Courier and Postal Deliverer

Overview

Couriers and Postal Deliverers deliver small items such as documents, messages, mail and parcels.

sorting and sequencing items for delivery
delivering mail, parcels, documents and other items to customers' premises and mailboxes
receiving orders for deliveries from customers
collecting signatures and charges for cash-on-delivery orders
issuing and collecting receipts for pick-up and delivery items
keeping records of items received and delivered
maintaining walk books, directories, mail counts, equipment maintenance logs and other delivery records
loading and unloading mail conveyances and internal mail handling equipment
assisting with receipting inward mail, checking wrongly addressed, missorted, undelivered and redirected mail, and processing freepost and underpaid mail.

You can work as a Courier or Postal Deliverer without formal qualifications. Some on the job training may be provided. A certificate II or III in driving operations might be helpful.