Supervising Court Investigator

Examples of Duties

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:Establishes unit goals and priorities, assigns, reviews, and evaluates work; recommends action on personnel matters such as merit increases, promotions, and disciplinary actions; participates in employee selection, development and evaluation; reviews employees' work to ensure quality and accuracy; provides ongoing feedback and coaching to enhance performance; keeps staff informed of policy and procedures within the department as well as court-wide; and oversees the daily workload of investigators

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge for self and the unit; plans, implements, and monitors training and cross-training for staff; attends ongoing training in the field of conservatorships, guardianships; stays abreast of changes in the Probate Code that impact the department; and attends ongoing training in the area of supervision and management of others and in court technology as needed
• Contributes to team effort by providing direction to staff and/or personally reviewing, evaluating and resolving the most sensitive, unusual, and/or complicated cases; conducts special investigations of individuals and organizations on complex issues; reviews and approves summaries of interviews and investigations results; holds regular staff meetings to impart information; and consults with judicial officers, management, staff and court users, as appropriate
• Enhances program effectiveness by acting as a liaison with relevant agencies and implementing changes that improve efficiency and/or services to the program
• Provides information on the nature of conservatorship and guardianship proceedings to families, general public, attorneys and all court clients; reviews power of attorney problems; investigates and determines facts and conditions surrounding cases including environment and suitability of parties in guardianship matters interviews parties and reviews files prior to preparing a report with recommendations to the Court; ensures timelines for completing reports are met

Education and Experience

Bachelors of Arts or Bachelors of Science degree from an accredited educational institution in science, social science, behavioral science, liberal arts, or nursing - AND- two (2) years full-time (or equivalent) experience in a classification comparable to or higher than a Court Investigator OR five (5) years full-time (or equivalent) experience performing casework or investigations in a legal, financial, law enforcement or social services setting AND at least two (2) of the five (5) years must be supervisory experience. Note: To receive educational credit, a copy of your college official transcripts must be included with your application.Desirable QualificationExperience with work in social services.