Job Title: Mail Clerk
PP-SRS-GRD: S
Location: RAF Menwith Hill
Vacancy Number: 786274
Open Date: 25 September 2025
Close Date: 09 October 2025
Work Hours Per Week: 37.5
Salary (Per Hour): £ £17.13
Several vacancies may be available - multiple selections may be made
We are currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join a premier team of Mail Clerks at the 421st Air Base Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF)Menwith Hill, United Kingdom.
What will be your primary role?
The primary purpose of the position is to receive, distribute, record, and process all incoming, outgoing and intra-base accountable (express and insured) and non-accountable official communications, as well as the safeguarding and processing of classified mail. You will process both incoming and outgoing mail, sorting incoming mail to approximately 40 distribution points by organizational designation, room number, name, etc. You will independently receive and review incoming and outgoing correspondence and promptly determines the appropriate priority and action required while maintaining security accountability. In addition, you will provide administrative support.
We offer fantastic company benefits include:
· Competitive salary: the starting salary for this position is £12.91 per hour
· Holiday: 25 days Annual Leave + UK Bank Holidays
· Paid Sick Leave
· Pension Scheme
· Free On-Site Parking
· Employee extras such as: Life Assurance scheme, Employee Assistance Program, Specialized Training, Development Opportunities, Fitness Facilities, Receive time off, cash, and honorary awards for significant contributions
Overview of Mission
U.S. Air Forces in Europe - United Kingdom (USAFE-UK), a forward detachment of USAFE, is headquartered at RAF Mildenhall, England a premier employer of over 1,200 local national employees with a right to work in the United Kingdom. Our jobs ranging from Administrative; Logistics; Trade and Labor (Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning (HVAC), electrician, plumbers, and general Maintenance); Civil Engineers, Lawyers, Doctors and Administrative and Management positions. The organization further serves as the focal point for overseas negotiations with His Majesty's government on a wide range of issues. Our team is dedicated to excellence, innovation, and the highest standards of operational readiness.
The 501st Combat Support Wing tracks its lineage back to the 501st Bombardment Group, which was activated June 1, 1944, at Dalhart Army Airfield, Texas. Almost 2,000 Airmen serving one wing with two groups, 14 squadrons, and 17 wing staff agencies. The 501st serves a community of more than 14,000 personnel spread across ten installations. The 501st CSW remains the only combat support wing in the USAF and carries on its storied heritage of generating combat missions around the globe and projecting diplomacy through its ten geographically separated locations across the United Kingdom, Norway and Cyprus. 501st Combat Support Wing Locations: RAF Croughton, RAF Fairford, RAF Welford, Blenheim Crescent, RAF Alconbury, RAF Menwith Hill, RAF Molesworth, and Stavanger, Norway. The United States and the United Kingdom share a special bond nurtured over decades of commitment to our shared values of peace, security and prosperity. The depth of the US and the UK partnership will only grow as together we face the increasingly complex, high-end threats of today and tomorrow.
What are the Key Skills required for this role?
1. Knowledge of postal regulations for processing all types of mail.
2. Knowledge of security regulations and administrative procedures in handling classified or special category mail.
3. General knowledge of the clerical procedures in performing the routine administrative work of the organization.
4. Skill in applying basic data gathering methods to collect various types of factual information.
5. Ability to learn the organizational structure for mail distribution and ability to learn routes, office locations, points of collection and delivery, and names or codes of key employees or offices.
What are the conditions of employment for this role?
1. You will be required to handle and safeguard sensitive information in accordance with applicable US and UK laws, rules and regulations.
2. You may be required to travel by military and/or civilian aircraft and you may also be required to travel to the US or other country, in the performance of official duties or attend necessary training, this position may also be coded as mission essential.
3. You will be required to complete a 6-month probationary period
4. Overtime may be required, and you may be assigned other duties not included in this position description, but that are appropriate to the grade and skill set of the incumbent.
5. You must be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
6. Your hours of work will be 37.5 hours per week on a fixed schedule (Monday-Friday, between where start & end times may be modified due to mission needs and in accordance with the organization's flexible working policies.
7. You must meet USPS and DoD requirements for the handling of sensitive material.
8. You must be physically able to stand for prolonged periods and lift up to 70 pounds.
9. You must obtain and maintain the appropriate enhanced security clearance.
10. The Local National Direct Hire (LNDH) Program does not participate in regular drug testing, however positions covered by this document may be subject to drug testing upon reasonable suspicion of substance abuse, and safety mishap or accident testing.
NOTE: You will require a security clearance and a right to work in the UK.
This position is only available to UK Nationals. Applicants must hold UK citizenship and have lived in the UK for at least 8 years out of the last 10 years for this position. For additional information contact the LNDH team on For additional information contact the LNDH team on
Application Form:
Supporting Documents to be submitted via email to
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £25,174.50-£33,403.50 per year
Benefits:
* Bereavement leave
* Company events
* Company pension
* Free parking
* Life insurance
* On-site gym
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Language:
* English (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 786274