Mail Clerk

What you would do

• Receive and sort incoming mail by identification symbol.
• Pick up mail from stops and sort it for delivery routes.
• Deliver incoming mail throughout the organization.
• Dispatch outgoing mail and prepare forms and control sheets.
• Log outgoing mail data for work count and measurement.

Do you qualify for GS-5?

With experience: You need one year of directly related specialized experience, meaning work that built the skills for this job, at least at the GS-04 level in federal service. The experience must include mail processing, getting receipt signatures, operating mail room equipment, and keeping the mail room and its contents secure.

With education: Education can qualify you instead of experience. Four years of study at an accredited business, secretarial, or technical school with at least 20 hours of classroom instruction for 36 weeks can qualify. Four years at an accredited junior college, college, or university with at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours can also qualify. You can also combine experience and education.

How to apply well

What to send:

• Resume of 2 pages or fewer showing month and year for all work experience
• Written narrative, in your own words, of how you meet the specialized experience
• Answers to the online vacancy questionnaire
• Proof of CTAP or ICTAP eligibility, if you have it
• DD-214 showing dates of service, if you claim veterans' preference
• Other supporting documents if the questionnaire asks for them
• Official documents at the time of appointment

How you will be rated: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications, using USA Hire technical assessments that may cover skills such as clerical work, customer service, and teamwork. A structured interview may also be used. Overstating your experience on your resume or questionnaire may get you removed from consideration.

Tips for this job:

• Write your specialized experience in your own words, since copied text from the announcement can lead to disqualification.
• Add the month and year to every job or experience entry on your resume.
• Keep your resume to 2 pages or fewer, because longer resumes are automatically rejected.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time

Conditions of employment:

• U.S. citizenship, nationality, or allegiance to the U.S.
• One-year probationary period may be required
• Must meet qualifications by the closing date
• Pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance may be required
• Financial disclosure, drug testing, or travel requirements may apply depending on location

Job details

Salary

$40,736 – $52,957 per year

Pay scale and grade

GS-5 · General Schedule

Location

Stennis Space Center, Mississippi

Appointment

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Competitive

Openings

2

Security clearance

Not Required

Travel

Not required

Drug test

Not required

Supervisory

No

Occupation

Mail And File (0305)

Announcement

SSC-27-DE-13100879-SL