Postal Courier (#015817) Allendale Correctional Inst, Fairfax (ALLENDALE) Level 2

Role overview

This position handles the flow of postal items for the agency and ensures mail is processed, tracked, and distributed accurately. It also involves oversight of mail-handling support staff and coordination with related financial and postal processes.

Key responsibilities

• Receive, organize, and distribute incoming correspondence, and prepare outbound mail for dispatch.
• Oversee the agency’s postal operations and help manage day-to-day mail service activities.
• Lead employees who work on mail-handling duties.
• Keep records for insured and registered mail as well as billing and transaction activity.
• Apply knowledge of mail-handling rules, internal procedures, office filing, and recordkeeping practices.
• Operate postal meters and scales as part of routine duties.
• Maintain detailed logs and report postal transactions to the SCDC financial accounting branch.
• Ensure inmate legal mail is processed and delivered in line with applicable policies and procedures.
• Support postage meter replenishment and coordinate monthly or as-needed reimbursement collection from inmates.

Training and additional information

New hires must complete four weeks of SCDC Basic Training after being hired.

For questions about the application process or this opening, contact Recruiting and Employment Services at (803) 896-1649 or Employment@doc.sc.gov.

Minimum qualifications

State minimum qualification: a high school diploma plus work experience in postal, courier, or delivery operations.

SCDC minimum qualification: a high school diploma and at least one year of experience in postal, courier, or delivery operations. An associate degree or higher may replace the required work experience.

Additional comments

The South Carolina Department of Corrections provides equal opportunity employment and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex including pregnancy, national origin, age 40 or older, disability, or genetic information.

All supplemental questions are treated as part of the formal application. Any inaccurate information can lead to disqualification. Applicants should complete the state application with full current and past employment history and education details.

Benefits

Eligible state employees may receive health and dental insurance, retirement and savings plan options, vacation and sick leave, and work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible schedules at some agencies.

Insurance options may include medical coverage with prescription benefits, wellness benefits, dental, vision, term life, long-term disability, and flexible spending accounts for health and child care.

Retirement options may include defined benefit and defined contribution plans, plus access to the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program with 401(k) and 457 options.

Other workplace benefits may include tuition assistance, holiday, annual and sick leave, and discounts on purchases, travel, and more.

Most of the listed benefits do not apply to temporary positions; temporary grant and time-limited roles may receive all, some, or none of these benefits depending on the position. Applicants should confirm available benefits with the hiring agency.

Application questions

Applicants are asked whether they currently work for the South Carolina Department of Corrections, how long they have been in their current position if applicable, provide a full date of birth for background check purposes, choose their highest education level, and indicate their experience level in postal, courier, or delivery operations. These questions are required as part of the application.