On March 28 the Postal Service will hold direct career hiring events in its Redmond and Renton Highlands Post Office locations.

As a career employee all available benefits start on the first day. Jobs are open until the available positions are filled and may be used to fill multiple positions in the cities listed below:

• Auburn
• Bellevue
• Everett
• Kirkland
• Lynnwood
• Redmond
• Renton
• Seattle

Hiring events for the listed cities will be held on March 28, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Redmond and Renton Highlands Post Office locations:

As a direct career hire, new employees can take advantage of excellent benefits such as paid leave and insurance, from day one. Starting pay for city career carrier positions begins at $22.13 per hour and is paid bi-weekly. See individual job announcements for full details and descriptions.

Newly hired employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Upon hire, employees are eligible to contribute into the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is similar to 401(k) plans. Employees also have the option to enroll into the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program as well as the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), dental, vision, and long-term care insurance programs. Flexible Spending Accounts to cover eligible out-of-pocket health care and dependent care (day care) expenses are also available, in addition to other benefits such as sick leave, annual leave, and holidays.

If someone can’t make it to the hiring event, job listings are also available online. Visit www.usps.com/careers, click on “Apply Now”. Enter the keyword “career”, select “Washington” from the location drop-down menu, and click start. The specific job listing will say “career job with benefits”.

Stabilizing our workforce to ensure we consistently service nearly 167 million addresses across the country is one part of the Postal Service’s 10-year Delivering for America plan to achieve financial stability and service excellence.

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