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ABOUT SOUTH COAST AQMD: 

South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) is one of the largest and most technologically sophisticated environmental regulatory agencies in the nation.  We serve a four-county region that includes all of Orange County and parts of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, home to almost 17 million people.  South Coast AQMD's headquarters is located in Diamond Bar, 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, at the junction of the 57 and 60 freeways.  With a highly diverse and dedicated "Clean Air Team" of over 750 employees, an annual budget of $173 million, South Coast AQMD's mission is to protect public health from air pollution through a comprehensive program of planning, regulation, education, enforcement, incentives, technical innovation, and promotion of public understanding of air quality issues.

ABOUT THE JOB: 
This multi-position class reports to the Mail/Subscription Services Supervisor and is responsible for performing mailroom and/or subscription services functions in the Administrative Services Division while following procedures with minimal supervision.  Incumbents may have frequent public contact which requires them to have knowledge of specific laws, rules, and policies related to mailroom and subscription services operations.  Typing duties and/or data entry duties may be required for some positions.  These positions routinely require lifting heavy boxes and packages weighing fifty pounds or more.

• Answers telephone inquiries from the public and South Coast AQMD staff.

• Frequently lifts and carries packages, boxes, and other material weighing over fifty pounds.

• Collects and delivers United States, private carrier, and intra-South Coast AQMD mail, correspondence, packages, and other materials according to established procedures and routes.

• Sorts, weighs, and determines means of mail delivery for outgoing mail and packages; packs or unpacks materials.

• Operates, maintains, and monitors postage metering machines, electronic scales, and other equipment.

• Operates labeling and printing equipment when preparing mailing labels; assembles and inserts materials for mailing.

• Operates a computer while making additions, deletions, and other modifications to South Coast AQMD mailing lists; researches mailing list databases and compiles new lists for targeted mailings.

• Makes mail and other material deliveries or pickups to the post office and other private or South Coast AQMD responsible for the pickup and delivery of registered, certified, and other specialized mail for South Coast AQMD.

• May be required to compile information, prepare routine reports, records, and letters.

• Coordinates mailings with private mailing services and other sources.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with high-volume postage machine(s);
• Proficient in assimilating information into database programs;
• Skilled in using folding/inserting equipment;
• Trained in operating envelope address systems.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EXPERIENCE:  Experience that would demonstrate familiarity with a mailroom, mailing operations, or subscription processing.

KNOWLEDGE OF:  Operation and maintenance of office equipment associated with postal work; rules, regulations, and procedures pertaining to the United States Postal Service and other specialized mail services.

ABILITY TO:  Weigh, sort, deliver, and process mail quickly and accurately by zip code and by South Coast AQMD divisions; process and account for mail, valuable property, and documents; stand or walk for long periods of time; learn and follow mail operations, policies, and procedures; perform basic arithmetic computations; prepare and maintain simple records; learn to operate a computer; establish and maintain cooperative relations with South Coast AQMD staff and others contacted in the course of work; follow oral and written directions; lift, move, and carry heavy mail trays, boxes, and packages weighing fifty pounds or more may be required for some positions in the class.

LICENSE:  Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License and a satisfactory current driver's record check issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

APPLICATION PACKETS MUST INCLUDE:

• A completed employment application covering at least the past 10 years of employment, history (or longer if you have other relevant experience), and your entire South Coast AQMD employment history if you are an South Coast AQMD employee.
• Four references which include the names and phone numbers of your present and past supervisor or managers, or persons for who you have directly provided services, not peers.
• Responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire.  The Supplemental Questionnaire is a form of written test, and will be evaluated as such.  Your responses should be well written, clear, concise, and directly responsive to all parts of each question.  Please limit your responses to no more than one page per answer.
• If you claim education or certification on your application, an unofficial copy of your transcripts/certificate must be submitted as an attachment to your online application, documenting your education and/or occupational training claimed.