Deputy Public Defender – Public Defender Careers

Overview

Position Title:Deputy Public Defender

Company:City Of Contra Costa

Location:Contra Costa, CA, US

Job Description:

The Public Defender’s Office has over 85 attorneys serving the Courts of Contra Costa County. There are three branches of the main Public Defenders Office: Martinez, Richmond and Walnut Creek. In addition, there is an Alternate Defenders office in Martinez. The Public Defender’s Office staff, at every level, are dedicated to one purpose: to provide excellent legal services to our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Supervising the collection and analysis of departmental Human Resources data and metrics, and translating it into meaningful and actionable recommendations.
• Acting as an internal consultant working across all divisions and teams within your department to solve a broad array of personnel problems and issues; formulating courses of action and recommending solutions to the executive management team.
• If selected for the Health Services Department role, you will be responsible for leading the recruitment, assessment, classification, and compensation functions in collaboration with the
• County Human Resources Department, according to the Merit System Rules and the Recruitment
• Delegation Agreement.
• Assisting the Departmental Human Resources Officer with creating and maintaining policies, goals, and other metrics to measure the effectiveness of the team.
• Providing training, coaching, and mentoring to both new and existing departmental HR and payroll team members, and holding them accountable to meeting performance standards.

Requirements:

• Critical Thinking: Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
• Writing: Communicating effectively in writing
• Negotiating: Reaching mutually satisfying agreements and compromise
• Valuing Diversity: Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace
• Professional Integrity & Ethics: Displaying honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability
• Oral Communication: Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Listening: Fully comprehending spoken communication
• Self-Management: Showing personal organization, self-discipline, and dependability
• Handling Stress: Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, or adversity
• Professional Impact: Presenting self as a positive representative of the organization
• Establishing Credibility: Doing what he/she commits to doing and respecting the confidentiality of information and concerns shared by others
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding and using written information