Public Conservator Inventory Specialist

Salary : $42,598.40 - $51,812.80 Annually
Location : Merced County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services Department 301 E 13th St. Merced, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 2302502
Department: Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
Opening Date: 12/08/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
Examples of Duties
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.

Minimum Qualifications
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.
Essential Functions
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.

HOLIDAYS & LEAVES
VACATION
10 days the first 5 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 160 hours), 15 days in the second 5 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 240 hours), and 20 days after 10 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 320 hours).
SICK LEAVE
.0462 hours sick leave for each paid regularly scheduled work hour. 12 days (96 hours per year) with unlimited accumulation. Optional annual buy back of a portion of accumulated sick leave hours upon meeting certain criteria.
HOLIDAYS
Twelve paid holidays annually plus one optional holiday.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
Three (3) regularly scheduled work days or five (5) days if distance traveled over 500 miles one-way.
INSURANCE
HEALTH INSURANCE
Medical Insurance - Merced County offers five Medical Plans and contributes towards employee and dependent premiums. Medical plan availability varies based on bargaining units.

• Anthem 200 EPO
• Anthem 500 EPO
• Anthem 1500 EPO
• Anthem HDHP (High Deductible Medical Plan) with Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Anthem HDHP (High Deductible Medical Plan) without Health Savings Account (HSA)

Dental Insurance - Delta Dental

• Calendar Year Maximums
• County pays 100% of the premium for employees and 50% for dependent(s)

Vision Insurance - VSP

• County pays 100% of the premium for employees and 50% for dependent(s)

DISABILITY INSURANCE
State Disability Insurance - Benefit based on highest quarter during previous calendar year. Employee pays premium.
LIFE INSURANCE
$10,000 County-paid coverage (Accidental Death and Dismemberment included). Voluntary Term Life and Universal Life Insurance available - premium paid by employee.
RETIREMENT
DEFERRED COMPENSATION
The County offers a 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. Employees choose their investment funds and can make pretax contributions to the plan up to the maximum allowable.
MERCED COUNTY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION
The retirement plan is a defined benefit plan administered pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 and other provisions of the California Government Code. MCERA members also pay into Social Security. The applicable benefit formula is dependent upon your hire date with an MCERA employer; your pension amount will be determined by your age, years of service and final compensation amount.
EXTRA HELP EMPLOYEES DO NOT QUALIFY FOR COUNTY BENEFITS.
EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)
Anthem EAP services provides up to five face-to-face counseling sessions per incident and provides a toll-free "800" hotline available 24/7 for emergencies and crisis intervention. EAP services include counseling services, legal services, financial services and work-life resource services.
EMPLOYEE TICKETS, COUPONS, and DISCOUNTS
The County of Merced has partnered with Employee Savings Tickets to provide discounted coupons and tickets for all county employees to attractions throughout the state and out-of-state. The discounts and coupons are available for shopping, movies, sporting events, theme parks, zoos and aquariums and much more.
THIS BULLETIN IS NOT A CONTRACT AND DOES NOT CREATE CONTRACTUAL OR LEGAL RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF ANY EMPLOYEE. THIS BULLETIN IS SUBJECT OF BEING SUPPLEMENTED, MODIFIED, WITHDRAWN OR OTHERWISE CHANGED PENDING LABOR AGREEMENTS AND/OR AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DEEM NECESSARY.
For answers to specific questions regarding employee benefits, please call Human Resources at 209.385.7682.
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1Please list your experience utilizing simple power tools and gardening equipment.
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Please describe your experience securing and tracking inventory; include types of inventories and frequency?
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Describe your documentation and tracking processes of the inventory, in specific internal controls such as counter signatures?
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