Property Tax Specialist I​/II​/III - Extra Help

Shasta County Treasurer-Tax Collector Position

The current vacancy is within the Shasta County Treasurer, Tax Collector, Public Administrator's Office. The oral exam is tentatively scheduled for August or September 2026. Final filing date:
August 21, 2026, at 12:00 PM. Salary information:
Property Tax Specialist I: $18.54 - $23.67 approximate hourly. Property Tax Specialist II: $20.15 - $25.72 approximate hourly. Property Tax Specialist III: $21.26 - $27.14 approximate hourly. Extra help positions are hourly employees that may work up to 900 hours in a fiscal year (July 1-June 30). Benefits are not included.

Shasta County offers all of the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

The Treasurer-Tax Collector office collects property and other tax revenue for County government, County school districts, and various special districts. It is responsible for managing the County's investment program to ensure maximum interest income and adequate cash flow. The Treasurer-Tax Collector also acts as the Public Administrator for the estates of deceased persons for which there is no available or qualified administrator.

Property Tax Specialist I:
Under close supervision, to learn to perform a variety of specialized detailed clerical procedures and manual labor duties related to the operations of the Treasurer-Tax Collector; learn, interpret, and implement statutory regulations and policy; and to perform related work as required.

Property Tax Specialist II:
Under general supervision, to perform a variety of more complex clerical duties related to the operations of the Treasurer-Tax Collector; to assist in training of entry level staff; interpret and implement statutory regulations and policy; and to perform related work as required.

Property Tax Specialist III:
Under minimum supervision, to perform the most complex or uniquely important clerical and support duties related to the operations of the Treasurer-Tax Collector; to work in a lead capacity; to assist in training of staff; interpret and implement statutory regulations and policy; and to perform related work as required.

The ideal candidate will have at least six month's experience within the last five years in accurate cash handling, working with increasingly complex regulation and policy while upholding strong integrity and compliance to security protocols. Should be eager to provide quality customer service in performing the duties of this office. The ideal candidate can problem solve and is willing to continue to learn and grow within their duties.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Property Tax Specialist I:
Learns and performs a wide scope of less complex specialized financial and statistical record keeping work relating to the preparation, processing, and collection of taxes; affects the collection of delinquent and current taxes by correspondence or other recovery methods which are made available; assists the public at the counter or on the telephone, provides research for difficult tax inquiries, and routes to appropriate staff member or department;

explains and implements basic statutory legal regulations, Revenue and Taxation Codes, policies, and procedures to the public; accepts and balances large volumes of cash and checks daily for the collection of secured taxes, unsecured taxes, delinquent taxes, installment plans, occupancy taxes and tax clearances; identifies a variety of difficult account and statistical record keeping problems related to the collection and resolves the issue by preparing refunds for duplicate or excess tax payments, due notices, and pending roll changes;

researches and calculates impounds for tax clearances; processes, scans, verifies, and balances check payments received for taxes or other accounts receivable on tax software and collection systems; prints reports for balancing and preparation of electronic bank transport and the deposit; manages caseload of assigned clients for collection of unsecured taxes; researches, prepares confidential records, and serves legal documents on individuals, businesses, and banks for the purposes of seizing bank accounts and intercepting state tax returns for non-payment of unsecured taxes;

maintains safe keeping of confidential records including social security numbers, bank account numbers, and credit card information; learns to prepare the daily deposit using the County's financial system and submitting to the Treasurer's Office; assists and participates in the delinquent property tax sale, which includes accepting payments and processing receipts to the successful bidder; sorts, copies, and files a variety of information.

Property Tax Specialist II:
In addition to the Property Tax Specialist I…