Real Property Appraiser I

About the role

The list developed from this recruitment will be used for a limited period to fill open and promotional, regular full-time, and part-time positions, should they occur.

Responsibilities

• Conducting field inspections
• Collecting and verifying data
• Interviewing property owners
• Drawing diagrams of property and buildings
• Preparing data for hearings
• Formatting, typing letters, memos, requests, notices, deeds, reports, or other correspondence on a word processor or typewriter
• Answering various inquiries, explaining policies and procedures, arranging appointments, and processing routine and non-routine matters independently
• Assisting the public by answering questions related to job functions
• Assisting other appraisers in gathering field information and performing work in a training capacity
• Attending meetings and training applicable to the work
• Advising and conferring with representatives of other departments concerning procedures and policies
• Preparing information for presentation at Board of Equalization hearings
• Reporting administrative and/or operational problems to supervisor
• Entering and retrieving a variety of complex information using a computer
• Disseminating a variety of information and/or reports to various agencies, divisions, or departments via telephone, mail, email or fax; maintaining confidential information
• Serving as backup for other positions within the department

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; or high school graduation plus four years of progressively responsible, related experience pursuant to Section 283(d), Title 18 of the California Administration Code, which includes the following occupations: accountant, auditor, real estate loan underwriter, right-of-way agent, licensed building contractor; or a real estate licensee, licensed by the California Department of Real Estate, engaged in buying, selling, leasing, or managing real estate; or an appraiser aide or appraiser trainee in an assessor's office or in the property taxes department.
• One year of education requirement shall consist of either 30 semester units or 45 quarter units; and, Any combination of education, training and experience, within the prescribed guidelines of Section 283(d), Title 18 of the California Administration Code, which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Licenses and Certifications: Must obtain State Board of Equalization Appraisal Certificate within one year. Valid California Driver's License.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of applicable codes, laws, ordinances, regulations and legal forms and procedures.
• Methods, practices and procedures used in real property appraisal.
• Geometry, and standard business arithmetic, including percentages and decimals.
• Basic accounting, record keeping, report preparation, filing methods and records management techniques.
• Methods and techniques used in searching for and compiling information using a variety of sources.
• Correct English usage, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.
• Internal departmental policies and procedures.
• External governmental bodies and agencies related to area of assignment.
• All computer applications, and hardware, as well as other general office equipment related to performance of the essential functions of the job.
• General office procedures, policies and practices.

Skills

• Organizing work, setting priorities and meeting critical deadlines.
• Typing from rough draft or printed text using a word processor or typewriter.
• Analyzing and resolving office administrative situations and problems.
• Making mathematical/geometrical calculations and computations.
• Using tact, discretion, initiative and independent judgment within established guidelines.
• Using a computer to accurately and rapidly enter and retrieve data and information.
• Communicating orally with internal staff, citizens, and other departmental staff in order to give and receive information in a courteous manner.
• Operating and routine maintenance of general office machines such as copiers, facsimile machines, and telephone systems.

Benefits

Compensation is based on a five-step salary range, with annual merit-based increases within the salary range.

Retirement covered under Social Security and the 1937 Act; both employees and the county pay into the retirement fund.

Health insurance for the most current information please go to: http://www.mendocinocounty.org/hr/ehb

Employee assistance program for the most current information please go to: http://www.mendocinocounty.org/hr/eap

Employee wellness program for the most current information please go to: http://www.mendocinocounty.org/hr/wellness