Mobile Library Driver-Clerk

Alameda County; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Alameda County Library is seeking a Mobile Library Driver-Clerk to operate a Mobile Library across Alameda County. The role includes loading and unloading materials, driving to various sites, and delivering friendly public service.

The ideal candidate will have a Class B license with air brake certification, a clean driving record, and the ability to lift up to 75 pounds. Training and safety requirements apply.

Qualifications

• Six months full-time experience as a Library Page or higher-level classification in the County of Alameda classified service.
• Six months full-time experience driving a vehicle of at least 18,000-pound gross vehicle weight (GVW) capacity.
• Valid California Class B Driver's license with air brake certification; DMV evidence required at time of application; clean driving record for past 18 months.

Responsibilities

• Drive a Mobile Library to locations throughout Alameda County.
• Load and unload library materials for the Mobile Library.
• Provide customer service to the public in person and via other channels.
• Assist with clerical work and routine maintenance of library equipment and materials.

Skills

Reliability

Solid driving record

Community outreach passion

Job description

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 https://aclibrary.org/.

THE POSITION

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)

IDEAL CANDIDATE

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

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

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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

EITHER I

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.

OR II

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: 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.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of

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

Ability to

• 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.