Assistant, Real Estate (REPOST)

POSITION SUMMARY Performs a variety of technical and clerical duties pertaining to the acquisition and resale of property by the City of Pittsburgh.
Department: Law Posting Type: Announcement/Bid Salary: $42,328 per year Union: This position is included in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 2719 bargaining unit and will be filled in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Union Bid Form: Not required.
Your application for this position will serve as your union Bid Form.
Civil Service Classification: Non-Competitive REQUIREMENTS General Application Requirements: You must submit or show proof of all of the following at the time of filing your application (unless otherwise indicated below) or your application will be disqualified.
Disqualifications based on any of these General Application Requirements are not subject to a Civil Service appeal.
Applicants must submit a complete application including education, work experience, a resume (if applicable) and completed supplemental questions.
Applicants must become residents of the City of Pittsburgh prior to employment and remain a resident throughout employment.
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Applicants must comply with the City of Pittsburgh's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
NOTE: Applicants currently on the Civil Service eligibility list for this position may not reapply at this time.
NOTE: The City of Pittsburgh, as a matter of policy, conducts pre-employment and promotional background investigations on all candidates being considered for positions.
The background investigation includes but is not limited to criminal background, driver's license and City of Pittsburgh real estate tax payments.
Candidates may be disqualified from consideration for employment based on the results of their background investigation (as it relates to the job for which the applicant is being considered).
Qualifying Requirements: Your City of Pittsburgh application will be reviewed and your work experience and education/training will be evaluated to determine if you meet the qualifying eligibility requirements listed below for this position.
You will be sent an eligibility letter regarding your eligible/ineligible status.
WORK EXPERIENCE: The application must clearly show one (1) year of full-time experience which includes the acquisition and resale of property (i.
e.
, investigation of property documents, descriptions, and taxes).
The application must also show some proficiency using Microsoft Word and Excel.
(Full-time is defined as 32 hours or more per week.
Less than full-time experience will be calculated on a pro-rated basis.
) EDUCATION/TRAINING: None required for this position.
EQUIVALENCY: None permitted for this position.
Therefore, no education/training and/or work experience may be substituted toward the qualifying requirements listed above.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS Civil Service Examination(s): If you meet the qualifying requirements listed above, you will be sent a letter of admission (when applicable) for the following examination(s).
You must pass the written and/or performance examination(s) in order to have your name placed on the official Civil Service eligibility list for this position.
Candidates who receive job offers must pass a medical examination (when applicable) prior to start date.
Written: None required for this position.
Performance: None required for this position.
Medical: None required for this position.
POSITION DUTIES Performs a variety of technical and clerical duties that pertain to the acquisition and resale of property by the City of Pittsburgh.
Assists the Account Technician, Real Estate Sales Coordinator and immediate supervisor with the preparation of all documents pertaining to the acquisition and resale of property that are presented to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County by the City of Pittsburgh.
Performs all accounting functions related to the acquisition and resale of property.
Performs research pertaining to the acquisition and resale of property (i.
e.
, obtains court documents, investigates property titles, descriptions, taxes, etc.
, and reviews related Commonwealth of Pennsylvania statutes, etc.
).
Classifies and indexes all new cases and creates a pertinent document file for each case.
Files primary case documents with the Court of Common Pleas and records corresponding court case numbers and files secondary documents.
Provides department staff (and the general public) with information regarding property disposition inquiries, status of sales, etc.
Maintains records, both manually and by computer, and prepares accurate reports, correspondence, etc.
Performs activities and functions of related personnel and other related tasks and duties as requested or required.
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