Kitsap County Assessor's Office The Assessor's Office establishes the assessed value of all real and personal property for property tax purposes.  We are required by law to assess all taxable property at 100% of market value.  These values are used to calculate and set levy rates for the various taxing districts in the county, and to equitably distribute tax responsibility among taxpayers.  We also administer property tax exemptions and maintain tax parcels number, boundaries and subdivisions.  To learn more about the Assessor's Office please visit: https://spf.kitsapgov.com/assessor/Pages/default.aspx{rel="nofollow"}

Summary of position: We have an exciting opportunity for a PROGRAM TECHNICIAN *to join our team.  *The incumbent maintains property tax roll including advanced technical cadastral work relating to maps and examination and interpretation of complex legal descriptions, contracts and other documents that convey interest in real property.  The incumbent also maintains the tax parcel layer of GIS and assists the public in resolving questions relating to the legal descriptions of real property and the effect of various instruments of title. They interact effectively with the staff of the GIS division, title companies, surveyors and the public to accomplish accurate maintenance of tax maps and rolls as well as exercise independent decision making with respect to established policies and guidelines for map & roll maintenance.   QUALIFICATIONS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED AND;
• Two years of experience or training directly related to administrative support functions. 
• One year of related education may be substituted for one year of experience.

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, OR QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3 years of experience in cadastral, cartographic training, computer aided drafting, instruments of title or customer service related to real estate.

Criminal Conviction Standards: 

• The successful incumbent will or may have unsupervised access to children under 18 years of age, a vulnerable adult, or a vulnerable person, or access to a secured/confidential facility or computer system(s). As a result, Kitsap County will be conducting an extensive criminal background check by law enforcement agencies, which may include fingerprinting. 
  1. Please review the following list of disqualifying crimes and negative actions to determine if you meet our standard for this position: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/ffa/disqualifying-list-crimes-and-negative-actions{rel="nofollow"}

The hourly amount for this position ranges from $24.35-$34.41. This position offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a pension retirement, and other voluntary benefits.