Assistant County Assessor Trainee

Salary: See Position Description
Location : Nassau County, NY
Job Type: Open Competitive
Job Number:
Department: See Below
Opening Date: 04/10/2025
Closing Date: 4/30/:59 PM Eastern
Exam Date: June 14, 2025
Fee: $50.00

Salary & Other Information
ANNOUNCED FOR:
NASSAU COUNTY DEPARTMENTS

SALARY: $39,439 - 81,164(under the current collective bargaining agreement)

Duties

Under direct supervision, the duties require the exercise of judgment in learning and assisting in the determination and review of routine tax assessments of real properties.

This is a competitive class trainee position. The period of trainee service shall be one year from the date of appointment from an appropriate eligible list, the service to be of such designated length as to satisfy the training and experience requirements for Assistant County Assessor. Upon the satisfactory completion of the designated trainee service, which also serves as the probationary period, an Assistant County Assessor Trainee shall obtain permanent status as an Assistant County Assessor.
NOTE: Trainee positions are subject to Rules XVII and XIX of the Nassau County Civil Service Rules in relation to term of probation.
Minimum Qualifications
Must be met on or before the closing date:

Training and Experience
Graduation from high school
and
Three years of satisfactory experience valuating real estate.

Necessary Special Requirement
Possession of an appropriate class, valid New York State Driver License. Must have available for use an operable automobile for the purpose of conducting on-site assessment duties.

NOTE: 1.Completion of one year (30 credits) of education at a regionally accredited or
New York State registered college or university may be substituted for the
above-mentioned experience on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of
three years.
2. Trainee positions are subject to Rules XVII and XIX of the Nassau County
Civil Service Rules in relation to term of probation.
NOTE: In order to receive credit for "valuating real estate" the experience must have included utilizing the market, cost and income approaches to real estate valuation and have received a fee for officially doing so. Candidates who claim experience in judicial review must specify that this experience included utilizing market, cost and income approaches to real estate valuation. Experience in real estate sales will not be accepted.
NOTE: According to Civil Service Law, section 54 which became effective September 4, 2024, applicants who are within 12 months of meeting the minimum age or attaining the minimum educational requirements following the date of examination, may take the civil service exam, but will be restricted from certification until such a time that the minimum age or educational requirements are met.

NOTE: SEE ITEMS NOS. 1 AND 2 OF GENERAL INFORMATION.
Supplemental Information/Subject of Examination/General Information
HOW TO APPLY:

ONLINE APPLICATIONS are available at The advantages of filing electronically include the storage of submitted applications in your personal user account and application processing fee payment by credit/debit card.
Additionally, our Examination Announcements webpage includes a link entitled Job Descriptions and Job Interest Cards, which offers the opportunity to view class specifications and fill out a form so that you may receive an email notification when an open competitive examination for a particular title is announced in the future.
PLEASE NOTE: Computers are available to file electronic applications in our office at 40 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Hempstead, NY from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday thru Friday. In accordance with our goal of making the Nassau County Civil Service Commission a paperless agency, no hard copy application is available.
RESIDENCY: SEE ITEM NO. 5 OF GENERAL INFORMATION.
FEE: NON-REFUNDABLE Processing Fee must be submitted for each separately numbered examination for which you apply. This fee must be paid by credit or debit card.

CAREFULLY REVIEW THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS ON THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO ENSURE THAT YOU MEET THEM, AS THIS IS A NON-REFUNDABLE PROCESSING FEE. Applications submitted without proper payment will be rejected without review.

APPLICATION FEE WAIVER: A waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are unemployed and primarily responsible for the support of a household. In addition, a waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are determined eligible for Medicaid, or receiving Supplemental Security Income payments, or Public Assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/Family Assistance or Safety Net Assistance) or are certified Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act eligible through a State or local social service agency. Active-duty military service members and military veterans shall be exempt from the payment of application fees. All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification. If you can verify eligibility for application fee waiver, when prompted to submit the application processing fee, choose the Fee Waiver option. Follow the directions regarding downloading and submitting the required fee waiver form.
SPECIAL TEST ACCOMMODATIONS: If you have eithera temporary or permanent disability andarein need of reasonable test accommodations, and/or are in need of an alternate examination date due to a conflict with either a Religious Observance or Military Service Commitment, please answer "yes" to the appropriate question(s) in the application.
NOTE: SEE ITEM NO. 6 OF GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING ADDITIONAL CREDITS FOR VETERANS, AND FOR CHILDREN/SIBLINGS OF FIREFIGHTERS/POLICE OFFICERS WHO QUALIFY UNDER SECTIONS 85A/85B OF CIVIL SERVICE LAW. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU QUALIFY FOR SUCH CREDITS, ANSWER "YES" TO THE APPLICABLE QUESTION(S) IN THE APPLICATION.
VACANCIES: SEE ITEM NO. 4 OF GENERAL INFORMATION FOR INFORMATION REGARDING VACANCIES AND BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT TO CERTAIN POSITIONS.

NOTE: The Nassau County Civil Service Commission has commenced the implementation of electronic canvassing. Canvass letters will be sent to the email address provided on examination applications. To help prevent emails going to spam please save to your contacts. However, you should check your inbox and junk/spam folder frequently. The Commission does not accept responsibility for non-delivery or postal delivery delays of US Mail or emails. Some agencies will still be canvassing by US Mail until the transition period has been completed. It is the responsibility of the candidate to notify this Commission, in writing of any change of name, mailing/legal/email address. You must respond to all letters received - MORE THAN TWO NO-RESPONSES TO CANVASS LETTERS WILL RESULT IN THE REMOVAL OF A CANDIDATE FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST.
TOTAL TIME ALLOWED FOR EXAMINATIONS HELD ON THIS DATE MAY NOT EXCEED EIGHT HOURS.
SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION: A written test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas:

Name and number checking - These questions test for the ability to distinguish between sets of words, letters, and/or numbers that are almost exactly alike. Material is usually presented in two or three columns, and you will have to determine how the entry in the first column compares with the entry in the second column and possibly the third. You will be instructed to mark your answers according to a designated code provided in the directions.

Understanding and interpreting written material - These questions test for the ability to understand and interpret written material. You will be presented with brief reading passages and will be asked questions about the passages. You should base your answers to the questions only on what is presented in the passages and not on what you may happen to know about the topic.

Data collection - These questions test for a knowledge of the variables that are collected for residential, commercial, vacant and farm properties.
Hypothetical situations may be used to test for candidate knowledge, skill, and ability in this area. The majority of these questions are based on the terms, concepts, and principles of data collection that are contained in the Department of Taxation and Finances' data collection manuals which can be found at

Real property terminology, documents and forms - These questions test for a knowledge of terminology, documents, and forms pertaining to real property. While some questions ask for only straight definitions, others are situational questions which require the use of real property terms to determine the answer to the questions.

Test guide: The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication 'General Guide to Written Tests' helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available online at: .
NOTE: The use of a quiet, hand-held solar or battery powered calculator is recommended for this examination . click apply for full job details