Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt from Civil Service. This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. The duration of the appointment is expected to be up to 24 months.

Application Opening: January 27, 2023

Application Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2023

Compensation Range: $62,946 - $76,518 annually

Recruitment ID: RTF0131115-01083533 / RTF0131111-01079269 / RTF0131100-01032252

San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heighten the quality of life for the diverse population of San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area. Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco.

Our Office

The Office of the Assessor-Recorder is responsible for carrying out property tax-related functions governed by the State Constitution and State and local laws. Our core responsibilities include locating all taxable property in the City and County of San Francisco, identifying ownership, establishing a taxable value, and applying all legal exemptions. Property broadly includes both real property and personal property owned by businesses. The Office of the Assessor-Recorder is also responsible for recording documents and maintaining those public records. Over 400 different types of documents are recorded annually, including deeds of trust, reconveyances, liens, and public marriage licenses. The Office is also responsible for collecting any transfer tax due upon a change in property ownership. The Office of the Assessor-Recorder strives to conduct our work with the core principals of professionalism and integrity.

What We Do

We’re proud of our work to ensure the financial stability of San Francisco. This past year, our Office successfully enrolled property cumulatively valued at over $328 billion generating over $3.7 billion dollars in property tax revenue. This revenue is the single largest source of the City’s General Fund, representing a contribution of over $2.4 billion or nearly one-third in Fiscal Year 2020-21. These funds pay for crucial services ranging from public safety and education to neighborhood improvements and health and family support services.

Our success is a product of the Office’s continued focus and investment in our people, systems, services, and engagement. In recent years, we have taken significant steps toward modernizing our operations, including helping to lead a cross-departmental effort to modernize city-wide Property Assessment & Taxation Systems (Project SMART). When our new system goes live, it will replace the legacy property assessment system we currently depend on to manage the City’s $328 billion in assessed property value, providing increased security, efficiency and service, including greater integration with other City systems like those managed by our sister finance departments at the Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector and the City Controller's Office.

The Office of the Assessor-Recorder is looking for temporary exempt from civil service 4213 Office Assistant to backfill employees on extended leave. This is the entry-level class of the Assessor-Recorder support series. Incumbents initially work under immediate supervision to perform routine office support and customer service duties while learning the specialized office policies and procedures that are unique to the Assessor-Recorder's Office. Duties emphasize routine customer service activities pertaining to appraisal services, document processing and various support services. As experience is gained, incumbents learn to perform duties with greater independence within established guidelines.

Essential duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Performs a limited range of routine but specialized office support and customer service duties in the Assessor-Recorder’s Office; learns to receive, files and processes deeds, reconveyances, releases of liens, judgments, marriage certificates and various legal and other documents; performs basic screening and review of documents for accuracy and completeness; refers customers to other Office staff and/or outside agencies as required.

• Learns to provide factual and procedural information regarding assessment and recording laws, regulations, policies and procedures in person, by mail or over the phone to a wide range of individuals including attorneys, government agencies and the public; provides basic instructions to customers regarding the use of specialized equipment to search for records and documents.

• Assists professional appraisal staff by compiling, organizing and distributing assessment and/or appraisal-related documents and information; tabulates data and information; maintains statistical reports.

• Operates personal computers, computer terminals and other equipment to research databases, documents and records and locate requested information; provides and/or sends copies of requested documents according to Office policies and procedures.

• Computes and receives payments for routine service fees; issues receipts.

• Performs routine data entry to correct, verify, update, and maintain databases, including the tax assessment roll; enters data into fields, corrects minor errors and researches/retrieves data and statistics.

• Types and prepares various items such as letters and forms; proofreads and checks typed materials for accuracy, completeness and compliance with well-defined policies and procedures.

• Receives, opens, stamps and distributes mail; tabulates, records and processes fees received.

• Researches, retrieves, updates and tracks information in automated systems; checks for duplicate accounts and other data errors.

• Establishes, maintains and purges files and records according to well defined parameters; may assist with microfilming, micro-imaging, duplicating and reproducing records; maintains tickle files and follows up on matters as needed.

• Performs other general office administrative duties; attends meetings and trainings; may serve on committees and task forces.

• May include additional duties as assigned.

These minimum qualifications are to be used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which may be required for employment in the class. Although these minimum qualifications are typical of the class, additional minimum qualifications and special conditions may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the job announcement.

Education:

Experience:

Two (2) years of progressively responsible office support experience that required the use of data management systems, researching documents, and extensive contact with the public. At least one (1) year of the experience should have been at a level comparable to the class of Clerk in the City/County of San Francisco.

License and Certification:

Substitution:

1) Completion of coursework from an accredited college or university may substitute for the above-required experience on a year-for-year basis, where thirty (30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter units is equivalent to one (1) year; OR 2) Completion of a clerical training program (at least two-hundred forty (240) hours) may substitute for six (6) months of the above-required 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. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

Selection Procedures

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).

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the human resources analyst, Kimberly Gibney by email at kimberly.gibney@sfgov.org.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.