Supervising Deputy Coroner

Knowledge of

• Principles and practices of supervision discipline leadership mentoring and training
• Team dynamics and team building
• Applicable federal state and local laws codes and regulations
• Office procedures methods and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing spreadsheets databases and other specialized applications related to area of assignment
• English usage spelling grammar and punctuation
• Basic anatomy and medical terminology
• Principles methods and techniques of investigation and interviewing
• Medical and laboratory procedures related to death investigation
• Techniques and sources for locating and identifying persons

• Select supervise train and evaluate subordinate staff
• Plan coordinate assign and review the work of subordinate staff
• Investigate and resolve disciplinary issues
• Work independently prioritize work coordinate activities and meet critical deadlines
• Monitor and interpret budgets and other financial documents
• Communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing
• Interpret and apply applicable federal state and local laws codes and regulations
• Assess problems and needs; draw conclusions formulate recommendations and project consequences of recommendations
• Facilitate meetings and make group presentations
• Write clear and concise reports field notes and correspondence and maintain accurate records
• Deal tactfully and effectively with the public and other governmental agencies in situations that are highly stressful
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with department personnel law enforcement agencies other coroners offices medical offices the media and others
• Analyze and interpret medical and other technical reports relating to investigations and assess them for completeness and accuracy
• Learn the use and care of small firearms

Minimum Qualifications

Either: One year of experience as a Deputy Coroner at Level II in Sacramento County service.

Or:Successful completion of 60 semester (90 quarter) units from an accredited college or university with at least 9 semester (13 quarter) units in criminal justice life science health science business administration public administration or other closely related field;

APPLICATION

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date. Clickhereto apply.

County of Sacramento

Department of Personnel Services

Employment Services Division

700 H Street Room 4667

Sacramento CA 95814

Phone ; 7-1-1 California Relay Service

Email

Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667

• Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• Your application should highlight all relevant education training and experience and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cut-off date.
• Application information must be current concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.
• A resume may be included with your application however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked Supplemental Questions. Please be descriptive in your response.

Note:Responses of See Resume or See Application or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.

• Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidates experience education and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.
• Please provide place of employment pertinent dates and concise descriptive and detailed information for each question.
• If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.
• Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.
• If you have no experience write no experience for the appropriate question.
• For many individuals it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
• If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire the candidates application and/or attachments will not be reviewed therefore a candidates responses to the questions should be accurate thorough detailed and complete.

FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100%)

All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination.

This examination will evaluate the relevance level recency progression and quality of candidates education training and experience. The candidates application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore the candidates responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.

All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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