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About the Department
Positions & Duties
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Job: Library
Schedule: Full-time
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Standard
Job Posting: Sep 29, 2022, 7:02:17 PM
Minimum Salary: 55,124.16
Maximum Salary: 69,713.28
Bargaining Unit 1: Municipal Employees’ Federation
Warehouse Worker I/II (FT/PT) – Library Department – (2201605)
About the Department
The award-winning San José Public Library (SJPL) team includes more than 500 employees, a 21% bilingual workforce, and has 24 branch libraries across San José, in addition to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, which is the city’s main library jointly operated through a unique partnership with San José State University. SJPL serves a diverse community of more than one-million residents and currently has nearly 700,000 library members. It annually attracts over 6 million visitors (pre-pandemic) and circulates more than 8 million items per year.
Over the past few years, SJPL has cultivated a 21st century library experience dedicated to public service and committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the core. In addition to providing library services to the community, SJPL proudly leads two citywide initiatives – the Education and Digital Literacy Strategy and the SJ Access digital equity initiative, which has become the number one provider of free public access to Wi-Fi connectivity, tech device lending, and multi-lingual digital literacy programs and support. SJPL is led by Jill Bourne, City Librarian, who was nationally recognized in 2017 as Library Journal’s “Librarian of the Year.”
SJPL enriches lives by fostering lifelong learning and ensuring that every member of the community has access to a vast array of ideas and information. The library department is a place where people do great work and make a difference in our community. To see examples of the impact SJPL’s work has on our community and all that library staff have accomplished in the past calendar year, you can review the SJPL’s 2021 Impact Report. For more information about the department, please visit our website www.sjpl.org. Join us to make a difference!
Positions & Duties
Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application system. To apply, applicants must complete an application via the City of San Jose’s website at www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers.
Pursuant to the City’s Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Policy, the City of San Jose is requiring all new hires to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of employment absent a documented medical and/or religious exemption.
Salary Information
The total salary range for Warehouse Worker I classification is $55,124.16 – $67,136.16 annually or $26.50 – $32.28 hourly.
The total salary range for Warehouse Worker II classification is $57,351.84 – $69,713.28 annually or $27.57 – $33.52 hourly.
This amount includes an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable pay. Actual salary shall be determined by the final candidates’ qualifications and experience.
The San Jose Public Library System is currently recruiting for one full-time and one part time 20-hour a week Warehouse Workers in the Logistics Unit. Both positions are benefited.
Warehouse Workers duties include operating a box truck, completing a daily predetermined scheduled delivery route that includes transport and retrieval, physically loading and unloading assigned delivery truck of library material. Delivery route includes stops at 8-12 library branches within an established time frame. Warehouse Workers also maintain transportation logs and vehicle inspection reports on a daily basis. Warehouse Workers are assigned a delivery route of several branches and are responsible for loading, driving, and unloading a delivery box truck at a loading dock and at multiple locations using a powered lift gate. Duties include receiving of various materials, distribution of mail, interdepartmental deliveries, unpacking and sorting items, lifting and carrying moderately heavy or bulky items; maintaining records and preparing reports; operating and maintaining trucks, forklifts, pallet jacks including electric pallet jacks, carts, hand trucks, and specialized materials handling equipment, reporting any malfunctions with the vehicle and any service issues as required to the supervisor.
Warehouse Workers must be able to follow directions to make planned deliveries on time, have knowledge of basic truck maintenance requirements and know when to report any vehicle issues, and must be able to perform duties unsupervised while on the route and be able to make decisions regarding traffic situations, emergencies on the road, and possibly, alternate routes as needed. Occasional assignments include transporting, assembling, maintaining, and making minor repairs to furniture. Additionally, at times this position may drive the Maker-Space-Ship. The Maker-Space-Ship is an innovative 38’ foot, mobile recreational vehicle (RV) STEM lab and workshop, with a capacity of 20 library users, and provides a variety of tools, including technology, media, video, craft and hardware supplies.
The position is assigned to the Logistics Unit of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. The Logistics Unit provides service to all branches of the San Jose Public Library System and the position requires driving a delivery box truck. The Logistics Unit hours of operation are between 6:00 AM and 4:30 PM, including working Saturdays and Sunday’s on a rotational basis.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Completion of high school, General Education Development Certificate or California Proficiency Certificate.
Warehouse Worker I:
Experience: One year of experience in performing shipping, receiving, delivery, issuing, and inventory control in a large warehouse facility similar to those of the City of San Jose.
Warehouse Worker II:
Experience: Two years performing receiving, issuing, shipping, computer inventory control and related warehouse duties in a large warehousing facility.
License/Certificates: As a condition of employment in some designated positions, possession of a valid State of California Class A or B driver’s license with applicable endorsements may be required in the performance of job duties.
Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent, or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.
Competencies
The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history. Desirable competencies for this position include:
Job Expertise – demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations. Driving a delivery box truck with power lift gates is highly desirable
Customer Service – demonstrates the ability to anticipate customers’ needs and deliver services effectively and efficiently in a timely, accurate, respectful and friendly manner.
Initiative – exhibits resourceful behaviors toward meeting job objectives; anticipates problems, is proactive, and avoids difficulties by planning ahead; displays willingness to assume extra responsibility and challenges; pursues continuing education opportunities that promotes job performance.
Problem Solving – approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue; determines the significance of problem(s); collects information; uses logic and intuition to arrive at decisions or solutions to problems that achieve the desired outcome.
Reliability – completes quality work assignments in a timely and efficient manner; fulfills responsibilities and maintains confidentiality as appropriate.
Team Work & Interpersonal Skills – develops effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.
Communication Skills – communicates and listens effectively and responds in a timely, effective, positive and respectful manner; written reports and correspondence are accurate, complete, current; well-organized, legible, concise, neat, and in proper grammatical form.
Selection Process
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant’s training and experience based on the application, resume and responses to the Job Specific Questions. Only the candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process.
You will be prompted to answer the following job-specific questions during the online application process. Please note that there is a 4,000-character limit, including spaces, for each text response.
You must answer all job-specific questions in order to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration.
1. Please select the option that best describes how you meet the minimum qualifications:
- I have a high school diploma, G.E.D. Certificate, or California Proficiency Certificate AND at least one (1) year of experience in performing shipping, receiving, delivery, issuing, and inventory control in a large warehouse facility.
- I have a high school diploma, G.E.D. Certificate, or California Proficiency Certificate AND at least two (2) years of experience in performing receiving, issuing, shipping, computer inventory control and related warehouse duties in a large warehousing facility.
- I do not meet the minimum qualifications.
2. Select the best option that describes your possession of or ability to possess a valid driver’s license.
- I have a valid California driver’s license
- I have a valid driver’s license issued by another state
- I have the ability to obtain a California driver’s license by the time of hire
- I do not possess any of the above
3. Do you have experience in (Please select all that apply):
- Driving a delivery truck
- Providing customer serviceShipping and receiving materials
- Delivering materials on a route from a centralized warehouse to multiple locations within an established timeframe
4. Please describe your warehouse experience, please specify the following:
- Your role in the processing and moving of materials
- The centralize location from where materials were delivered from
- What types of materials were delivered
- How often were materials delivered
5. Please describe your driving experience, please specify the following:
- What type of delivery vehicles you have driven
- How many months/years you have driven the vehicles listed
- What organization(s) you drove for
6. Which position(s) are you interested in applying for, please specify:
- Full-Time position only
- Part-Time 20-hour week position only
- I am interested in Both positions
If you have questions about the selection or hiring processes, please contact Lisa Harding at [email protected]
Additional Information
Benefits Information
Warehouse Worker bargaining unit is MEF
The application deadline is Thursday, October 13th at 11:59 PM on the final filing date. Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email [email protected] and we will research the status of your application. Please contact Human Resources at (408) 535-1285, or [email protected] if you have any questions.
Job: Library
Schedule: Full-time
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Standard
Job Posting: Sep 29, 2022, 7:02:17 PM
Minimum Salary: 55,124.16
Maximum Salary: 69,713.28
Bargaining Unit 1: Municipal Employees’ Federation
