Estate Property Technician - Sheriff's Office

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office is seeking a qualified Estate Property Technician in Perris.

Under general supervision, to identify, inventory, transport, secure, locate, and store personal property of Public Administrator estates; to maintain records on estate property in storage; to plan, assign and coordinate the retrieval and storage of personal property; to prepare and arrange for appraisal of personal property for sale or auction; and do other work as required.

This class is responsible for the retrieval, storage and safekeeping of personal property of estates administered by the Public Administrator's Office.

In the course of the work, incumbents may be responsible for handling the disposal of toxic materials such as animal remains, paint, household chemical, petroleum products, handling weapons when necessary and detaining animals.

Meet the Team!

The law enforcement professionals of the Riverside County Sheriff's Office , with a staff of over 3,600 dedicated men and women, cover the expanse of over 7,300 square miles in southern California.

The Sheriff's Office is dedicated to serving the citizens of its communities with integrity, professionalism, leadership, and loyalty and believes in service above self.• Schedules and conducts searches for, identifies, and inventories personal property of conservatees or decedants including furniture, appliances, clothing, housewares, documents, and personal effects; may remove valuables.

• Determines approximate appraisal value including property having no value for disposal purposes, or arranges for the professional appraisal of items when required.

• Obtains professional appraisal of each item inventoried.

• May arrange for selling the property at the estate including appropriate internal documentation; evaluates property according to "kind", packages and transport to County warehouse facility; secures real property and provides for surveillance when necessary; may also be responsible for notifying authorities.

• Drives vehicles to warehouse and unloads them.

• Arranges for towing of automobiles, and travel trailers.

• Arranges and stores personal property by estate and natural classification.

• Transports documents, firearms, and other important or valuable items to the Public Guardian's Office for safekeeping.

• Labels items and groups of items for easy identification and inventory.

• Maintains inventory control records showing amount and location of property in storage.

• Arranges for disposal of hazardous materials.

• Packs, marks, and transports property for auction.

• Prepares property for sale at auction site.

• May perform title search of vehicles and other personal property.

• Arranges and displays property for best appearance and highest return to estate.

• Insures security of property during and after auction.

• Arranges for distribution of items after sale.

• Ships or transports property to beneficiaries after estates are ...