Driver Clerk
Bargaining Unit: Local 856 – General Services & Maintenance Unit
Contra Costa County’s Library Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill one part-time (32 hours per week) vacancy for the Driver Clerk classification.
The Contra Costa County Library is a dynamic system of over 400 dedicated employees, including multilingual staff who make up 10% of the workforce. Together, they serve 26 diverse communities across the county.
Each year, the Library welcomes more than 2.4 million visitors and circulates approximately 4.8 million items.
The Library’s Strategic Plan guides its commitment to fostering personal and community engagement through literacy and reading. This plan shapes the Library’s priorities, ensuring it delivers essential services and resources in safe and welcoming spaces. The Library is deeply committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and is actively working to advance anti-racist practices within the organization.
As a County Department, the Library works to ensure every resident can learn, grow, and thrive in strong, inclusive communities.
While working in the Library, Driver Clerks work in the shipping unit moving library materials between 26 community libraries, Juvenile Hall, Administration, and other locations throughout all of Contra Costa County. Driver Clerks are responsible for loading and unloading vehicles and assisting with the delivery of equipment, such as tables, canopies, and other Library materials.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Punctual
- Customer service focused
- Experienced with delivery service
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team
- Adaptable to a changing environment
What you will typically be responsible for:
- Safely driving a vehicle and following all relevant driving laws
- Driving for scheduled hours along a preset route with multiple stops
- Sorting, lifting, and moving bins of up to 50 pounds each
- Sorting materials into trucks prior to delivery
- Following ergonomic protocols to ensure proper lifting, lowering, and carrying
A few reasons you might love this job:
- You will have collaborative and helpful coworkers
- You will work independently while driving your route
- You will be part of a team that is essential to the community
A few challenges you might face in this job:
- Occasionally you will start your work shift before the sun has risen
- You will be required to maintain a timely delivery schedule
- You will encounter and have to navigate the stresses of rush hour traffic
Competencies Required:
- Decision Making: Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
- Reading Comprehension: Understanding and using written information
- General Physical Ability: Using strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and coordination
- Safety Focus: Showing vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards
- Using Technology: Working with electronic hardware and software applications
- Attention to Detail: Focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products
- Handling Stress: Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, or adversity
- Self-Management: Showing personal organization, self-discipline, and dependability
- Oral Communication: Engaging effectively in dialogue
- Customer Focus: Attending to the needs and expectations of customers
- Professional Impact: Presenting self as a positive representative of the organization
- Valuing Diversity: Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace
To read the complete job description, please visit the website, www.cccounty.us/hr
The eligible list established from this recruitment may remain in effect for six (6) months.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Possession of a high school diploma, G.E.D. proficiency, or high school equivalency certificate.
License Required: Possession of a valid California motor vehicle operator’s license as required to perform the essential job functions of the position. Out of state valid motor vehicle operator’s license will be accepted during the application process and/or possession of a valid State of California Class B Driver’s license when assigned to operate the Bookmobile,
and
Experience: Six (6) months experience as a Bindery Worker or Storeroom Clerk in Contra Costa County, or One (1) year of full time, or its equivalent, experience driving a vehicle for a professional service or agency or sorting, delivery, and pick up of transmittal mail.
Selection Process
- Application Filing: All applicants must apply on-line at www.cccounty.us/hr and submit the information as indicated on the job announcement by the final filing date. A completed Supplemental Questionnaire is required at the time of applying.
- Application Evaluation: Depending on the number of applications received, an Application Evaluation Board may be convened to evaluate and select the best-qualified candidates for an invitation to the next phase of the examination.
- Written Examination: Candidates who possess the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in an online Multiple-Choice assessment. The assessment is designed to measure the candidates’ competencies as they relate to the classification. Candidates must receive a score of at least 70%, which may be an adjusted score, in order to move to the next phase in the recruitment process.
Training and Experience Questionnaire: Candidates will be required to complete a training and experience questionnaire at the time of filing. The responses to the training and experience questions on the supplemental questionnaire will be used to evaluate candidates’ relevant education, training and/or experience as it relates to the Driver Clerk Classification. (Weighted 100%)
- Final Selection Interviews: Interviews will be scheduled by the department once the eligible list is established.
Tentative Dates:
The Driver Clerk Multiple Choice exam is tentatively scheduled to take place via computer (remotely) August 19-23, 2026
The Human Resources Department may change the examination steps noted above in accordance with the Personnel Management Regulations and accepted selection practices.
All applicants will receive email notifications regarding their status in the recruitment process. Please be sure to check your spam settings to allow our emails to reach you. You may also log into your governmentjobs.com account to view these emails.
Candidates are not permitted to retake the same assessment within a six (6) month period. If you apply for another recruitment that uses this exam and the test is scheduled within six (6) months of the date you took the test this time, you will not have the option to re-take the exam.
For recruitment-specific questions, please contact Austin Wagers at Austin.Wagers@hrd.cccounty.us. For any technical issues, please contact the GovernmentJobs’ applicant support team for assistance at +1 855-524-5627.
CONVICTION HISTORY
After you receive a conditional job offer, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you have received a conditional job offer. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances. Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with Contra Costa County. If you accept a conditional job offer, the Human Resources Department will contact you to schedule a fingerprinting appointment.
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All Contra Costa County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
It is the policy of Contra Costa County to consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, or other protected category under the law.
Contra Costa County is committed to providing equal access and opportunity to qualified individuals with disabilities in its employment practices. If you believe you may anticipate needing reasonable accommodation, please visit our job seeker resources page at: Special Testing Accommodations | Contra Costa County, CA Official Website.