Organization Mail Room Pay $13.74 Pay Frequency Hourly Full Time / Part Time Full time Job Summary Under general supervision, sorts incoming mail for distribution and dispatches outgoing mail and delivers mail to outside County departments by performing the following duties. Job Description All candidates conditionally offered transfer, promotion or initial hiring into a DOT/safety-sensitive ... position shall submit to testing for drugs and alcohol and test negative before performing any job functions that are safety-sensitive or require a CDL. External job applicants with a confirmed positive drug or alcohol test result shall be denied employment and shall be required to wait one year before applying for another position within Tulsa County. Essential Job Functions • Pick up mail and parcels from the post Office. • Open, sort, and distribute mail. Maintain records of postage charges. • Maintain a pickup and delivery schedule for mail to outside County departments. • Prepare mail and parcels for mailing. • Calibrate and operate scales to determine proper amount of postage. • Determine rate of postage for different mail, including first, second, third, and fourth class. • Determine most efficient and economical method to send mail. • Utilize postage charge and calibrated map to determine proper amount of postage for packages. • Operate postage meters, scales, duplicating machines, and other Office equipment. • Maintain records concerning monies received, postal charges, amount of insured and certified mail. • Drives County vehicles. Additional Job Description Qualifications Required To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Skill in preparing, sorting, and distributing mail. Knowledge of postal regulations; of methods of handling and distributing incoming mail and the processing of outgoing mail; of the operations or postal machines such as scales; of standard Office policies and procedures; and of record maintenance. Ability to deal tactfully with others; to understand and follow accurately oral and written instructions; to express ideas clearly and concisely; to drive a vehicle in all types of weather; and to lift sacks of mail and packages. Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software, and word processing software. Supervisory Responsibilities This job has nor supervisory responsibilities. Education and/or Experience High school diploma or general education degree (GED). Language Skills Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations with customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Valid Oklahoma Driver's License Defensive driving through Tulsa County Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual 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 operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, detect, position; reach with hands and arms; and communicate, convey, express oneself, exchange information. The employee is frequently required to assume a stationary position. The employee is occasionally required to move or transverse; and position self (to) move. The employee must regularly transport, move, position, put, or install up 10 pounds, frequently transport, move, position, put, or install up to 25 pounds, and occasionally transport, move, position, put, or install up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing this job the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. EEO STATEMENT Tulsa County does not discriminate against any individual because of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, or political affiliation (except when such person advocates or belongs to an organization which advocates the overthrow of our constituted government by force or violence) with regard to all terms, conditions, eligibilities, and privileges of employment for all positions in the County. NOTE: Job descriptions are subject to change based on changing business needs and conditions. Location HQ Working for Tulsa County means your expertise will be valued at a place that aims to help you succeed while empowering you to expand your skills. It also means you’ll get great, comprehensive benefits including: • Competitively priced health care package • Paid time off including vacation pay, holidays and personal time • Retirement benefits, including a pension • Education assistance • Much more Click to learn about more of our benefits. Equal Opportunity Policy: Tulsa County is dedicated to providing an equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals. It is the policy of Tulsa County to recruit, to employ, to compensate, and to promote the most qualified persons for all classified positions within the divisions under the Board of County Commissioners and other participating County offices, solely on the basis of job-related qualifications and competency. Therefore, it is the policy of the participating County offices, including all Board of County Commissioners divisions, that there shall be no discrimination against any employee or applicant with regard to their race, color, religion, sex (including, pregnancy, gender identity, or sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, age, or other non-merit based factors or other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws with regard to all terms, conditions, eligibilities, and privileges of employment for all positions in the County. The complete text of the County’s Equal Employment Opportunity statement is available from the Human Resources Division. 918-596-5095
