Senior Deputy Public GuardianEmergency Appointments Homelessness

Develops care plans for the most complex clients in collaboration with the treatment team and ensures that plans are properly implemented and monitored.

Determines and authorizes appropriate living arrangements; and arranges for and authorizes physical mental health and substance use treatments including the specific authority to require involuntary placement and treatment.

Investigates the social medical and financial background of individuals referred for conservatorship or guardianship including interviewing prospective conservatees and wards their relatives neighbors landlords treatment providers police and others to assess service needs and determine eligibility for public conservatorship or guardianship.

Conducts investigations to determine whether a Lanterman-Petris Short (LPS) or Murphy conservatorship is appropriate for justice-involved individuals in forensic cases. This includes individuals found incompetent to stand trial. .

Makes regular visits to clients to assess the quality of care identify special needs and either provide or coordinate personal services such as obtaining clothing and other essential items.

Establishes and monitors budgets and authorizes the expenditures of funds to meet conservatees needs in accordance with Probate Code fiduciary responsibilities and applicable policies and procedures.

Locates safeguards inventories and arranges for appraisals of all known assets and prepares court documents to notify the course that the assets have been properly marshaled and protected.

Identifies all financial resources to meet conserved clients needs and secures and maintains benefits and income sources to which the estate is entitled.

Negotiates debt collection favorable to estate; secures property; procures health insurance coverage; and authorizes expenditures and payment of liabilities in favor of conserved clients.

Notifies family members or concerned parties of conservatee deaths and makes funeral arrangements according to burial instructions cultural and faith-based requirements and available resources.

Prepares and negotiates pre-need funeral and burial arrangements when no prior instructions exist while ensuring they align with cultural and faith-based practices and available resources.

Prepares and assists County Counsel in the preparation of petitions for conservatorship.

Prepares annual court reports to support the continuation of conservatorships and responds to promptly to court-ordered inquiries.

Testifies in court on issues related to the need for conservatorship estate litigation dependency cases criminal matters and civil court proceedings involving conserved clients or their dependent children.

Ensures timely entry of documentation related to the investigation and administration of conservatorships guardianships andtrusts.

Serves as the Court Deputy in the Mental Health Court representing the Public Guardian.

Serves as the Private Conservator Liaison providing information on conservatorships linking conservators to services and assisting private conservators in navigating the mental health and conservatorship court systems.

Travels out of county in personal vehicle to conduct periodic visits and annual reviews.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:
OPTION I: Two years as a Deputy Public Guardian* in the County of Los Angeles. -OR-

OPTION II: A bachelors degree** from an accredited college or university with a major in social sciences behavioral sciences business administration or accounting or a closely-related field -AND- three years of experience administering conservatorships guardianships or trusts in a public agency. A Masters Degree** from an accredited college or university with a major in social sciences behavioral sciences business administration or accounting may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

You MUST meet the above requirement(s) at the time of filing in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

SPECIALTY REQUIREMENTS:
Certification from the California State Association of Public Administrators Public Guardians and Public Conservators.*** Members of the Association are required to be in a good standing status.

Ability to use personal vehicle to travel both within the county and out of county to conduct periodic visits annual reviews and to conduct investigations.

LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License.

PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class II Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending stooping or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Official transcripts must show the date of graduation and conferral of degree to be accepted as Proof of Education. The document should be in English; if it is in a foreign language it must be translated and evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards. For more information on our standards for educational documents please visit: (Download PDF reader) and from the California State Association of Public Administrators Public Guardians and Public Conservators Certification status will be verified directly.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
During your initial work period the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
Applications must be filed online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.

Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add and to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

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SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Department Contact Name: Celia Yeung Exam Analyst
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Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

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Veterans Credit:
Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy in all open competitive examinations (i.e. examinations open to everyone) the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
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