Deputy Assessor in WALHALLA, South Carolina at County of Oconee

Job posted until filled.

Entry salary is $58,656.00

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of this position is to plan, direct, and supervise the operations of the Assessor’s Office, charged with ensuring that all County real estate is identified, mapped, appraised and assessed in accordance with state law. The position assists the Assessor to plan, organize, and implement programs within major organizational policies, reporting program progress to executive-level administration through reports and conferences. This role involves supervising County Appraisers, maintaining a Certified Residential Appraiser's License, conducting deed research, measuring residential and commercial buildings, handling acreage splits and combinations, and qualifying agricultural use for farm land. Additionally, they oversee the distribution of building permits to relevant appraisers.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job duties satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out but may be considered incidental in the performance of this job.

· Assists as the Assessor plans, organizes, and directs all programs of the Assessor’s Office, ensuring department compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.

· Assists the Assessor in supervising the operations of the Assessor’s Office; assigns workloads and establishes work schedules; directs and supervises duties of assigned staff; instructs, assigns, reviews, and plans work of others; coordinates activities; allocates personnel; selects new employees; acts on employee issues and recommends employee promotions, transfers, discipline, discharge, and salary increases.

· Reviews the work of subordinates for completeness and accuracy; evaluates and makes recommendations as appropriate; offers training, advice, and assistance as needed.

· Assists the Assessor in planning and providing adequate training and development of department staff.

· Assists the Assessor in maintaining procedures for reassessment in Oconee County.

· Performs or assists subordinates with assigned duties; investigates and corrects technical errors.

· Assists the Assessor in developing and administering the department budget; controls expenditures and ensures effective and efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel, materials, facilities, and time.

· Maintains knowledge of current and pending legislation affecting appraisal policies; recommends changes in County policy and procedures as appropriate.

· Keeps department staff informed of all updates pertaining to laws and regulations.

· Performs or assists subordinates with appraisal work, including commercial and other properties in which the appraisal involves unique or difficult problems.

· Assists the Assessor in serving as chief damage assessment officer; inspects and evaluates property damage after disasters, and prepares related reports.

· Assists the Assessor in preparing cases for presentation to the Appeals Board; defends appraisals before the Appeals Board and courts, as necessary.

· Updates and analyzes market values for use in determining property values.

· Assists the Assessor to ensure the maintenance of accurate and up-to-date assessment records.

· Provides a variety of information to the public regarding property appraisal procedures; policies and methods; answers questions regarding assessments; monitors and evaluates customer service.

· Compiles and analyzes data and prepares a variety of studies and reports for decision-making purposes.

· Prepares periodic and special reports as required by the County and other agencies.

· Assists the Assessor to coordinate department activities and functions with those of other County departments, municipalities, and outside agencies as appropriate.

· Conducts and attends various staff meetings as required; attends meetings and represents the County to various professional/community/civic organizations and agencies.

· Receives and responds to inquiries, concerns, complaints, and requests for assistance from County personnel, elected officials, and citizens regarding areas of responsibility.

· Values properties using appraisal software.

· Measures residential and commercial buildings.

· Distributes building permits to appraisers.

· Supervises County Appraisers.

· Temporarily fills the role of Assessor in the event of Assessor absence.

· Performs other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to synthesize or integrate analysis of data or information to discover facts or develop knowledge of interpretations; changes policies; procedures or methodologies based on new facts, knowledge, or interpretations.
• Ability to negotiate, exchange ideas, information, and opinions with others to formulate policy and programs or arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions, or solutions.
• Skilled in handling or using machines requiring moderate instruction and experience such as computers, and software programs such as word processing, spreadsheets, or custom applications.
• Ability to perform work involving the application of principles of logical thinking to diagnose or define problems, collect data and solve abstract problems with widespread unit or organizational impact.
• Skilled in using algebra working with such factors as exponents, logarithms, linear and quadratic equations; concepts of analytic geometry, differentiation and integration of algebraic functions; statistics, applying such functions as frequency distribution, reliability, validity, and correlation techniques; finance and economics using financial and econometric models.
• Ability to read journals, manuals, and professional publications; speaking informally to groups of co-workers, staff in other organizational agencies, the general public, and people in other organizations presenting training; composing original reports, training and other written materials, using proper language, punctuation, grammar, and style.
• Ability to perform professional level work requiring a wide range understanding of procedures and policies; application of specialized technical or professional principles and practices or the use of wide range of administrative or managerial methods in the solution of administrative or technical problems; coordination of entry-level managerial work; requires a thorough understanding of operation policies and procedures and the ability to apply these to complex administrative problems; requires continuous, close attention to detail for accurate results with frequent exposure to unusual pressures.
• Decision-making is a crucial role, affecting most segments of the organization and the general public; works in a highly dynamic environment; responsible for establishing goals, objectives and policies.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, and six (6) years of related work experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, OR REGISTRATIONS:

Required: Valid driver's license. Must possess state certification as a Licensed Appraiser or above.

Preferred: Certified Assessment Evaluator (CAE) or MAI designation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The work is medium work which requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

This position has the following special vision requirements: close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more); color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors); peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up or down and to the left and right when vision is fixed on a given point); depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships); adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed in a demanding indoor and/or outdoor work environment; may encounter weather, extreme temperatures, moisture, humidity, traversing uneven terrain, or traffic hazards.