Automotive Pool Attendant Series

California State Personnel Board Specification

Series established July 13, 1972

Scope

The classes in this series are used to park, service, and dispatch vehicles in a State garage.

Definition of Series

Automotive Pool Attendants perform a variety of tasks involved in receiving, servicing, parking, and dispatching vehicles in a State garage. These tasks include servicing cars with oil, gas, lubricants, brake fluid, and coolants; mounting tires, and balancing wheels; replacing and adjusting fan belts, radiator hoses, door handles, visors, light bulbs, batteries, cables; installing license plates; cleaning cars, floors and equipment; maintaining records of service requirements, supplies and repairs; assigning cars to drivers and maintaining appropriate records.

Definition of Levels

Automotive Pool Attendant I

This is the lower working level of the series. Employees at this level perform the moving, parking, and servicing of vehicles. They also clean the garage area and equipment.

Automotive Pool Attendant II

This is a working leadperson level. Employees at this level receive cars returned to the garage, make decisions as to service requirements and parking locations; assign employees to carry out the necessary tasks; insure that garage areas and equipment are kept clean and in proper condition; may, depending on workload, perform any duties performed by lower level employees.

Automotive Pool Attendant III

This is the highest level in this series. Acts as a dispatcher of vehicles; receives requests for and dispatches vehicles; maintains a service control system. In a satellite garage, may act as a manager and assign, repair, and service jobs to mechanics, helpers, and parking service employees. In a small garage, is in charge during the absence of the garage manager.

Experience Requirements: Experience applicable to one of the following patterns may be combined on a proportional basis with experience applicable to the other pattern to meet the total experience requirements. Additionally, State experience applied toward the "Non-State Experience" pattern must include at least one year at a level of responsibility equivalent to that of one of the classes specified in the promotional State experience pattern.

Automotive Pool Attendant I

Either I

One year of experience in the California state service performing the duties of a Service Assistant (Automotive).

Or II

Either:

Experience: One year of experience in delivery service motor vehicle operation, or garage, service station, or parking lot work. or

Education: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

Automotive Pool Attendant II

Either I

One year of experience in the California state service performing the duties of an Automotive Pool Attendant I.

Or II

Two years of experience in a service station, one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.

Automotive Pool Attendant III

Either I

One year of experience in the California state service performing the duties of an Automotive Pool Attendant I or Automotive Pool Attendant II.

Or II

Two years of experience as the manager of a service station.

Knowledge and Abilities

All Levels:

Ability to: Do simple clerical work; follow oral and written directions; read and write English at the level required for successful job performance; drive all makes of cars.

Automotive Pool Attendant II

Automotive Pool Attendant III

Knowledge of: The operation of a service control system as used in automobile repair shops; service and lubrication requirements of passenger vehicles and light trucks; methods, materials, and time required to perform lubrication and other routine services; clerical record keeping procedures.

Ability to: In addition to the above, maintain accurate and complete clerical records; establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the work; analyze situations and adopt an effective courses of action; direct the work of others.

Automotive Pool Attendant III

Knowledge of: In addition to the above, preventive maintenance procedures of passenger vehicles and light trucks; the tools, equipment, and methods used in testing and repairing automotive equipment.

Ability to: In addition to the above, estimate the time required for various types of automobile repairs.

Additional Requirements

All Levels:

Require possession of a California driver's license valid for the operation of any two-axle vehicle, except a bus designed to carry more than 15 passengers, and such vehicle towing another vehicle weighing less than 6,000 pounds gross.

Class History