Assessment Clerk

Assessment Clerk: The Town of Guilderland is accepting letters of interest and resumes from candidates interested in applying for the full-time position of Assessment Clerk in the Assessor’s Office.

Union Starting Salary:    $44,522

Hours:    Monday – Friday 9:00AM – 4:30PM

Primary duties may include but are not limited to:

· Reading and referring to deeds, maps, and information supplied by the Assessor and procedural manuals in the performance of work;

· Providing information to the public regarding property assessments, tax rates, exemptions, etc.;

· Assisting the public with completing exemption application forms;

· Recording and processing deeds;

· Reading parcel descriptions to ensure that deeds are transferring the correct parcel and inputting deeds into the computer to generate a sales verification form for the property owner;

· Updating computer files and data cards with sales verification information;

· Pulling permits for constructions not properly documented and processed;

· Collecting information for and processing a multitude of exemptions, including STAR, Enhanced STAR, Agriculture, Solar, Disability, Religious, and Senior low income;

· Reviewing income statements to generate an annual income after reviewing exemptions for Town residents;

· Processing address changes on computer records and property records cards;

· Reviewing obituaries to update the computer system and property records cards and to remove exemptions as necessary;

· Receiving building permits from the Building Department and drawing structures using the computer software APEX;

· Attending and participating in Grievance Day each year to assist with members of the public contesting their assessed values;

· Receiving and organizing work to be processed determining document format;

· Proofreading and correcting work to produce accurate, clean and complete prepared copies;

· Maintaining alphabetic, numeric and/or chronological files of correspondence, documents and materials by coding and filing new material, searching for requested material and periodically purging obsolete material.

Town benefits include:

Paid holidays, vacation, personal & sick time | Health, dental & vision insurance | NYS Retirement System | NYS Deferred Compensation

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:

Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and three (3) years of clerical experience.

Please send resumes and letters of interest to: 

Town of Guilderland

Department of Human Resources

PO Box 339

Guilderland, NY 12084                                                                                                                     

or e-mail information to: HumanResources@TownofGuilderland.gov

Employment Applications may be completed on the Town website at: https://www.townofguilderland.org/260/Employment-Application  

The Town of Guilderland provides equal employment opportunities through recruitment, selection, retention, and advancement in all job classifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or disability, and to ensure that all matters affecting employees’ terms and conditions of employment are administered in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

Please note: Candidates will not have to take an exam for either of these titles. These are Hiring Emergency Limited Placement (HELP) Program-designated titles. The HELP Program is a temporary program designed to help local government employers address current staffing issues. Traditionally, the titles filled under the HELP Program required job candidates to compete in a competitive exam to be considered for employment. For the duration of the program, these titles will be classified as non-competitive and categorized as “HELP Program” positions. At the close of the program, these positions will revert to competitive class status. Employees occupying positions filled through the HELP Program will be granted competitive class status without the need to participate in a competitive exam. More information about exams and the HELP program may be found on the Albany County Civil Service website at: https://www.albanycountyny.gov/departments/civil-service/faqs