Real Property Appraiser - Office of the Assessor-Recorder (4261)

Real Property Appraiser

The Office of the Assessor-Recorder is responsible for fairly and accurately executing property assessment functions in accordance with the State Constitution and State and local laws. Our core responsibilities include identifying all taxable property in the City and County of San Francisco, establishing a taxable value, and applying all legal exemptions. Property broadly includes real property as well as personal property owned by businesses. The Office is also responsible for recording documents and securing public records.

We are hiring 4261 Real Property Appraisers. New hires in this classification will present and value the Assessor's residential and small commercial cases at hearings before the AAB, including all associated prehearing conferences, hearing officer hearings and board hearings, as assigned. Under general supervision, they may also perform professional appraisal work in connection with assessing, examining, analyzing, and evaluating real property of moderate complexity for tax assessment purposes.

Essential duties include but are not limited to : appraise various types of moderately complex real property, to establish values for tax assessment purposes, and to make and recommend changes to valuation; estimate property value by conducting site inspections and using standardized market, cost and income valuation approaches; gather and analyze information from a variety of sources in order to maintain current information on real property; investigate complaints on property assessments; make recommendations regarding the resolution of such complaints; explain findings to property owners; perform special investigations and appraisal surveys; prepare appeal packages for properties under assessment appeal; testify and or present before Assessment Appeals Board; prepare and maintain various records and reports; explain appraisal and assessment procedures to property owners and general public; interact with members of the public, City staff of other departments and City officials during the course of business.

The minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and / or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Education : Requires a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Experience : One (1) year of experience in the past 10 years appraising real property in a County Assessor's Office. License and Certification : Eligibility for certification from the California State Board of Equalization as an appraiser for property tax purposes.

In accordance with the California State Board of Equalization, appointees to this class must possess or obtain permanent certification as an appraiser for property tax purposes, within one (1) year of appointment, and must maintain certification as a condition of continued employment. Substitution : The required education may be substituted by other qualifying combinations of education and experience as described in the California State Board of Equalization Property Tax Rule 283. Three (3) years of experience in the past ten (10) years appraising real property as a fee, institutional or government appraiser may substitute for the required experience. Five (5) years of experience within the past ten (10) years in any of the following occupations may substitute for the required experience : an accountant, financial auditor, real property appraiser, building cost estimator, architectural, civil, or structural engineer, real estate loan agent, real estate loan underwriter, right-of-way agent; a real estate licensee, licensed by the California Department of Real Estate or equivalent agency of another state, engaged in buying, selling, leasing or managing real estate; an appraiser aide or appraiser trainee in an assessor's office or in the Property Tax Department of the California State Board of Equalization; an employee, other than an appraiser, appraiser aide, or appraiser trainee, of an assessor's office or of the Property Tax Department of the California State Board of Equalization, except that such employment time shall be limited to qualifying for only two-thirds of the five-year experience substitution requirement.

The remaining one-third of time shall be accumulated by other relevant experience as described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) above. Completion of a 12 month real property appraiser trainee program equivalent to the City and County of San Francisco's 4260 Real Property Appraiser Trainee Program may substitute for one (1) year of professional experience. Verification of Education and Experience : Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

Applications will be screened and evaluated for qualifying experience. Additional screening mechanisms may be implemented in order to determine candidate's qualifications. Only qualified candidates whose experience best meets the needs of the position will be selected to continue on to additional steps in the selection process, which may include an interview. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement. Qualified applicants with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation in the selection process must contact the Agency by phone at (415) 554-6000 or, if hearing impaired at (415) 554-6015 (TTY).

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