NEW YORK CITY — Post Offices may be closed next Monday for the Labor Day Holiday, however, USPS processing doesn’t stop.  And to kick off the fall holiday mailing season NYC USPS will be processing Employment Applicationssubmitted online now through September 8, 2015.  Yes the Postal Service is hiring.  Find the first phase of NYC’s 805 jobs the U.S. Postal Service has available on their career website at USPS.com/employment.  Special note: The Postal Service never charges a fee to apply for a job.

Ho! Ho! Ho! These USPS jobs are sure to make the holidays a little brighter for applicants and their families.  Whether you are looking for a job that offers flexible hours, looking for extra income for the holidays or wanting to return back to the workforce, the USPS is remembering the significance of Labor Day and offering these jobs in time for the holiday mailing season.

Available Postal Jobs include: Postal Support Employee (PSE) positions, Mail Handler Assistant (MHA) positions and Casual employment for the many wanting to work through the holiday season. The first phase of jobs are posted on the website now through September 8, 2015 – so act fast by applying. The positions are non-career, with limited benefits and variable work hours and work days, including holidays and weekends. These jobs include a variety of mail processing, sortation and distribution related duties.  Some are for Motor Vehicle drivers.

The Postal Service encourages applicants to check the ECareer web page often to keep up with any changes in various USPS openings. Postal Service jobs across the country are posted weekly.

The Postal Service will communicate with candidates by email concerning applications. It is vitally important that applicants add the following email addresses to their email contact list right away to receive these messages, especially if they use SPAM blocking software, have a Yahoo account, or have a work or military email address:

ecareerworkflow@usps.gov<mailto:ecareerworkflow@usps.gov>
usps_support@panpowered.com<mailto:usps_support@panpowered.com>

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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