Senior Mail Clerk - Front Counter

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About Seattle Pacific University:

Founded in 1891, Seattle Pacific University has a long and distinguished history in Christian higher education. Located just minutes from downtown Seattle, SPU seeks to be a premier Christian University fully committed to engaging the culture and changing the world by graduating people of competence and character, becoming people of wisdom, and modeling grace-filled community. Seattle Pacific University seeks applicants committed to its Christian mission.

Diversity Statement

As part of our mission of cultural engagement, SPU is committed to building an excellent and diverse staff and faculty. Diversity is an ethos that is inseparable from our Christian faith. At SPU, we recognize diversity as a basic feature of God's creation and a core theme of the gospel. At the heart of our mission-centered commitment to becoming a more diverse community is a desire to represent the breadth of God's kingdom more fully.

We strive to become a workplace of choice and to recruit, develop, and retain faculty and staff who can embrace, value, and engage differences with humility and care. We invite you to join us on our journey by starting a career at SPU! Learn more about SPU's commitment to diversity

and opportunities

for our employees to deepen their capacity to serve our increasingly diverse student body.

Seattle Pacific University provides reasonable accommodation to applicants. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the application or hiring process please contact the Human Resources Department at (206)281-2809, or email hr@spu.edu

. Notification must be given at least five (5) working days before the accommodation is needed.

Job Description:

General Summary: Primarily responsible for efficient and timely processing and dispatching of the University's outgoing mail and packages of Mailing Services service counter and incoming package handling. Will close the SPU Mail Center, prepare deposit for the next day, secure equipment, and inventory at the end of the day.

Job Duties

Provides customer service at Mailing Services service counter to SPU community. Sells stamps, packing supplies, and other mailing-related services; assists customers in selecting appropriate courier; ring transactions; retrieves packages for will-call customers; answers phone; communicates and uphold departmental policies to customers. Displays a positive customer service attitude at all times, even under pressure.

Some of the daily tasks include: metering, sorting, and receiving mail.

coordinating work flow to ensure timely completion of outbound mail and package processing to accommodate scheduled courier pick-up times.

preparing computer system for receiving incoming packages each morning. Ensuring nightly upload of data from University database has occurred.

Investigating improperly addressed packages and identifying intended recipient.

Closes out cash register at end of day and prepares funds for deposit.

Shuts down equipment at end of day and secure facility.

Requirements:

AA Degree or commensurate experience.

Three years customer service or mail room experience.

Valid WA state driver's license with good driving record.

Ability to work independently and prioritize completion of tasks by deadlines; willingness to work as part of a team; familiar with customer service principles; professional appearance and communication skills.

Exhibit discretion and/or confidentiality in all phases of mail handling.

Intermediate computer/software skills; ability to operate or be trained to operate a variety of office machines/equipment such as cash register, meter machine, scales, etc.

Additional Information:

Position will remain open until filled.

Salary: $20.00 per hour

This is a full time position with excellent benefits. SPU pays the employee premium for medical, dental, and vision insurance. SPU makes contributions to an employee HSA account and to a retirement account after one year of eligibility in the plan. Tuition discount program available for the employee and qualified immediate family members.

Application Instructions:

Please submit a cover letter and resume along with the online application.

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Seattle Pacific University
Website : http://www.spu.edu