What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mail Services Lead position at St. Olaf College?
Job Description
Position Title: Mail Services Lead.
Department: Mail Services/Post Office.
Classification: Non-Exempt.
FTE: 0.96.
Work Schedule: Mid-August through May, approx. 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm; June through Mid-August, approx. 33 hours per week, Monday – Thursday, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm and Friday 8:00 am – approx. 1:00 pm. Flexibility and extra hours needed during rush periods (start and end of semesters) and for departmental PTO coverage.
Work Location: On Campus.
Salary Range: $21 -23.
Essential Job Duties
Join Our Community - Work at St. Olaf!
Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff. The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of culturally rich and diverse Minneapolis and St. Paul.
The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community. We encourage applications from candidates committed to multicultural understanding and the enrichment of our diverse community.
The college offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 9% retirement match, contributions to eligible employees' health savings accounts, a significant tuition discount (up to a 90% reduction) at ACM, GLCA, and ELCA colleges and universities for employees' children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of the college's benefits, please see the summary of our benefits here: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/
To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.
A summary of the Flexible Work Policy for staff: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/
A link to our Community and Belonging page: https://wp.stolaf.edu/equity-inclusion/
A virtual campus tour: https://www.stolaf.edu/multimedia/play/?p=483
An overview of Northfield: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/northfield/
An overview of the Twin Cities: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/twincities/
For Staff Application Assistance
hrstaff@stolaf.edu
507-786-3068
For Faculty Application Assistance
facultysearch@stolaf.edu
507-786-3356
Nondiscrimination Policy
St. Olaf College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, or status with regard to public assistance. St. Olaf College prohibits discrimination and harassment based upon these and any other legally protected status in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admissions and employment.
Inquiries about this nondiscrimination policy may be referred to St. Olaf College's Director of Equal Opportunity, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. St. Olaf's Director of Equal Opportunity (who serves as the College's Title IX, Title VI, and Section 504 Coordinator) is Pamela McDowell, Tomson Hall, mcdowell@stolaf.edu , (507) 786-3465.
Position Title: Mail Services Lead.
Department: Mail Services/Post Office.
Classification: Non-Exempt.
FTE: 0.96.
Work Schedule: Mid-August through May, approx. 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm; June through Mid-August, approx. 33 hours per week, Monday – Thursday, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm and Friday 8:00 am – approx. 1:00 pm. Flexibility and extra hours needed during rush periods (start and end of semesters) and for departmental PTO coverage.
Work Location: On Campus.
Salary Range: $21 -23.
Essential Job Duties
- Process incoming and outgoing mail and packages
- Transport incoming and outgoing deliveries between loading docks and mail room. Intake, label, and sort packages. Maintain highly accurate package records.
- Sort student and department mail. Process daily business reply and postage due mail. Maintain multiple spreadsheets when sorting to authenticate recipients.
- Assist with student package pick-up.
- Meter and prepare outgoing US Mail, and FedEx and UPS packages for pick-up.
- Keep current on postal prices and regulations. Communicate with the Print Center and campus community regarding mail design and mailing requirements as needed.
- Delivery Lead
- Coordinate and serve as lead for mail and package/heavy parcel delivery and pickup to campus departments using the college van. Keep the delivery van up to date on service and fuel.
- Post Office responsibilities
- Reconcile cash register, FedEx bill, Business Reply, Postage Due and purchase card statements.
- Order supplies, maintain postage inventory, and conduct official year end inventory.
- Monitor USPS website for permit account activity and postage balances. Update various mail volume and accounting spreadsheets. Provide month-end accounting reports of postage charges to the Business Office.
- Maintain student enrollment database, relabel student PO boxes annually (update as needed), and perform PO box maintenance.
- Supervisory responsibilities
- Hire, train, schedule, and supervise student employees. Manage timecards.
- Provide backup for Print Center
- Assist with customer inquiries and orders.
- Provide printing/copying/binding/finishing services as needed.
- Support, respect, and commit to embracing diverse backgrounds, values, and points of view to build a strong and inclusive community
- Complete and meet deadlines for required training and performance management cycle.
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Reports to the Director of Auxiliaries and Buntrock Commons.
- This position supervises student workers.
- Education: High school diploma, or equivalent.
- Experience: 3 years of work experience in the shipping/mailing business, or relevant work experience.
- Education: College degree in a related area, such as digital technology, business, accounting or marketing.
- Experience: Experience in a college setting. Proficiency in Microsoft office, especially Excel, and Google Suite highly desirable. Ability to learn new computer related skills.
- Employment in this position is conditioned upon successful completion of a background check which may include: criminal background checks, reference checks, verification of work history, verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, a motor vehicle check, verification of DOT certification, a credit check, employment eligibility verification, and/or a pre-employment physical. Whether a background check is deemed successfully completed will be at the sole discretion of St. Olaf College.Please note, St. Olaf College reserves the right to conduct periodic background checks at its sole discretion.
- This position may require you to report early, stay late or work different shifts depending on staffing levels. It may also require you to perform all essential job functions whenever needed and during campus emergencies when necessary.
- This job description is for general information purposes.It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position.This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.
- Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the hire is complete. We accept only online applications.
Join Our Community - Work at St. Olaf!
Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff. The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of culturally rich and diverse Minneapolis and St. Paul.
The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community. We encourage applications from candidates committed to multicultural understanding and the enrichment of our diverse community.
The college offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 9% retirement match, contributions to eligible employees' health savings accounts, a significant tuition discount (up to a 90% reduction) at ACM, GLCA, and ELCA colleges and universities for employees' children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of the college's benefits, please see the summary of our benefits here: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/
To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.
A summary of the Flexible Work Policy for staff: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/
A link to our Community and Belonging page: https://wp.stolaf.edu/equity-inclusion/
A virtual campus tour: https://www.stolaf.edu/multimedia/play/?p=483
An overview of Northfield: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/northfield/
An overview of the Twin Cities: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/twincities/
For Staff Application Assistance
hrstaff@stolaf.edu
507-786-3068
For Faculty Application Assistance
facultysearch@stolaf.edu
507-786-3356
Nondiscrimination Policy
St. Olaf College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, or status with regard to public assistance. St. Olaf College prohibits discrimination and harassment based upon these and any other legally protected status in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admissions and employment.
Inquiries about this nondiscrimination policy may be referred to St. Olaf College's Director of Equal Opportunity, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. St. Olaf's Director of Equal Opportunity (who serves as the College's Title IX, Title VI, and Section 504 Coordinator) is Pamela McDowell, Tomson Hall, mcdowell@stolaf.edu , (507) 786-3465.
Salary : $21 - $23