Job Details

The County of Santa Cruz offers a generous benefits package which includes annual leave, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and CalPERS retirement benefits!

Salary: $6,987 – 9,320 / Month

To apply, please visit:  www.santacruzcountyjobs.com

THE JOB: Under direction, plan, organize and manage the functions, services and staff of the Public Administrator's Division of the District Attorney's Office; investigate and administer estates; and perform other work as required.

THE REQUIREMENTS: Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain these knowledge and abilities would be: 

Two years of increasingly responsible experience which would demonstrate possession of the required knowledge and abilities listed below. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to be bonded; and possess and maintain a valid California Class C Driver's license or the employee must be able to provide suitable transportation which is approved by the appointing authority. 

Knowledge: Working knowledge of the principles, practices and methods used in estate administration; the principles and techniques used in estate and financial investigations to determine decedents' assets, including real property, stocks, bonds and bank deposits; laws and regulations related to probate and estate management; accounting principles and business management techniques in evaluating and preparing financial records, real property transactions and contracts; and basic concepts involved in wills, insurance policies, deeds and contracts. Some knowledge of the principles and techniques of supervision and training; and the application of data processing to office operations.

Ability to: Plan, organize and supervise the Countywide Public Administration program; plan, assign and evaluate the work of staff; Administer the estates of decedents, including paying taxes, managing real property, and safekeeping personal effects; assist in planning, designing and implementing automated record keeping systems; recognize and analyze problems, gather relevant data, establish facts and draw relevant conclusions; conduct investigations and gather information on financial resources, real property and other assets of deceased persons, including the location of heirs or other interested parties; deal courteously and tactfully with persons contacted in course of work, including distraught persons in difficult personal situations; read and interpret complex legal documents; prepare concise written and oral reports, correspondence and documents; prepare and monitor budgets; read, interpret, explain and apply laws, regulations and policies which apply to the administration of estates; perform physical tasks such as moving and lifting objects on an intermittent basis; and input, access and analyze data using a computer.

Live, work and play in beautiful Santa Cruz County!

The County`s natural beauty spans from its coastal beaches to its redwood forests. The County also has excellent shopping throughout the local communities and features a lively downtown area in the City of Santa Cruz.

For more information and to apply, please visit: www.santacruzcountyjobs.com