Senior Deputy Public Guardian

About The Position

Riverside University Health System’s Behavioral Health Department is seeking a Senior Deputy Public Guardian to join our team! This job opening will serve to fill a Senior Deputy Public Guardian vacancy in Riverside County.

Responsibilities

• Investigate the financial resources, living conditions, and support networks of individuals referred to the Public Guardian in order to determine eligibility for conservatorship.
• Manage, protect, and sell assets as directed.
• Apply for services on behalf of clients.
• Cookier transportation.
• Make court appearances as required by the court.
• Manage a reduced case load of the more complex conservatorship cases, including mismanaged or high-value estates, multiple income sources and unusual financial or medical circumstances.
• Manage real and personal property including security, storage, maintenance, insurance, and disposition of property;
• Develop property profiles and conduct title searches; obtain appraisals for insurance, valuation and court purposes;
• Arrange for and maintain fire, liability, mortgage, and vandalism insurance; arrange for the sale of real and personal property through local real estate broker listings, auctions or other; approved methods.
• Prepare and post legal notices and advertisements; explain sale conditions, bidding processes, and payment; requirements to prospective buyers.
• Determine whether vacant property should be rented or leased and appropriate rent to be charged; ensure properties are cleaned and repaired before renting; establish rental terms and arrange for deposits and initial rent payments;
• Evaluate the real property of new conservatees cases and reviews existing rental or lease agreements.
• Monitor the contracted property management services to ensure that property is properly maintained, rented and protected; advise department staff of recommended actions.
• File small claims actions and presents cases on behalf of the conservatee; testifyies in court regarding the Public Guardian Office’s actions involving real property; appears in court for the confirmation of real property sales and other complex conservatorship matters.
• Provide lead direction, training and case guidance to Deputy Public Guardians; review casework for accuracy, compliance with court standards and adherence to legal requirements.
• Prepare financial accountings, detailed case reports and other documentation for submission to the courts; testify regarding recommendations and case status.
• Cookier with County Counsel, private attorneys, financial institutions, and service providers in the resolution of complex conservatorship matters.
• Maintain accurate case files, financial records and reports in accordance with legal and professional standards; perform timely documentation of case notes and organize and maintain legal documentation and financial records.
• Provide transportation for conservatees to court hearings, placements or other appointments when no other transportation options are available.

Requirements

• Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree, with an emphasis in behavioral science, public or business administration, finance, accounting, social services, human services, or related field.
• Experience: One year of 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.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of: The Public Guardian/Conservator’s functions and related laws, regulations and codes; practices and methods used in financial and estate investigations to determine and manage assets, including real and personal property; principles and practices of real property management, including title vesting, financing, sales, deeds, contracts, and appraisal techniques; procedures for the sale or transfer of vehicles, mobile homes and other personal property; escrow and title processes; banking, investment and other financial procedures.
• Ability to: Manage and protect the assets of conservatees; interpret and apply laws and regulations related to Public Guardian and Conservator’s work; establish and maintain effective working relationships with governmental agencies and other entities providing supportive services to wards and conservatees; monitor and evaluate contracts for professional services; interview effectively; maintain accurate financial and casework records; make effective presentations in court; apply landlord/tenant laws; work closely with elderly, disabled and disoriented persons.