Assessor's Technician I/II

Description

WHAT WE OFFER
Educational Incentive: An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associate degree, 3.5% for completion of a bachelor's degree, OR 5% for completion of a graduate degree.
Vacation Accrual: Accrual rate of 14 days per year, increasing to 19 days after 5 years of service, 20 days after 11 years of service, then increasing 1 day a year through 15 years of service, topping out at 26 days per year after 20 years of service.
Vacation Redemption: After 20,800 hours (approximately 10 years) of continuous County service the ability to "cash in" or redeem up to 80 hours of vacation accrued in the same year after using 80 hours preceding 12 months.
Deferred Compensation: Eligible to participate in the County's 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
Health Plans: You are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical, dental and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans.
Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical, dental, and vision care expenses.
Pension Plan: Participate in the County's defined benefit pension plan. If eligible, you may establish reciprocity with other public retirement systems such as CalPERS.
Holidays: 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
Additional Benefits: Includes Disability Plans, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, and Wellness Program.

THE ASSESSOR
California tax law directs the Assessor to discover, inventory and assess property for tax purposes and to keep a public record of this information. The primary mission of the Ventura County Assessor is the production of the local assessment roll that reflects the current status of ownerships, owners' addresses, and values of all locally assessed property.

The Assessor’s office is dedicated to cultivating and sustaining an environment that exhibits equity and inclusion at all levels of our organization, recognizing that equity is a fundamental principle that applies to all polices, practices and systems. We celebrate community and employee diversity, striving for inclusion and belonging, and promoting empowered participation. We encourage a fair and inclusive environment enabling all to participate and reach their full potential, aspiring to build a workforce that is reflective of these values and the communities that we serve.

THE POSITION
Under immediate supervision, the Assessor's Technician I, or general supervision, the Assessor's Technician II, performs a full range of paraprofessional and technical duties related to the assessment and conveyance of real and personal property for tax purposes.

The series is characterized by the responsibility for collecting, examining, and preparing documents and records to support assessment and/or appraisal determinations in a functional area (e.g. property transfer, mobile homes, business property, minor new construction, boats and aircrafts, or mobile equipment/leasing).

Incumbents are assigned duties and responsibilities that directly relieve professional appraisal personnel of the more routine and standardized technical field and office functions requiring application of state, county and city codes and ordinances with an emphasis on data research and records update related to ownership, taxability, situs and costs. Appraisal support activities performed by the Assessor's Technician may involve the utilization of established cost guidelines and are subject to the review of a state certified appraiser.

Assessor's Technician I : $25.02 - $32.02 per hour, is the entry-level class and serves as a training level in which incumbents acquire assessment techniques and the requisite competencies for advancement to the journey level. Incumbents typically work with the basic types of documents and are gradually given more responsible assignments with less supervision.

Assessor's Technician II : $27.84 - $35.63 per hour, is the journey level class in which incumbents provide full scope of assessment or appraisal support within a major functional area that is increasingly diverse and technical.

Assessor's Technician I/II are represented by the Ventura Employees Association (VEA) and are eligible for overtime compensation.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
OPENING DATE: Monday, March 24, 2025
CLOSING DATE: Monday, April 7, 2025

Examples Of Duties

Depending on the unit assigned, duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Reviews and verifies information submitted by taxpayers for accuracy, completion and conformance with established procedures, and to determine ownership, situs, costs, and taxability. Documents processed include: deeds, unrecorded contracts, date of death notifications, building permits, personal property statements, boat and aircraft declarations, and valuation assessment roll changes;
• Determines, updates, and initiates vesting, building, and appraisal records and database to properly annotate chain and percentage of title, identify real and personal properties, fixtures, boats and aircrafts;
• Identifies legal descriptions; collects, examines and prepares building plans, appraisal records and support data (e.g. construction permits, property characteristics, property sales, cost and income data) to support status for assessment and appraisal purpose; processes authorizations for roll corrections;
• Performs simple to moderately complex mathematical calculations involving: proration of ownership; percent of reappraisal; square footage of floor plans, area calculations of properties; costs, depreciation, replacement value and full assessed values;
• Responds to public inquiries in writing, in person and by telephone, regarding reassessment changes of ownership, business property declarations, appraisal procedures, assessment laws, regular and supplemental tax bills, valuation problems and the operations of the Assessor's Office;
• Performs field checks and canvasses to ascertain location, mailing address, ownership and type of business; identify and record specific property characteristics, such as the number of rooms, usable portion of lot, landscaping, status of minor new construction, neighborhood attributes, condition and type of equipment; describes, measures and draws dimensions of new structural improvements, and assists appraisers in analyzing and updating data, and preparing reports;
• Utilizes computerized tracking and spreadsheet programs to assist appraisal staff with record searches and corrections on valuations and processing;
• Performs annual field inspections to identify new businesses; identifies businesses which are no longer operational; may assist Auditor-Appraisers in the audit process by comparing data and making calculations;
• Performs other related duties as required.

Typical Qualifications

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE
Any combination of education and experience which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge and abilities.

The required knowledge and abilities also can be obtained by:

Assessor's Technician I
Sixty (60) semester units of college coursework from an accredited college or university

OR

Thirty (30) semester units of college coursework PLUS either:

• a real estate certificate issued by an accredited institution;
• one (1) year of experience in real estate appraisal, personal property appraisal, building contracting or inspection; or
• one (1) year of responsible clerical or technical experience in an Assessor's Office in the State of California.

Assessor's Technician II
One (1) year of experience as an Assessor's Technician I OR a comparable class in an Assessor's Office in the State of California.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Must possess, or be able to obtain and maintain a valid California driver license.

Verification of completion of required college coursework from an accredited institution is required.

You may submit your college diploma or transcripts using one of the following options:

• Attach to your application
• Email to melissa.rodriguezm@ventura.org
• Mail to Human Resources, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L#1970, Ventura, CA 93009. Materials must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.

Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. If you need additional time to submit transcripts, contact the analyst conducting the recruitment for an extension.

Degree(s) from a foreign institution require an academic credential evaluation to determine the U.S. equivalency.

If the name on this documentation is different from the name on your application, include documents that show the name change (e.g. a marriage certificate).

Supplemental Information
Duties are performed both indoors and outdoors. Occasionally, incumbents may be required to stoop, sit, stand, squat and walk on uneven surfaces. Working conditions may include exposure to hostile property owners or inclement weather. Frequent periods of auto travel may require the ability to work out of an automobile.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Some to thorough knowledge (depending on level in series) of: appraisal terminologies, principles and practices; standard building classification systems; terminologies, symbols and principles used in map and blueprint reading; State revenue and taxation laws governing change in ownership as it relates to property transfers and valuation of property for assessment purposes; the procedures, methods, instruments and records used to research, convey, transfer and record title to property; methods and records used in conducting title searches, computer-assisted appraisal programs, and basic data processing principles; and modern office procedures, practices, systems and equipment.

Some to working ability (depending on level in the series) to: analyze, interpret and apply laws, rules and regulations; attend to details; read and interpret maps, titles, property descriptions and related documents; read floor plans from blueprints; read and understand metes and bounds descriptions, mapping symbols and plotting lines; determine parcel boundaries from legal descriptions; identify types of structures and basic characteristics of building construction; discover and inventory a variety of real or personal properties; perform arithmetic calculations involving computation of square feet of surface area, linear feet, acreage and pro-rations; draw buildings on assessment records and calculate dimensions of various improvements; process data using computer systems; explain assessment methods and regulations to the public accurately and tactfully; and establish effective working relationships with individuals of various socio-economic levels and cultural backgrounds.

Recruitment Process

FINAL FILING DATE
Applications must be received by Ventura County Human Resources no later than 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

To apply online, please refer to our web site at www.ventura.org/jobs . If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 654-5129 for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.

NOTE:If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible. If interested, please click here for additional information.

Applicants must provide sufficient information under the Education/Work experience portion of the application and supplemental questionnaire to thoroughly and accurately demonstrate your qualifications in order to determine eligibility. A resume may be attached to supplement your responses in the above-referenced sections; however, it may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE - qualifying
All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination at the time of filing. This questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position.

APPLICATION SCREENING - qualifying
Candidates' applications, resumes, or other required documentation will be evaluated on a comparative basis against pre-established criterion. Those individuals whose materials best indicate possession of the stated requirements, may be invited to continue to the next step in the screening and selection process.

WRITTEN EXAMINATION - 100%
A job-related, on-line, un-proctored written examination will be conducted to test candidates' knowledge of Filing, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Comparison/Matching, Language Skills, Math Computations, Directional Relationships, Collation, Tabulation & Analysis of Data, Public Relations, and Accuracy and Ability to Follow Directions . Candidates must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

ELIGIBLE LIST
Candidates successfully completing the examination process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of six (6) months. The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies within the Assessor's Office. There are currently two (2) regular vacancies.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
A thorough pre-employment, post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information, and driving record may be required for this position.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

For further information about this recruitment, please contact Melissa Rodriguez by email at melissa.rodriguezm@ventura.org or by telephone at (805) 654-2556.

YOUR BENEFITS AS A COUNTY OF VENTURA EMPLOYEE
Ventura Employees' Association
(VEA)

To learn more about Benefits, Retirement, and the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), see links below.

• Benefits website or you may call (805) 654-2570.
• Retirement FAQ's
• Memorandum of Agreement

Codes: VAA, VPE

Closing Date/Time: 4/7/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

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• County of Ventura

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