City of Norfolk
Real Estate Appraiser III
SALARY
See Position Description
LOCATION
Norfolk, VA
JOB TYPE
Unclassified
JOB NUMBER
06652R
DEPARTMENT
City Assessor
OPENING DATE
05/17/2018
CLOSING DATE
Continuous
FLSA
Non-Exempt
BARGAINING UNIT
GEN
SALARY
See Position Description
LOCATION
Norfolk, VA
JOB TYPE
Unclassified
JOB NUMBER
06652R
DEPARTMENT
City Assessor
OPENING DATE
05/17/2018
CLOSING DATE
Continuous
FLSA
Non-Exempt
BARGAINING UNIT
GEN
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Description
- The City of Norfolk and the Office of the Real Estate Assessor are currently seeking seeking candidates for a Real Estate Appraiser III. Depending upon the candidates qualifications and experience, the position may be filled at a lower level, such as Real Estate Appraiser II or a Real Estate Appraiser I.***This position is unclassified position and serves at the will of the City Assessor***
Essential Functions
- Real Estate Appraiser III Essential Functions($47,823.00 - $77,978.00)
- Prepares and performs reassessments by generating sales ratios, characteristics, and various other reports, analyzing data, comparing the area to the current market, determining the proper land to building ratio, making recommendations for reassessment, making any necessary changes, verifying accuracy, and running reports to determine the appropriate degree of equity on a city wide scale.
- Monitors the progress of changes to residential properties by measuring physical changes made and determining the effect they have on the value of the property.
- Manages the integrity of the computer system by recording and verifying the accuracy of building permit information in the database, dealing with security issues, training staff on software applications, and making recommendations for improvements.
- Completes taxpayer reviews by explaining the change in assessments to clients and conducting a sales analysis to determine if any adjustments are necessary.
Required Experience & Education:
Knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two year associate's degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school.
Over three years' experience in Real Estate and microcomputers.
Valid Driver's License.
Advanced courses sanctioned by State or National Appraisal organizations that lead to appraisal certification.
Real Estate Appraiser II Essential Functions($40,805.00 - $66,586.00)- Appraises properties by collecting and reviewing sales and permit data to evaluate property conditions, performing on-site investigations to collect additional data, and making adjustments when appropriate.
- Performs sales validations and maintains the database by entering data into the computer, preparing appraisal survey cards and comparing to computer print outs.
- Completes taxpayer reviews by explaining the change in assessments to clients and conducting a field inspection to determine if any adjustments are necessary.
Required Experience & Education:Knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two year associate's degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school.
Over two years experience in Mass Appraisal or Assessments.
Valid Driver's License.
Related State sanctioned courses on Mass Appraisal Procedures and Techniques (IAAO).
Real Estate Appraiser I Essential Functions
($37,337.00 - $60,884.00)- Appraises residential properties by collecting and reviewing sales and permit data to evaluate property conditions, performing on-site investigations to collect additional data, performing mathematical computations to determine the exact value, and making adjustments when appropriate.
- Performs sales validations and maintains the database, data entry, prepares appraisal survey cards and compares to computer printouts.
- Performs sales validations by entering data into the computer, preparing appraisal survey cards and comparing to computer print outs.
Required Experience & Education:
Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two year associate's degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.
Six (6) months of experience required.
Valid Driver's License required. Additional Information & Requirements
- Preferred Qualifications:
- At least one year experience with income analysis
- State Real Estate Licensure
- Professional Designations
Benefits
- Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance and tuition assistance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking .
- Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.
- Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.
- Retirement If you are hired October 5, 2010 or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.
NOTE:
The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.
Non-City
Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.
- Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance and tuition assistance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking .
- Employer
- City of Norfolk
- Employer
- City of Norfolk
- Real Estate Appraiser III Supplemental Questionnaire
- * QUESTION 1
- The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.
- * QUESTION 2
- Which best describes your highest level of education?
- * QUESTION 3
- Are you currently licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser or do you hold the Certified Assessment Evaluator designation from the IAAO?
- * QUESTION 4
- Please indicate your years of experience performing the functions of a Real Estate Appraiser.
- * QUESTION 5
- Please indicate if you have current experience with any of the following: (Select all that apply)
- * QUESTION 6
- Do you understand that as a condition of employment, this position serves at the will of the City Assessor?
- * QUESTION 7
- This position requires the performance of physical work in an outdoor setting in a variety of weather conditions. Are you able to work during inclement weather conditions and outside of normally scheduled work hours?
- * QUESTION 8
- Do you have a valid driver's license?
- * QUESTION 9
- Do you currently reside in the City of Norfolk?
- * QUESTION 10
- Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?
- * QUESTION 11
- Please provide a short discussion for one of your biggest appraisal challenges on how it was handled.
- * QUESTION 12
- What do you consider as the biggest difference between ad valorem and fee appraising?
- * QUESTION 13
- What do you enjoy the most about appraising?
- * QUESTION 14
- Please explain how your past employment qualifies you for this position.
- * QUESTION 15
- Why are you seeking new employment?
- * QUESTION 16
- Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment.
- * QUESTION 17
- A conviction (felony or misdemeanor) does not necessarily eliminate you from employment consideration. A criminal background check is conducted on all new hires. Failure to disclose all criminal convictions may result in disqualification from employment consideration or may result in dismissal from City of Norfolk employment if you have been hired. The nature of the offense; the time that has passed since the offense, conduct and/or completion of the sentence; and the nature of the job sought may be taken into consideration. Have you ever been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor?
- * QUESTION 18
- If you answered, that you have been convicted of a felony and/or a misdemeanor, please provide an explanation including the city, state and date of the conviction. This excludes minor traffic violations such as speeding tickets.
- * QUESTION 19
- Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)
- * Required Question