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Town of Brighton Assistant Assessor in Rochester, New York
Order#: NY1503906 Assistant Assessor
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: Assists the Town Assessor in the valuation of real estate for assessment purposes; Performs field inspections to inventory the components of building construction in order to determine assessment values for properties; Assists the Town Assessor in developing and maintaining computerized databases, spreadsheets, mail merge and sale files on the Town's computer; Provides assessment information to the general public; Abstracts ownership of title of property and informs government agencies of current ownership; Determines boundaries, account number, legal descriptions and addresses from various maps used by the Town; Performs duties of Acting Assessor in the absence of the Assessor; Assists in the preparation of a tentative and final assessment roll; Prepares factual and analytical reports as requested by the Town Assessor.
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Proficient knowledge of the New York State Real Property Tax Law and its application in assessment practice including exemption eligibility requirements and application of exemptions to assessments; proficient knowledge of current assessment practices; proficient knowledge of financial record keeping; proficient knowledge of computer applications including databases, spreadsheets and word processing; proficient knowledge of legal terminology used in deeds, liens, property descriptions and tax records; proficient knowledge of the New York Sate Real Property Information System and its function; demonstrated readiness to use office machines including but not limited to calculators, computers, typewriters and copiers; demonstrated readiness to learn modern principles and practices of residential and commercial real property appraisal for assessment purposes; demonstrated readiness to prepare factual and analytical reports; demonstrated readiness to read basic building drawings and survey maps; demonstrated readiness to plan and supervise the work of clerical and support staff; demonstrated readiness to deal well with the general public and governmental agencies; evidence of the (5) components of communication, including; speaking, listening, reading, writing and non-verbal; demonstrated readiness to draw building sketches clearly and correctly; integrity; sound judgement; tact; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma, plus, EITHER: (A) Four (4) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience in assessment or property tax record keeping, property value determination or real estate brokerage; OR, (B) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate's degree, plus two (2) years of experience as described in (A) above; OR, (C) Any equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above.
How To Apply 1. Please send or drop off in person an application to: Town of Brighton Attn: Assessor Dept 2300 Elmwood Ave Rochester New York, 14618 or by email to: Pamela.Post@townofbrighton.org 2. The posting can be found on the Towns website at https://www.townofbrighton.org/319/Job-Openings. 3. The Town will contact prospective applicants to schedule interviews; please do not call directly.