Assistant Rural Carrier; Arc

Rural Carrier – Vermont

Scheduled days:
Saturday, Sunday, and USPS holidays (as needed). During the onboarding period, ARCs must be available for required training on weekdays. Hours vary.

• Loads packages and mail in delivery sequence into the vehicle.
• Delivers packages, mail, and parcels to customers along a prescribed rural route.
• Sorts and signs for accountable mail.
• Collects money and receipts for accountable mail and picks up mail from customer roadside boxes.
• Provides routine information concerning postal matters to customers.
• Returns undeliverable mail, submits monies, and prepares appropriate time records.
• Ensures mail security at all times.

• Valid state driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• At least two years of unsupervised driving experience of passenger cars or larger in the United States, its possessions or territories, U.S. military installations worldwide, or similar environments.
• Ability to provide a suitable personal vehicle if no employer‑provided vehicle is assigned.
• Medical suitability, general eligibility, and background check clearance required.

Salary: $20.38 per hour, paid bi‑weekly. Eligible carriers who provide their own vehicle may receive an Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA).

Postal Service employment is conditional upon meeting the above medical, background, and eligibility requirements.