Deputy Assessor Part Time - Harrison Township Assessor's Office

Deputy Assessor Part Time - Harrison Township Assessor's Office

$18.00

per hour

Part-time

Incumbent serves as Part Time Deputy Assessor for the Vigo County Harrison Township Assessor, responsible for assisting in property assessments, maintaining appropriate documentation, and assisting the public.

• Assists in the assessment of real and/or personal property.
• Performs various clerical duties, such as typing, keyboard entry, filing, sorting, and data entry.
• Assists in assessment of mobile homes, sketches houses onto system and makes changes if necessary, including data entry of commercial businesses, and working closely with the public.
• Answers telephone and greets office visitors, providing property and assessment information, and/or directing callers to appropriate individual or department.
• Downloads required information onto appropriate computer system, and pulls file cards and matches with deeds to make current.
• Calculates all breakouts on homestead for Harrison Township. Verifies sales information, approves and enters all data information.
• Processes appeals, works on agreements and completes required forms, mailing to taxpayer and scheduling hearings.
• Assists the Field Agent with duties including, but not limited to, gathering and sorting building permits, checking property cards, and checking throughout Harrison Township for new construction, remodels, garages, sheds, and pools.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain Level I and/or Level II Indiana Assessor/Appraiser certifications.
• Ability to meet all employer and department hiring requirements, including passage of a drug test.
• Knowledge of Indiana tax law, real estate assessment/appraisal techniques, and proper filing of tax forms, and ability to read and understand legal codes and apply Indiana real property assessment guidelines established by the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF).
• Working knowledge of standard office procedures and Department computer systems and ability to apply such knowledge to a variety of interrelated processes, tasks and operations.
• Working knowledge of Standard English grammar, spelling and punctuation, and ability to prepare correspondence, documents and written reports as required.
• Knowledge of basic filing systems and ability to create and maintain accurate and complete Department files.
• Ability to operate standard office and field equipment, including computer, calculator, telephone, copier, and fax machine, and field equipment.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with co-workers, other County departments, Department of Local Government Finance, Property Tax Board of Appeals, and the public, including being sensitive to professional ethics, gender, cultural diversities and disabilities.
• Ability to perform Field Agent duties as required, including, but not limited to, gathering and sorting building permits, checking property cards, and checking throughout Harrison Township for new construction, remodels, garages, sheds, and pools.
• Ability to comply with all employer and Department polices and work rules, including, but not limited to, attendance, safety, drug-free workplace, and personal conduct.
• Ability to provide public access to or maintain confidentiality of Department records and information according to state requirements.
• Ability to compare or observe similarities and difference in data, compile, collate, or classify data, analyze and evaluate, and make determinations based on data analyses.
• Ability to work alone with minimum supervision and with others in a team environment.
• Ability to work on several tasks at the same time and work rapidly for long periods, occasionally under time pressure.
• Ability to apply knowledge of people and/or locations, and occasionally plan and layout work assignments.
• Ability to read and interpret detailed prints, sketches, layouts, specifications, and maps.
• Ability to understand, memorize, retain and carry out oral and written instructions and present findings in oral or written form.

Incumbent performs duties according to standard Department policies and guidelines with priorities primarily determined by supervisor and/or service needs of the public. Assignments are guided by following standard operating procedures or policy and procedural manuals. Decisions are always determined by specific instructions or existing, well-established…