Leaflet or Newspaper Deliverer
899915 · Medium Next-day readyDescription
Collects leaflets or newspapers from a collection point and delivers them to homes in a specified area.
Typical work tasks
- Delivers various printed advertisements and/or newspapers to private home mailboxes; may use one of a variety of means of transport, including foot, bicycle, or motor vehicle.
Typical work environment
- Works outdoors in all weathers wearing appropriate protective clothing.
- Work on footpaths in residential and sometimes in commercial areas.
- May occasionally encounter dogs and difficult people when carrying out the work.
- Alternatively, works from inside a vehicle cab in all weather and traffic conditions.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Generally light but up to medium physical demand
- Walking, cycling or driving will be constantly required.
- Manually sort materials to be delivered.
- Walking and cycling and motorcycle deliverers may use backpacks, side bags or trolley carts to transport materials for delivery.
- Driving deliverers sit in a driving seat frequently to constantly,
- Driving deliverers use the upper limbs, feet and body to stretch down and across to operate controls.
- Frequent repetitive hand, arm and leg/foot movements are required for the operation of vehicle controls.
- Stretching across may be required on an occasional basis.
- Squatting or crouching movements are generally not required.
- Twisting of body or neck may occasionally be required, particularly for driving deliverers.
- Lifting or carrying will be required when transporting items.
- Repetitive movements will be frequently required, particularly for newspaper deliverers who throw papers from vehicles.
- Occasional bending will be required when putting items into mailboxes and loading materials for delivery.
- Contact with skin irritants or water is unlikely.
- Mental skills necessary include organisational and planning skills.
Entry signal Reviewed
No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. Flagged next-day ready.
Entry barrier No formal entry barrier
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 5
Next-day ready Yes
How this was determined (model-generated): Leaflet/newspaper deliverer; Nil requirements, start immediately.
Entry Requirements
- Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5).
Further Comments
- There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.