What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coroner Division Chief position at California State Sheriffs' Association?
Organization : Kern County Human Resources
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Job Description : Under the direction of the Kern County Sheriff, directs the operations of the Coroner Division, which consists of the Public Administrator and Coroner Investigator Units.
Duties :
- Directs, plans, organizes, and supervises the Public Administrator and Coroner Investigator Units, inclusive of morgue operations.
- Assists in the preparation, submission, and management of divisional budget and the negotiations and procurement of contracts and memorandums of understanding for services.
- Supervises investigations of deaths and assigns cases to investigators; occasionally conducts more complex investigations; serves as back-up to investigators.
- Determines if the Coroner has jurisdiction in questionable cases and decides appropriate investigative procedures.
- Insures proper notification of next-of-kin; supervises the release of bodies to mortuaries and interfaces with funeral home personnel.
- Conducts or causes inquests to be conducted; reviews investigator reports for completeness and accuracy; testifies in court as required.
- Maintains appropriate records; compiles statistical data; provides information to law enforcement and other agencies, news media, and the public.
- Receives, secures, and disposes of personal property and evidence related to Public Administrator cases.
- Conducts Coroner Division staff meetings.
- Acts as liaison to other agencies and the public concerning the Coroner Division.
- Performs other work-related functions as assigned.
Employment Standards :
A Bachelor's Degree in administration of justice, public administration, criminalistics, forensic science, biological or physical science, chemistry, or in a related field and two (2) years supervisory experience in a coroner / public administrator environment or a public agency working with death investigations.
Any combination of education from an accredited college or university with coursework in public administration, administration of justice, or related field and experience in a coroner / public administrator environment or a public agency working with death investigations equivalent to six (6) years, which must include (2) years supervisory experience.
Completion of a certified Penal Code 832 course in arrest and firearms and a valid California Driver's License are required at the time of employment.
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