Assessment Processing Officer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Introduction

YOU MUST BE AN ALAMEDA COUNTY\r\nEMPLOYEE TO APPLY\r\nTHIS IS A NEW PROMOTIONAL ASSEMBLED\r\nEXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any\r\nexisting list and may last approximately one year but can be extended. \r\nQualified applicants must be\r\ncurrentcounty employees and havecompleted the equivalent of six\r\nmonths of continuous service following a regular appointment in the Alameda\r\nCounty classified service (non-classified includes the District Attorney's\r\nOffice, the Medical Center, and the Superior Court) by the last day for filing. A regular appointment does not include provisional, TAP\r\n(Temporary Assignment Pool), or STEP-UP appointments.\r\nApplications will only be accepted online.\r\n

DESCRIPTION

\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTHE AGENCY\r\nThe primary mandated services\r\nof the Assessor's Office include: locate and identify the ownership of all\r\ntaxable property in Alameda County; determine the taxability of all property;\r\ndetermine the re-appraisability of property changing ownership or having new\r\nconstruction added; annually assess all real estate in accordance with the\r\nprovisions of Article XIIIA of the State Constitution (Proposition 13);\r\nannually assess all taxable personal property at its fair market value;\r\ndetermine and apply all legal exemptions against these assessments; and\r\nsurrender an accurate assessment roll to the Auditor's Office prior to July 1st\r\neach year.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Assessor's Office mission\r\nis to provide timely and accurate appraisal services in a manner resulting in\r\nfair and equitable treatment for all Alameda County taxpayers. With a proposed\r\nstaffing level of 175.47 fulltime equivalent positions, this team of\r\nprofessionals provides mandated assessment services performed in accordance\r\nwith the California Constitution, Revenue and Taxation Code, Government Code,\r\nand State Board of Equalization guidelines and directives.\r\n\r\nTHE POSITION\r\n\r\nUnder general direction, to plan, organize, and direct the work of the various units of the Appraisal Support and Assessee Services sections of the County Assessor's Office; to assign and supervise the work of subordinate supervisory clerical personnel; to determine eligibility on all claims for organizational exemption; to plan, coordinate, assign, evaluate and supervise the work of Assessor's Technicians II/III processing organizational claims; to represent the Assessor's Office before the Appeals Board Hearing Officer regarding denials of assessment exemptions and penalties for failure to file Change in Ownership Statements; and to do related work as required. \r\n\r\nThis single position class of Assessment Services Manager, located in the Assessor's Office, is responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Appraisal Support and Assessee Services sections. These sections perform various tasks, including providing assessment and exemption information to the public, processing assessment reviews, researching assessment and tax-related problems, preparing correspondence for other property tax-related departments, processing homeowner exemption claims, property tax records retrieval and coordinating mailing of Assessor's forms and questionnaires. The Assessment Services Manager is directly responsible for the review, determination and enrollment of all organizational exemption claims. This position represents the Assessor's Office before the Appeals Board Hearing Officer regarding penalties levied for failure to file Change in Ownership Statements and denials for assessment exemption. The incumbent in this single position class reports to the Chief, Assessment Services Division.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor more detailed information about the job classification, visit: 2870 - Assessment Services Manager\r\n

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Either I\r\nExperience:\r\nThe equivalent of one year of experience in the class of Assessment Supervisor I or an equivalent or higher supervisory classification in the Alameda County classified service (non-classified includes District Attorney's Office and Hospital Authority). \r\n\r\n\r\nAND\r\nExperience:\r\nThe equivalent of two years of recent, progressively responsible experience in property assessment work dealing with the reappraisability of changes in ownership, supplemental and escape assessment processes and calculations, or exemptions, as dictated by the Revenue and Taxation Codes. \r\n\r\n\r\nOr II\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nExperience:\r\nThe equivalent of three years of recent, progressively responsible experience in property assessment work dealing with changes in ownership, supplemental and escape assessments or exemptions, as dictated by the Revenue and Taxation Codes in an Assessor's Office or assessment-related government office, one year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. \r\n\r\nLicense:\r\nPossession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license. \r\n\r\nSpecial Requirement:\r\nIncumbents are required to furnish their own automobile to use on the job. Reimbursement for such use will be made. \r\n\r\nNOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.\r\n\r\n

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:\r\n\r\nKnowledge of:\r\n Principles and practices of supervision, management, organization, training and administration applicable to government agencies. \r\n Employee disciplinary procedures. \r\n Organization, functions, and procedures of the Assessor's Office. \r\n Appropriate provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code and the Assessor's Handbook related to land ownership and transfers of ownership and assessment appeals. \r\n Real estate terminology, land title deeds and other instruments of title conveyance, and real property descriptions. \r\n Methods of land title research and examination. \r\n Office methods, practices, procedures and record-keeping. \r\n An advanced integrated property assessment management system. \r\n The roles of other property tax-related departments (Recorder, Auditor-Controller, Treasurer-Tax Collector). \r\n\r\nAbility to:\r\n Plan, organize, assign, coordinate, and supervise work of many diversified technical clerical personnel. \r\n Prepare business correspondence. \r\n Devise and adapt work procedures and record-keeping systems to meet organizational or procedural changes. \r\n Understand, interpret, and supervise the application of laws, rules, and written directions pertaining to property ownership. \r\n Establish and maintain cooperative relations with subordinates, superiors, and the public. \r\n Analyze data, drawing logical conclusions, and prepare reports. \r\n Use software applications specific to the Office of the Assessor.\r\n\r\n

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:\r\n\r\n Review of applicants' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.\r\n An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates' final examination score. The oral interview will be administered virtually andmay contain situational exercises.\r\n\r\nCANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THE EXAMINATION\r\nWE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.\r\n\r\n\r\nAlameda\r\nCounty utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a\r\nsystem is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal\r\nopportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed\r\nto determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform\r\nduties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and\r\nspecific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible\r\nlist may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other\r\nrecruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or\r\nfor other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work. To learn more about\r\nour recruitment and selection process, please visit the "What You Need to Know"\r\nsection of our website,hrs.alamedacountyca.gov.\r\n\r\n\r\n

RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN

Applicants will be informed via email with\r\nreasonable noticein advance of any examination process which will require\r\ntheir attendance. The following dates are tentative and\r\nsubject to change based on the needs of the Agency:\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN:\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Deadline for Filing: \r\n \r\n \r\n 5:00:00 PM, Monday, August 10, 2026\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Review of Minimum Qualifications:\r\n \r\n \r\n August 20, 2026\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n *Civil Service Oral\r\n Examination/Department Hiring Interviews:\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Week of September 14, 2026\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Notification of Results:\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Week of September 21, 2026\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n*The\r\ncombined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an\r\neligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in\r\nthis classification.\r\nWE\r\nRESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION\r\nPLAN\r\nReasonable Accommodation\r\n\r\nAlameda County and the Human Resource Services\r\nDepartment will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection\r\nprocess to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical\r\nconditions in accordance/compliance with the California Fair Employment and\r\nHousing Act (FEHA), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and\r\nAlameda County's Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To\r\nrequest an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other\r\nphases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human\r\nResources Representative listed on the job announcementno later\r\nthan the recruitment filing deadline.If this is a\r\ncontinuous open recruitment without a filing deadline, please contact the\r\nassigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcementwithin\r\nten (10) business days of submitting your application.Unless\r\nyour disability is readily apparent (for example, you use a wheelchair and need\r\nwheelchair-accessible spaces), Alameda County requires applicants to provide\r\nsupporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable\r\naccommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants\r\nmust have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and\r\napplicable statutes.\r\n\r\nFor\r\nmore information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please\r\nvisit our website,https://hrs.alamedacountyca.gov.\r\n

BENEFITS

The County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing. These benefits include but are not limited to*:\r\nFor your Health & Well-Being\r\n\r\n Medical - HMO & PPO Plans\r\n Dental - HMO & PPO Plans\r\n Vision or Vision Reimbursement\r\n Share the Savings\r\n Basic Life Insurance\r\n Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)\r\n Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance\r\n County Allowance Credit\r\n Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance\r\n Short-Term Disability Insurance\r\n Long-Term Disability Insurance\r\n Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Long-Term Care, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services\r\n Employee Assistance Program\r\n\r\nFor your Financial Future\r\n\r\n Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)\r\n Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)\r\n\r\nFor your Work/Life Balance\r\n\r\n 12 paid holidays\r\n Floating Holidays\r\n Vacation and sick leave accrual\r\n Vacation purchase program\r\n Management Paid Leave**\r\n Catastrophic Sick Leave\r\n Pet Insurance\r\n Commuter Benefits Program\r\n Guaranteed Ride Home\r\n Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)\r\n Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)\r\n Child Care Resources\r\n 1stUnited Services Credit Union\r\n\r\n*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.\r\n**Employees in management-designated classifications may be entitled to management paid leave. Refer to the applicable MOU or Salary Ordinance for more information.\r\n\r\n

Conclusion

All notices related to County\r\nrecruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email.\r\nPlease add@jobaps.com, @acgov.org, noreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org, and Noreply@jobaps.com accepted addresses to any email\r\nblocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your\r\nemail blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices\r\nregarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to\r\nregularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check\r\nfor notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent\r\nto you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will\r\nbe able to view all of your notices in your online application account by\r\nclicking on the 'My applications' button on the Current Job Openings\r\npage.\r\nPlease\r\ntake the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a\r\nrecruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not\r\nresponsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any\r\napplicant for a County recruitment.\r\nNOTE:\r\nAll notices are generated through an automated email notification system.\r\nReplies to the email boxesNoreply@jobaps.comand\r\nnoreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.orgare routed to unmonitored\r\nmai...