The Mail Clerk is responsible for sorting and routing mail and packages, performing clerical duties, faxing, stacking, bundling, wrapping outgoing materials, sorting bulk mail, rerouting misdirected mail, date stamping, counting mail, screening for priority items, prepares routing and control forms, maintains an up-to-date directory by name, room and telephone number, organization, and forwarding address. This position is located at James J.
Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities include: Processing of incoming or outgoing mail; Ensures that incoming public inquiries and mail is properly opened, sorted, logged in, date stamped, and delivered to appropriate units, staff; Performs various related clerical duties such as faxing, stacking, bundling, wrapping of outgoing materials, sorting bulk mail; Determines full routing, number of copies required, and assigns due date in consideration of amount of time allowed by originator for reply; Performs morning and afternoon pickup and delivery of mail to offsite entities; Reviews all outgoing mail for proper/complete addressing, proper labeling, and proper packaging for postal service compliance; Reads and routes a large amount of general mail from private citizens and organizations requesting information; Ensures all safety restrictions and requirements are observed; Performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).
VHANationalRecruitmentCenter@va.gov · (844)456-5208
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $42907 – $55781/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-28.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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