Assessment Assistant I

Definition and Class Characteristics

INTERVIEWS FOR SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE HELD THE WEEK OF MAY 13TH

The Assessor’s Department is looking for a dynamic professional who loves details! The Assessment Assistant position requires excellent office and people skills. We are the frontline for inquiries and handle detailed data entry and lookups. This position can include:

• Working with Homeowners’, Disabled Veterans or Welfare exemptions.
• Changes-in-ownership for individual homes and real property.
• Entering permits from multiple jurisdictions for appraisal work.

Learn about the Assessor’s Office from the inside out. Join our committed team where there is room to share ideas, grow and bring valuable tasks to completion!

The right applicant for this position will have strong math, typing and customer service experience. The opportunity to learn assessment work such as title transfer and exemption application are just a couple areas in which to grow. This person will learn and perform a variety of duties in the maintenance of records, changes in ownership, maintenance of the assessment roll values, and related clerical duties in the Assessor's Office. Data entry functions as related to maintenance and retention of documents and answering questions on owner's private property are common.

This is an entry-level position for assessment office work. Incumbents will work under general supervision while gaining more independence as knowledge and skills are acquired. This position is flexibly staff with Assessment Assistant II, and incumbents normally advance to the higher level after gaining experience and achieving proficiency that meets the requirements for Assessment Assistant II.

The Assessment Assistant series is distinguished from the Office Assistant series in that the former performs specialized clerical work involved in the preparation of the assessment rolls requiring knowledge of the Revenue and Taxation Code and Assessor's Handbook.
Incumbents can advance to the Assessment Assistant II when they have gained the experience required to work more independently and perform the full range of duties.

Examples of Duties
Essential:

• Assists in the preparation, processing and maintenance of assessment rolls
• Copies, processes and encodes deeds
• Processes and maintains exclusion and exemption claims
• Reads and provides information regarding Assessor's parcel maps
• Assists the public at the counter and on the telephone, answering questions regarding all aspects of their property ownership
• Inputs data using computer terminal and runs reports

Why Nevada County? Our leadership values employee development and engagement, promotes open and transparent communication, sets us up to be a hard-working organization, and recognizes our contributions. Our leadership connects with the community, listens to them, and provides relevant programming to keep us safe and healthy.

Our staff members enjoy an extensive benefit package including, but not limited to, a generous sick time/vacation/leave benefit; 11 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays; CalPERS retirement; medical, dental, vision and life insurance; a flexible spending account (FSA); a dependent care account (DCA); and a deferred compensation plan including 401(a), 457(b) and Roth options. The County also offers a tuition reimbursement program.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Education and Experience Required

Benefits Guide
The Benefits Guide is a comprehensive document for employees of the County of Nevada. Information contained in this summary of benefits is not a binding document. Refer to specific unit summaries and agreements (MOUs) for additional benefit information for each employee group.

Health Insurance
The County sponsored plan for 2024 is the PERS Gold PPO, but you can also choose plans from providers such as Anthem, Blue Shield, and PORAC (if you are a member) to suit your needs.

2024 Health Insurance Plans

• Anthem Select HMO
• Anthem Traditional HMO
• Blue Shield CalPERS Access+ HMO
• Blue Shield Trio HMO
• Kaiser HMO
• PERS Gold PPO (County sponsored plan)
• PERS Platinum PPO
• PORAC (Available to PORAC members only)

Flexible Spending Accounts
The County offers employees the option to contribute to a pre-tax medical FSA and dependent Care FSA.

Life Insurance
Voya is the County's life insurance provider. We offer the following products through Voya:

• Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Basic Term Life
• Optional Accidental Death and Dismemberment plans
• Optional Dependent Term Life
• Optional Term Life

Dental & Vision Insurance
Nevada County employees can opt to receive dental and vision insurance without opting for health insurance coverage as well. This will give employees more flexibility to match their choice of insurance plans to their specific needs. Delta Dental is the dental provider offered through Nevada County and VSP Vision Care is our vision care provider.

Retirement
The County is a member of the CalPERS retirement system and provides the opportunity for voluntary contributions to a 457 deferred compensation account through Nationwide by way of pre-tax and Roth payroll deductions.

CalPERS Miscellaneous Tiers:

Tier 1 (Classic-former employee originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 2.7% @ 55

Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 12/14/12-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6 months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 2%@60

Tier 3 (Hired by first CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13 or having a break in service of more than six months between another CalPERS employer and Nevada County) 2%@62

CalPERS Safety tiers:

Tier 1 (Classic-former employees originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 3% @ 50.

Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 7/2411-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6-months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 3% @ 55.

Tier 3 (Hired by any CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13) 2.7% @ 57.

We encourage you to visit the CalPERS home page, www.calpers.ca.gov , to search related information about the retirement plans noted here so that you fully understand what your retirement formula means to you.

NEVADA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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Nevada County Human Resources Department
950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 265-7010 option 2
Human.resources@nevadacountyca.gov
www.nevadacountyca.gov

Closing Date/Time: 5/7/2024 5:00 PM Pacific

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