State/Territory Eligibility Summary Table

State/Territory Eligibility Details

DAMA - Designated Area Migration Agreement

561212: Postal Delivery Officer

Description

Delivers mail on foot, by bicycle or by motorised transport over allocated delivery rounds.

Skill Level 5

Occupations at Skill Level 5 have a level of skill commensurate with one of the following:

- NZ Register Level 1 qualification
- AQF Certificate I or
- Compulsory secondary education.

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification.
In some instances, no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

• Assessing Authority

  There is no Assessing Authority assigned to ANZSCO code 561212

Alternative Titles

• Postie

Alternative titles are any commonly used alternative title (or titles) for the occupation. These alternative titles have the same meaning as the principal title but may be less commonly used.

Unit Group 5612: Couriers and Postal Deliverers

Description

Deliver small items such as documents, messages, mail and parcels.

Indicative Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

- In Australia:

AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

- In New Zealand:

NZ Register Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

Tasks

• 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

Other occupations in this Unit Group

• 561211: Courier  

• Occupation ceilings program year 2019-2020
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• Average Weekly / Annual Earnings 2018
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