Coroner Assistant Deputy Director

CORONER ASSISTANT DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above based on position requirements and successful candidates qualifications subject to appropriate authorization.

The Sheriffs Department will accept online applications through 11:59pm on Tuesday February 24 2026.

This recruitment is Agency Promotional and only open to current Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department employees. Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.

DUTIES

• Manage daily operations of the units within the Coroner Division
• Attend briefings and assist in triaging incoming cases
• Review pending cases prior to amending death certificates
• Complete employee evaluations
• Work with Forensic Pathologists regarding caseload
• Manage supervisory level subordinate staff
• Complete PRA requests and redactions when necessary
• Attend Board of Supervisors meetings when required
• Manage division contracts and budgets
• Manage the Investigative Units Field Training Program
• Manage the P.O.S.T training contract
• Develop policies and procedures
• Run recruitments to fill vacant positions
• Chair various death review committees
• Attend professional meetings representing the division
• Prepare various reports for the public internal and external stakeholders and public officials
• Participate in interagency and community engagement events

IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate will possess two (2) years of experience as a Supervising Deputy Coroner in the Coroner Division; thorough understanding of concepts related to medicolegal death investigation thorough understanding of all applicable laws governing the Coroner Division; completion of P.O.S.T. Management school within the first year of appointment. Additionally his/her expertise would be demonstrated by the following competencies:

KEY COMPETENCIES
Leadership/Judgment:

• Aligns organizational vision with County strategic goals and department business objectives
• Uses creativity and innovation in achieving business objectives
• Promotes flexibility by planning for the effects of organizational change
• Actively promotes teamwork by creating a culture and environment that supports individual and team empowerment
• Exhibits courage to take action by tackling difficult challenges

Effective Communication:

• Promotes open candid information sharing across organizational boundaries
• Builds consensus among diverse groups for the purpose of meeting business objectives
• Presents ideas and complex material clearly concisely logically and persuasively both orally and in writing
• Deals effectively with various levels of the organization
• Ensures timely appropriate communication with stakeholders

Planning and Organization:

• Sets project goals and objectives aligned with departmental and/or County priorities
• Plans for acquiring resources needed for project completion
• Integrates changes smoothly
• Exhibits cost consciousness and conserves departmental and/or County resources
• Assigns work to project team members establishes expectations and monitors activities

Problem Solving and Analysis:

• Finds and acts on new opportunities eliminates barriers to change and unneeded bureaucracy
• Makes sound business decisions based on limited complex or contradicting information and relevant public service ethical principles
• Integrates new ideas and contemporary approaches into problem solving
• Gathers analyzes and applies information skillfully
• Works effectively in group problem solving situations

Results Oriented:

• Sets challenging measurable project goals that are aligned with broad County strategies and departmental business objectives
• Plans organizes and implements projects to meet established timeframes
• As opportunities arise reengineers business processes and improves organizational effectiveness by proposing and implementing change initiatives required to improve efficiency streamline operations and meet current and future business needs
• Measures performance against key operational and financial targets/goals
• Investigates and adopts best practices where possible

Supervision:

• Ensures that individual performance action plans are aligned to business strategies
• Motivates performance for the purpose of achieving County and/or departmental goals
• Clarifies performance expectations (e.g. roles responsibilities standards and goals) collaboratively with others
• Effectively manages all aspects of the Countys performance management system within established timeframes
• Assigns clear authority and holds others accountable for goal achievement

Professional/Technical Competencies:

• Current knowledge of Federal state and local legislation policies regulations and issues that pertain to the technical and service aspects of the assignment
• Current technical/professional knowledge of the complex principles methods standards and techniques associated with the scope of work of a recognized profession
• Ability to conduct complex professional/technical research and analysis for assigned projects and the work of other professional/technical staff
• Possession of the required education license(s) and/or certifications associated with the assignment

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Two (2) years of experience as a Supervising Deputy Coroner in the Coroner Division or its equivalent with the County of Orange.
Or
Five (5) years of professional operational experience related to assignment; must include two (2) years of lead/supervisory experience.

A Bachelors degree in criminal justice business or public administration biological sciences or related area may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

A Masters degree or higher in criminal justice business or public administration biological sciences or related area may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience.

License/Certification
Assignment requires the following licenses or certifications by date of appointment:

• Must possess and maintain a current and valid California Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic Certificate or a valid California Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Specialized Basic certificate

• Possession of a valid California Drivers license Class C or higher

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PHYSICAL MENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL and WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical and Mental Requirements
Possess vision sufficient to read standard text and a computer monitor and to drive a vehicle; speak and hear well enough to communicate clearly and understandably in person to individuals and groups and over the telephone; possess body mobility to stand sit walk stoop and bend routinely to perform daily tasks and to access a standard office environment; possess manual dexterity sufficient to use hands arms and shoulders repetitively to operate a keyboard utilize office equipment and to write and drive; use a County approved means of transportation. Ability to work under stressful conditions deadlines and competing priorities.

Environmental and Working Conditions
Possess the ability to independently reason logically to analyze data reach conclusions and make recommendations; possess the ability to remain calm and appropriately focused in rapidly changing and difficult situations involving conflict complex issues controversy and diverse stakeholder groups and interests; possess the ability to deal calmly and effectively with emotional interactions.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Sheriff Human Resources screens all applications to identify qualified candidates for the position based on the skills required to meet the needs of the Department. After the initial screening qualified candidates will be referred to the next step in the recruitment process and notified of their status in the process.

Application Appraisal PanelApplication Rating(Weighted 100%)
An Application Appraisal Panel (AAP) of job knowledge experts will thoroughly screen all application materials and rate for job knowledge competencies and related experience as described above. The more qualified candidates will be referred to the next step. (The information you provide will be used as a scoring device so please be descriptive in your response. See Resume is not a qualifying response and will not be scored.)

Eligible List
Once the assessment has been completed Sheriff Human Resources will establish an eligible list of candidates. Candidates placed on the eligible list may be referred to a selection interview to be considered for present and future vacancies.

Based on the Countys needs the selection procedures listed above may be modified. All candidates will be notified of any changes in the selection process.

Veterans Employment Preference Policy (VEPP)
The County is committed to providing a mechanism to give preferential consideration in the employment process to veterans and their eligible spouses and will provide eligible participants the opportunity to receive interviews in the selection process for employment and paid internship openings.

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