5-15-80
City of San José
MESSENGER CLERK (1111)
CLASS PURPOSE
Under immediate supervision, performs work of routine difficulty in the
collection and delivery of documents and materials to City departments and
locations throughout the City. Performs related work as required.
TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESULTS
(Any one position may not include all the duties listed, nor do the
examples cover all the duties which may be performed.)
- Receives and collects interoffice mail and similar documents.
- Sorts mail and documents in order of delivery to City offices.
- Delivers mail and other materials to offices and work areas.
- Packs or unpacks shipments of books or other material.
- Transports cartons of documents to the Records Storage Center.
- Maintains records as required.
- Retrieves documents from storage and delivers to requesting department.
- Drives passenger vehicle or light truck to transport mail, documents, or
other objects.
- Completes errands; may transmit verbal instructions.
- Occasionally processes outgoing United States mail.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Incumbents of this class perform duties involving collection, sorting and
delivery of documents and other materials to offices and locations throughout
the City. This class differs from the next higher classification of Mail Clerk
in that the latter has, as a full time assignment, the processing of outgoing
United States mail.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum
Knowledges, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
- Ability to lift objects sometimes weighing over forty (40) pounds.
- Ability to accurately sort documents or other materials alphabetically or
numerically.
- Ability to pack or unpack shipments of books and other items. Ability
to operate light vehicles, such as vans, pickup trucks, or sedans.
Competency Knowledges, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of safe driving practices.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective
working relations with others.
Training and Experience
No specific training or experience is required. Candidates will be
examined on the minimum knowledges, skills and abilities listed above.
Licenses/Certificates
Possession of a valid California driver’s license.
1111s000