DECEDENT PROPERTY AGENT

The ideal candidate must be able adjust to changing workloads and assignments adhere to concise description of tasks and timetable completion develop work plan and timeliness for completing tasks and manage multiple projects at one time. The candidate must be willing and able to follow standardized practices adapt to changing priorities and relate well and communicate effectively with coworkers and the public. Due to the high level of confidentiality and nature of the work the candidate must maintain the highest standards of confidentiality ethics and integrity.

Operational Public Administrator Duties:
1) Conduct apartment and home searches.
2) Oversee and assist in the move of decedent property.
3) Keep detailed records of estate property moved.
4) Keep detailed records of apartment searches.
5) Prepare for and coordinate estate properties for auction sales.



Note: These duties may require some physical activity.

Operational Public Administrator Investigator Duties:
Accurately research the search documents and notes on decedents place of death and verify the decedents place of death.
Communicates with NYPD Precincts and Central Property Clerks to locate and retrieve the decedents property from local precincts.
Schedule and contact management of a decedents building and schedule apartment/residence searches.
Conduct accurate and thorough onsite investigations of a decedents premises.
Ability to work in hoarder condition environments or in properties damaged as a result of extreme conditions such as infestation fire or water damage and deaths from homicides
suicides etc.
Search for obtain secure and safeguard all assets wills record of kinship mail next of kin and pertinent information.
Inventory personal property from the decedents residence hospital or other facilities and assume custody of the property.
Locate and notify next of kin and interact with decedents family members to obtain pertinent information on the decedent.
Write concise and timely narrative report detailing the investigators actions and facts found during the investigation of the decedents premises.
Schedules appointments with appraisers.
Schedule arrange and supervise estate moves.
Enter a summary of all investigative reports into the computer system.
Monitor and conduct closedbid auctions.


***Note: These duties are on asneeded basis.

Operational Office Liaison Duties Include Assisting the Office Liaison with:
Coordinating the retrieval of decedent property from the NYPD hospitals and other facilities.
Processing and securing all property received from the NYPD hospitals and other facilities.
Preparing for the auction of estate vehicles and boats.
Notifying and scheduling moves with moving companies and coordinating all moves for investigators.
Monitoring and maintaining moving company time sheet billing invoices locksmith invoices storage invoices and parking garage invoices.
Assisting the Deputy Commissioner during personal property appraisals.
Other related office duties that are helpful in assisting the Office Liaison.

The candidate must possess a valid NYS drivers licenses and must drive to various locations.

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Qualifications :

Graduation from a senior high school or its equivalent and
1. Four (4) years of satisfactory fulltime experience as an investigator including two (2) years of experience as a law enforcement officer investigator dealing with the public process server or in investigative duties involved in locating protecting and taking inventory of the personal property of others; or

Graduation from a senior high school or its equivalent and
2. A satisfactory equivalent.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime