Recruitment #18-1103-01
Date Opened | 9/5/2018 08:00:00 AM |
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Filing Deadline | 10/1/2018 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $20.72 - $23.56/hour; $40,404.00 - $45,942.00/year |
Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
Permanent Part-Time Employment |
HR Analyst | Jordan Grow |
Department | Library |
THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year, but can be extended. Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.
ALAMEDA COUNTY LIBRARY
The Alameda County Library provides library services from ten branch libraries in the cities of Albany, Dublin, Fremont, Newark and Union City and the unincorporated communities of Castro Valley and San Lorenzo. Outreach services are provided through the Bookmobile, the Literacy Program, the Senior Outreach Program, and the County Jails.
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 a 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: http://www.aclibrary.org/
THE POSITION
Library Clerk I incumbents, under supervision, perform heavy public contact activities and various clerical duties including work in the County Libraries and to do related work as required.
Library Clerk I is the entry level classification. Incumbents work under close supervision, performing tasks on a training basis, usually associated with the journey level class of Library Clerk II. Library Clerk I positions are typically flexibly staffed, with the incumbent expected to develop the necessary skills for progression to the higher level by the completion of the training period.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
Positions in these classes are found in the County libraries. Incumbents perform public contact and clerical tasks under the supervision of a Lead or Supervising Clerk.
Library Clerks I/II are distinguished from the class of Library Page in that Library Clerks' tasks are primarily involved with public contact or with more varied and complex clerical tasks. Library Clerks I/II are distinguished from Clerk I/II in that Library Clerks are found only in the County Libraries and in that their work is primarily concerned with public contact.
Library Clerk positions require physical abilities that relate to the handling of a variety of library materials. This includes standing for the majority of your work day, walking, bending, kneeling, grasping, carrying, pushing and reaching. Some materials may weigh up to 40 lbs. Some areas of the various libraries have low light. The positions may include working evening and weekend shifts. The ideal candidate is willing to work at any location throughout the Alameda County Library. This includes the Albany, Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Newark, San Lorenzo, and Union City locations. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be friendly, reliable, engaging, customer service oriented, and possess the following:
IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate is willing to work at any location throughout the Alameda County Library. This includes the Albany, Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Newark, San Lorenzo, and Union City locations. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be friendly, reliable, engaging, customer service oriented, and possess the following:
VACANCY
There are a number of vacancies throughout the County. Library Clerk I incumbents are required to work schedules including weekend and/or evening shifts.
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.
We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.
Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.
Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN
Deadline for Filing: |
Monday, October 1, 2018 |
Review of Applications for Minimum Qualifications: |
Week of October 8, 2018 |
Written Exam: |
Week of October 29, 2018 |
*Oral Interviews |
Week of January 7, 2019** |
*The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.
**Updated 12/19/18
For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs
Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
For your Financial Future
For your Work/Life Balance
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @acgov.org and alamedacountyHR@acgov.org as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the 'My applications' button on the Current Job Openings page.
Please take the steps recommended above to insure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box alamedacountyHR@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the bulletin for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Jordan Grow, Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services Division, County of Alameda
Jordan.grow2@acgov.org
510-208-3954
www.acgov.org/hrs
Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer