels and/or messages
- Loads and unloads trucks and/or distributes contents to various offices
- Maintains daily records of mail processed for billing purposes
- Prepares UPS or express letters or packages
- Maintains records of postage used and/or volume of mail
- Stuffs envelopes
- Inventories and/or distributes supplies
- Labels, folds and/or staples materials
- Photocopies materials
- Delivers and/or picks up documents, packages and materials
- Makes service calls and/or assists in repair and/or maintenance of machines
- Answers inquiries from other employees, inmates and general public regarding U.S. Postal regulations
- Explains postal procedures and requirements for insured, certified and other postal options
- Explains differences in postal rates and classes of mail
- Tracks lost or misdirected mail
Benefits
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
- Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
