The Sidney herald., 1959-03-18
Postal Service Offers
Clerk Carrier Openings


United States Postal Service an
nounced the positions open for
substitute postal carriers or clerks
at Dillon, Sidney and Wolf Point,
Montana. The starting salaries
were announced as two dollars an
hour for the starting base, in
creases were up to two dollars and
forty-two cent an hour. No ex-
perience is necessary and there is
additional pay for night work.
There is an allowance for carrier
uniforms.
A low cost group life insurance
is offered, also a paid sick leave
if needed. Liberal paid vacations
are on the list of benefits offered.
A generous retirement benefit and
a job security is also included.
Applications may be obtained
by making application for Form
5000-AB at any Post Office or
from the Board of U. S. Civil
Service Examiners, Post Office,
Helena, Montana. This Form 5000
ALB is to be mailed or delivered
in person to the Executive Secre-
tary, Board of U. S. Civil Service
Examiners, Federal Building,
Helena Montana.
NATURE OF APPOINTMENT:
Appointments to these positions
will be career appointments unless
otherwise limited. The first year
of service will be a probationary
period. The appointment becomes
pletion of the probationary period
Persons who are 10 years of age
or over on the day they enter on
duty will be given temporary re-
Movable appointments for not to
exceed one year. Agencies may
renew such appointments. Persons
receiving temporary renewable
appointments will not thereby ac-
quire a competitive civil service
status.
CERTIFICATION: Selection to
fill positions will be made from
among the highest available eligi-
bles on the register covering the
position and will be made accord
ing to provisions of the announce
ment.
VETERANS PREFERENCE:
Veterans claiming 5-point PETER
ence based on wartime military
service are not acquired to fur
nish proof of honorable separation
until the time Of appointment. All
other preference applicants should
file Form Is together with docu-
mentary proof specified therein at
the time of examination.
QUALIFICATION REQUIRE
MENTS: All competitors will be
required to take a written examin-
alton designed to test aptitude for
learning and performing the dut-
les of these positions The test
subjects will be of the following
types: ID general abilities: CD
following instructions: CD address
checking. Sample questions +
given on Form AN-3574 which
will be sent to applicants with
their notices of admission to the
written tests. Competitors should
study the sample questions care
fully in order to learn how to do
the tests. About 2A hours will be
required for this written examina-
ton.
BASIS OF RATING: COMPETE
tors will be rated on the written
examination on a scale of 100.
They must attain a rating of at
least 70 on the General Abilities
Test and on the written examina-
ton as a whole.
DUTIES: Duties of Substitute
Clerks and Substitute Carriers
are similar to those performed by
regular employees of the postal
service expect that substitutes US
ually do not have regular working
assignments or hours. Substitute
Clerks and Substitute Carriers
may be assigned similar duties.
The work includes collecting,
distributing, dispatching, and
delivering letter mail, parcel post,
and all classes of mail.
DRIVING ASSIGNMENTS: APP
p~ointees who are assigned to Sub
stitute Carrier positions the duties
of which include driving motor
vehicles, must possess a valid and
appropriate motor vehicle opera
tors permit or must succeed in
obtaining such a permit within 80
days.
-REcOMPETING UNDER OPEN
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Persons rat
ed ineligible in this examination
reapply at any time they feel
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