Lands Records Technician

Rockingham County is an equal opportunity employer and will comply with federal and state statutes regarding discrimination in employment.

Performs intermediate technical work preparing, transferring, and maintaining real estate and tax records and files, checking data for accuracy, assisting the public and other departments and agencies, and related work as apparent or assigned. Research estates for parcel transfers, collections, and foreclosures. Examine deeds and create new accounts for property owners. Provide customer service for land record calls, Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Tax Appraisal Supervisor.

• Paid Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
• Onsite wellness/medical clinic
• Onsite fitness center
• Retirement
• Flexible Spending
• Paid Vacation, Sick & Holidays
• Bereavement
• Community Service Leave
• Weekends Off (varies by position)
• Flexible Work Schedules & Telework Options (varies by position)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401-K & 457 Plans with county match up to 1% of base salary

Examine deeds along with tax parcels the affect for transfers.

Research estates for parcel transfers. Review obituaries for deaths of county residents and establish estate files.

Communicate with taxpayers and other professionals to inquire or provide information needed.

Create specialty maps for other county and city department’s needs. Research taxpayers’ and other professionals’ requests for information. Respond to customer inquiries and calls.

Enter new owner information for estates created and establish new accounts for estate transfers.

SUPERVISION:
Received: Works under the Supervision of the Tax Appraiser Supervisor.

Supervision Given: (If supervisor list positions supervised):
Position has no supervisory responsibilities.

INTERPERSONAL CONTACT

• Communicating effectively with others.
• External interactions primarily with attorneys, banks, insurance companies, and public integration is needed at various times.
• Internal interactions with county agencies such as GIS, Register of Deeds, Planning, etc.

RECRUITMENT STANDARDS (Core Competencies):

• Mathematical skills.
• Knowledge of geographical areas.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of the principles, legal terminology and practices used in real property

transfer and record keeping.

• Thorough knowledge of tax listing programs, policies, and procedures.
• General knowledge of standard office methods, techniques and procedures, business English,

spelling, and arithmetic.

• Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices, techniques, and equipment of tax mapping.
• General knowledge of geographic information systems.
• Skill operating standard office equipment, hardware, and software.
• Ability to operate standard data entry and office machines.
• Ability to perform legal title, land, and deed research.
• Ability to read and interpret deed descriptions and surveys.
• Ability to make decisions relating to assigned operations in conformance with applicable laws and policies.
• Ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, attorneys, real estate professionals, and the General public.

Physical Activities, Visual Acuity, and Working Conditions for this Position.
Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles
Kneeling - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees
Crouching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine
Crawling - Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet
Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
Standing - Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time
Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another
Pushing - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward
Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion
Lifting - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles
Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling
Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm
Feeling - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips
Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communications, and making fine discriminations in sound
Repetitive Motions- Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers

Physical Requirements of This Position
Sedentary Work- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met

Visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision
Employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position
None: Employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (typical office or administrative work)

Minimum Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED and at least six (6) months of experience in property mapping, real estate transactions, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

License or Certification Requirements:

• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License.
• Certification as a Property Mapper or the ability to obtain within six (6) months of employment.

For Full Time employees in a regular position, insurance is available and effective the first day of the following month after having worked for an entire month. The County currently pays 100% of the cost for regular employees working at least 30 hours per week. Dependent coverage is also available.

This benefit is available to regular employees working at least 20 hours per week. Time off includes:

Paid Holidays.

Local Government Retirement System

All employees in regular full or part time position are required to contribute to the retirement system. Contributions are taken on a pre-tax basis. The current contribution amount is 6%.

NC 401(k)- Employees have the option of making contributions on a pre or post tax basis to a 401(k) and on a pre tax basis to a a 457(b) plan. Contributions will be matched by the county, up to 1% or their annual base salary.

Insurance such as life, short term disability, and cancer care are available to regular employees and can be paid through payroll deduction.

All employees are required to have direct deposit.

Annual longevity payment beginning with the 6th full year of full or part time regular employment