Career Opportunities

This position has responsibility for the North County (Sarasota) office Residential appraisal staff.  In addition, the Supervisor has an assigned residential zone that includes conducting appraisals of residential properties.  Activities include oversight of research and available market data, collection of field data, discussions with taxpayers, verification and reconciliation of available data in order to indicate just values for properties, and preparation of appraisal and Value Adjustment Board cases, as well as other assigned aspects of management support. Reports to the Assistant Residential Valuation Manager.

• Provides direction and supervision of Appraisal staff and supports the Residential Manager in assigned duties as needed
• Provides assistance to subordinate employees regarding appraisal guidelines
• Identifies and coordinates field inspections
• Prepares works schedules and assigns duties to Appraisal staff within specific areas
• Oversees and schedules vehicle pool, including assignment, repairs, and maintenance, includes office equipment
• Evaluates performance of subordinate assigned personnel
• Initiates disciplinary action of assigned personnel
• Conducts and oversees special projects as assigned
• Attends organizational meetings and provides input as required
• Responds to questions from public regarding valuation or statutory issues
• Prepares presentations and attends VAB hearings regarding valuation appeals
• Participates in the hiring process
• Handles employee relations issues
• Provides support to other areas and supervision as required
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university required and 3 – 5 years of related experience
• Management experience required
• Varying combinations of education and experience will satisfy required minimums.
• Valid Florida driver license

Professional work in mass appraisal of residential real property in Sarasota County.  Activities include property inspection and collection of field and market data, research, organization, analysis, and interpretation of market data in order to establish just values for real property; discussions about and explanations of value with taxpayers and preparation of single property assessment reviews for oral presentation in Value Adjustment Board public hearings, or legal challenges to value.  Reports to the Residential Valuation Supervisor.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Collects, analyzes, interprets, and processes data
• Assists with professional development and training of less experienced Appraisers as directed
• Able to recognize and anticipate data or valuation problems and develop solutions
• Conducts and ensures property inspections are completed in accordance with Florida Laws
• Develops and utilizes regression analysis and other statistical models 
• Specifies and calibrates valuation models on a mass appraisal basis
• Receives and makes telephone calls to taxpayers regarding concerns of property valuations
• Determines just values based upon analysis of location, use, income, and other factors
• Utilizes the three approaches to value
• Able to develop adjustments from market data
• Allocates values and makes adjustments for split or combined properties
• Prepares and presents data and information to Value Adjustment Board as required
• Other related duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION

• Associates degree with 5 or more years of related experience in mass or single property appraisals with CFE, State Certification, or
• Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of related Appraisal experience with CFE, State Certification
• Those employees hired without proper certifications must achieve them within specified periods of time
• Varying combinations of education and experience will satisfy required minimums
• All courses and certifications must be completed before promotion to the Senior or Management level
• Valid Florida driver license

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Senior Software Engineer

This full-time position is located in our Sarasota office. A successful candidate for this position will be able to design, develop, test, install, maintain, and support all assigned internal business and vendor applications. Responsibilities will include, but not limited to designing, maintaining and supporting the public sites, intranet sites, and other applications used to manage the input, display, search, and maintenance of large sets of records as needed. Must be self-motivated, able to work independently, and take initiative. Requirements:

• Ability to design, develop, test and deploy complex data driven web enabled and native applications, services, and interfaces
• Perform business requirements analysis, confer with users, model processes, and develop functional specifications
• Strong support and application maintenance skills
• Investigate, analyze, summarize internal and vendor application development and service issues
• Design and develop interfaces for data exchanges between applications
• Provide estimates and identify critical paths for assigned tasks
• Document application architecture, design, interfaces, and test plans
• Lead small to mid-sized projects from start to finish
• Provide feedback on evaluations of vendor applications
• Research and identify appropriate technologies and solutions to deliver or enhance complex systems
• Improve operations through analysis and recommending changes in policies and procedures
• Accomplishes IT and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Adaptable and responsive to change

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of related experience in software development OR equivalent combination of advanced education and experience.3+ years web development experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript or related technologies
• 3+ years application development experience with C# or related languages
• 3+ years development experience using Microsoft SQL Server
• Understanding of ASP.NET, jQuery, Web Services, Web API, and Entity Framework
• Understanding of design patterns, MVC, and Inversion of Control

OTHER SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE (DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED)

• Experience with ASP Classic
• Experience with Umbraco or other CMS
• Experience with Subversion or similar version control
• Knowledgeable in application lifecycle management
• Familiarity with user centered design, responsive web design, and other approaches to the user experience
• Experience with unit testing and continuous integration best practices
• Computer Aided Mass Appraisal (CAMA) system experience (AssessPro, customCAMA)
• SharePoint development experience

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Exemptions Specialist

This position supports a variety of Customer Service functions including, but not limited to, providing information, assisting walk-in or telephone customers, and referring taxpayers to other office personnel for further information. Primary purpose of the position is to assist the public in reviewing records, securing information that pertains to Exemptions, Portability/Save Our Homes cap and other Property Appraiser Office functions. Assignments constantly involve contact with clients, customers, and vendors in carrying out essential functions.  Reports to either the Public Service and Exemptions Manager or Assistant Manager, dependent upon location.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Duties/tasks are standardized. Answers general questions and resolves routine problems.  
• Escalates complex issues to a higher level.
• Completes Exemptions applications based on customer-based interviews and web-based applications
• Posts approved Exemptions
• Processes address changes
• Escalates fraud claims and other inquiry-based reviews to Investigations
• Copying, filing, typing, data entry
• Answering telephones
• Prepares routine correspondence/mailings
• Proofing and editing
• Compiling and logging information
• Preserves records/files in accordance with public record law
• Routine problem solving
• Internal Customer Service
• Information sharing
• Adaptability: accepts change/shows flexibility/takes direction
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION

• Associates degree from an accredited college/university and/or 2 to 5 years of paralegal or title experience preferred                                                            
• 1 to 2 years business related Customer Service experience or exposure
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) a plus
• Varying combinations of education and experience will satisfy required minimums
• Valid Florida driver license

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Part-time Positions

There are no part-time positions available at this time.