Public Conservator Inventory Specialist

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
 

• Securing of property by cleaning out client apartment or house, searching and packing all belongings and furniture, inventorying and placing the contents in a storage facility.
   
• Calculates storage costs and submits monthly billings to case worker.
   
• Disposes of property by mailing, shipping or personal delivery to heirs or family, selling, or taking to disposal site.
   
• Organizes and conducts public auction or accepts bids, organizes showing.
   
• Collects payments, computes breakdown of the sale including gross sales, commissions, and net amount due to client for each item sold.
   
• Enters data into client inventory and provides information to case worker.
   
• Secures residences, searching and securing monies and valuables.
   
• Boards up windows, installs door and window locks.
   
• Assists with searches and locating of next of kin to establish identity of decedents.
   
• Assists the Probate referee with appraisals and serving court papers.
   
• Prepares ads for auctions and other sales.

Experience:
Two (2) years of experience in general clerical, clerical accounting, typing, or stenographic work at a level comparable to the Account Clerk II level. One (1) year of college or business school training may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: INCUMBENTS MUST BE ABLE TO BE BONDED. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BONDED STATUS WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE TERMINATION.Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
 

• Securing of property by cleaning out client apartment or house, searching and packing all belongings and furniture, inventorying and placing the contents in a storage facility.
   
• Calculates storage costs and submits monthly billings to case worker.
   
• Disposes of property by mailing, shipping or personal delivery to heirs or family, selling, or taking to disposal site.
   
• Organizes and conducts public auction or accepts bids, organizes showing.
   
• Collects payments, computes breakdown of the sale including gross sales, commissions, and net amount due to client for each item sold.
   
• Enters data into client inventory and provides information to case worker.
   
• Secures residences, searching and securing monies and valuables.
   
• Boards up windows, installs door and window locks.
   
• Assists with searches and locating of next of kin to establish identity of decedents.
   
• Assists the Probate referee with appraisals and serving court papers.
   
• Prepares ads for auctions and other sales.
  
  
• Regular attendance is an essential function.

Knowledge of: 

• Methods, practices, and terminology used in financial record keeping work.
   
• Methods and techniques of property packing, transport and storage.
   
• Market value of new or used business or household items.
   
• Descriptive vocabulary for inventory and description of property.
   
• Basic principles of governmental accounting procedures.
   
• Office methods, practices, and procedures.
   
• Operation of adding machine, calculator, word processor/personal computer, and other office machines.
   
• Proper English usage, spelling, and punctuation.
   
• Arithmetic operations.
   
• Basic maintenance and repair.

Ability to: 

• Perform clerical accounting work of above average difficulty.
   
• Analyze financial records and reports and correct errors or deviations.
   
• Make basic arithmetical calculations rapidly and accurately.
   
• Maintain cooperative working relationships with others.
   
• Organize client property for effective storage site management.
   
• Interpret and comply with the California Probate Code.

Salary : $42,598 - $51,813