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CGS Work Adjustment Training Program (WAT)
Mailroom / Messenger Program
In metropolitan New York, there are many job opportunities for mailroom or messenger employees. The CGS 195 day Mailroom/Messenger Program is geared to prepare trainees for competitive employment in corporate and non-corporate mailrooms as Mail clerks/Messengers and Copy Clerks.
The following areas represent the basic training each trainee receives:
- Mail Sorting Tasks
- Outdoor Messenger Tasks
- Copy Clerk Tasks
- Manual and Electronic Scale Training
- Postage Metering Machine Training
- Collating
- Map Reading
- Adding Machine Training
- Vocational Counseling
- Mailroom/Academic Lessons
- Grooming and Appropriate Dress for Success
Our graduates have been successfully placed as:
- Mail Clerk
- Copy Clerk
- Messenger
- Stock Clerk
All clients train on Internships to be better prepared for future competitive employment in a mailroom environment. Our internship sites include law firms, financial institutions, museums, hospitals and broadcasting stations.
Admission Requirements
- A fourth grade reading level
- A willingness and ability to lift heavy items
- A willingness to travel throughout the city in all kinds of inclement weather
- A willingness to follow our "dress for success" code
- Ability to follow multi-step verbal and written directions
- Adequate communication skills
- Demonstrates the flexibility and willingness to work overtime and evening hours
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