Post Room Operative

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 261371**Salary**:

- £21,380**Job grade**:

- Administrative Assistant**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Navy**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- RNAS Culdrose, Helston, CornwallAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We are looking for a friendly and flexible individual to join our busy team of Post Room Operatives at RNAS Culdrose. The individual will be required to accurately process all mail entering and leaving the department ensuring time delivery around the Staion as required.

The vacant post is a full-time position offering 37 hours per week. Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.

Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you

**Job description**:
The Mail Room Operative will ensure all regulations appertaining to the receipt, dispatch, issue, handling, preservation, stowage, delivery of mail around the Station ensuring the security of mail items are properly and consistently applied.

Ensure compliance with Royal Mail pricing regulations.

Dealing with multiple Courier deliveries, utilising bar code scanners and inputting details electronically to record all items requiring a signature.

**Essential**:
Driving licence with less than 3 penalty points required, enabling collection and delivery of mail across the establishment.

**Person specification**:
**Responsibilities**

The duties of the role will include, but are not limited to the following:

- Support the Post Room Supervisor.
- Lifting and moving packages correctly and safely.
- Receipt, sorting and accounting for all incoming/outgoing mail. Including Special Delivery, Recorded Delivery and Parcel Force 24/48hrs, within the allotted timescales.
- Advise customers on the most appropriate and cost-effective way of sending mail.
- Cover the basic duties of the Post Room Supervisor when absent.
- Count and weigh each mail category (packages, 2nd class, 1st class and signed for). Package accordingly for Royal Mail’s daily pick up. Log onto Royal Mail online business account recording the daily returns.
- First point of contact with Military internal mail via Parcel Force, checking postcodes against Military unit/route.
- Assisting the Supervisor regularly checking all invoices and Joint Service Publication procedures are up to date.
- Undertake tasks reasonably requested by the Line Manager.

**Nationality requirements**

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- Certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Leadership
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing

**Benefits**:
**Benefits**:
Learning and development tailored to your role.

An environment with flexible working options.

A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- A Civil Service pension
- As a civil servant in Navy Command, you will be part of a forward-looking organisation with inclusive workplace policies, excellent career prospects and a job that makes a difference.
- Navy Command prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.
- Other benefits for Navy Command civil servants include:
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
- A very competitive pension scheme
- Personal and professional development
- Alternate working patterns for many roles
- Access to a confidential, professional support service
- Discount Schemes
- Bicycle/season ticket loans
- Enhanced, paternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Special paid leave to volunteer up to 6 days a year

We also offer an impressive range of on-site facilities including a gym, cinema, a children’s nursery, and parking.-
The post does not offer relocation expenses.

Please note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educa