Mobile Library Driver-Clerk

The Alameda County Library provides library services from ten libraries in the cities of Albany, Dublin, Fremont, Newark, and Union City and the unincorporated communities of Castro Valley and San Lorenzo. The Alameda County Library also provides additional services through Mobile and Outreach Services, Education and Literacy Services, and Social Justice Services.

The County Library was established in 1910 and is governed by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. The Alameda County Library Advisory Commission advises County Librarian, Cynthia Chadwick, and the Board of Supervisors on library services.

The County Library is funded primarily by local property taxes, with additional revenue from State grants and contracts with cities for additional open hours and services.

The Board of Supervisors allocates a portion of utility users and business license tax which is collected only in the unincorporated areas of the County to the Library for service to the unincorporated areas. The Alameda County Library Foundation and active Friends of the Library or Library League groups in each community support library programs and services. To learn more about the Alameda County Library, please visit their website at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Under supervision, drives a Mobile Library, performs library clerical duties, and customer service. Also performs related work as required.

The classification of the Mobile Library Driver-Clerks load and unload library materials, drive Mobile Libraries to locations throughout Alameda County (County), and work directly with the public. Mobile Library Driver-Clerks are distinguished from Library Driver-Clerk in that Mobile Library Driver-Clerks drive a Mobile Library requiring a Class B license and work directly with the public.

Mobile Library Driver-Clerk (#9312)

In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, the ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Reliability
• A solid driving record
• A passion for community outreach

TO QUALIFY FOR THE COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT PROCESS, YOU MUST MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS BY FULFILLING ONE OF THE PATTERNS LISTED BELOW I or II.

Experience
:
The equivalent of six (6) months’ full-time experience as a Library Page, or higher-level classification, in the County of Alameda classified service, and the equivalent of six (6) months’ full-time experience driving a vehicle of at least 18,000-pound gross vehicle weight (G.V.W.) capacity.

Experience
:
The equivalent of six (6) months’ full-time clerical experience that included customer service and the equivalent of six (6) months’ full-time experience driving a vehicle of at least 18,000-pound gross vehicle weight (G.V.W.) capacity.

License
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Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Class B Driver’s license with air brake certification. Applicants must submit evidence from the DMV showing the current status of their license at the time of application and must have a clean driving record for the past eighteen (18) months.

Special Requirement
:
Federal law and County policy requires that positions in the classification of Mobile Library Driver-Clerk are subject to post-offer/pre-placement/pre-duty, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing.

Lift and move heavy packages, books, and library materials up to 75 pounds.

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

• Geography of Alameda County.
• Numerical and alphabetical filing systems.
• Proper lifting technique.

• Drive a large vehicle of at least 18,000-pound G.V.W. capacity safely and skillfully.
• Communicate effectively with the public, both in person, online, in writing, and on the phone.
• Learn library procedures, including check out of materials, registration of members, processing of materials and supplies, and maintenance of library equipment.
• Process and handle library materials.
• Sort and shelve library materials accurately.
• Follow written and oral instructions.
• Type accurately.
• Perform clerical work of average difficulty that is not usually reviewed for technical details.
• Troubleshoot and perform routine equipment maintenance.
• Exercise interpersonal sensitivity while working effectively with individuals of diverse backgrounds.
• Coordinate Mobile Library repair services.