Senior Deputy Public Guardian

ABOUT THE POSITION

Riverside University Health System's Behavioral Health Department is looking for a Senior Deputy Public Guardian to join the team! The incumbent will be responsible for the investigation of financial resources, living situation, and support network of individuals referred to the Public Guardian to determine eligibility for conservatorship. Senior Deputy Guardians will also be tasked with protecting and selling of assets as needed and directed as well as applying for services, arranging transportation, or making court appearances as directed by the court.

Under direction, to perform the more complex estate management work; to manage conservatees; real and personal property; and to do other work as required. Senior Deputy Public Guardian is a single position class located in the Public Guardian office and reports to the Supervising Deputy Public Guardian. This class is distinguished from the Deputy Public Guardian class in that the incumbent manages a small caseload of the more complex conservatorship cases and is responsible for the management of conservatees' real and personal property.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Manages a small case load of the more complex conservatorship cases involving complies appraisals, mismanaged estates, large estates with many sources of income;

• Manages real and personal property to include the security, storage, maintenance, and disposition of property;

• Performs initial and periodic inspections of real property in order to determine and document the property's condition;

• Conducts detailed investigations into estates of persons placed under conservatorship to discover and protect assets; locates, marshall, inventories, and take into custody personal property; make preliminary appraisal of assets; take into custody any cash, check or small valuable assets.

• Develops property profiles and conducts title searches; obtains appraisals for insurance purposes;

Coordinates supporting services for assigned caseload including legal, social, medical, and psychiatric services; arranges, in conjunction with social service agencies, for the physical care and shelter of conservatees

• Arranges for and maintains fire, liability, mortgage, and vandalism insurance; Arranges for the sale of real property through local real estate broker listings and public auctions for the sale of personal property;

• Arrange for the burial of conservatees and the distribution of assets pursuant to testate or intestate succession; arranges for the adoption or disposal of pets.

• Posts legal notices and advertisements; informs prospective buyers of the conditions of sale, bidding, and payment;

• Determines whether vacant property should be rented or leased and appropriate rent to be charged; insures that the property is cleaned and repaired before renting; advises tenant of move-in date and collects deposits and initial rent payments.

• Evaluates the real property of new conservatee cases and reviews existing rental or lease agreements;

• Monitors the contract Property Management Services to assure that property is maintained and rented and advises other Public Guardian staff of recommended actions to protect property;

• Makes court appearances and may testify at hearings concerning conservatees.

• Files small claims actions and presents case on behalf of the conservatee; testifies in court regarding the Public Guardian Office's actions involving real property; appears in court for the confirmation of sale of real property.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of: The Public Guardian/Conservator's function and related laws, regulations, and codes; Practices and methods used in financial and estate investigations to determine assets including real and personal property; Real property management; real estate principles and practices including title vesting, financing, selling costs, deeds, contracts, and appraisal techniques; Vehicle and mobile home sales and title transfers; escrow procedures and title documents; Banking and other financial procedures.

Ability to: Manage and protect the assets of wards and conservatees; Interpret and apply laws and regulations related to Public Guardian and Conservator's work; establish and maintain effective working relationships with governmental agencies providing supporting services to wards and conservatees and with others contacted in the course of the work; Monitor contracts for professional services; Interview effectively; Establish and maintain accurate financial and casework records; Make effective presentations in court; Learn landlord/tenant laws; Work closely with disabled and disoriented persons.

Experience: Some experience managing the financial and social affairs of persons placed under guardianship or conservatorship by the court or administering the estate of decedents. This experience must have included:

Detailed investigations into estates of conservatees or of the deceased in order to discover and protect assets

AND

Assisting in the disposal of estate real and personal property, either through sales, public auction, or disbursement to heirs.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Other Requirements

License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Driver's License may be required.

Veterans' Preference:

The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here: here (Download PDF reader).

Reasonable Accommodations:

The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). If you are a qualified individual and need a reasonable accommodation to take this exam, contact the recruiter before taking the exam. For additional information and the accommodation form, visit the Disability Access Office web page at: http://dao.rc-hr.com

Pre-Employment:

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of both a pre-employment physical exam, including a drug/alcohol test, and a criminal background investigation, which involves fingerprinting. (A felony or misdemeanor conviction may disqualify the applicant from County employment).

Employment Documents:

Upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or (NACES)Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.(AICE).

What's Next?

This recruitment is open to all applicants. Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the County of Riverside's RUHS may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.

Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.

Application Period:

BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.

Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. All applicants must submit a complete application by the closing date of this recruitment. No late applications will be permitted. Include relevant work experience details on resume and/or application. Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process. A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered.

Applications will be reviewed in the order of when it was received

Questions: For further information regarding this posting, contact the recruiter:

Edgar Manzo at: emcardenas@Rivco.org