Assessment Assistant

Assessment Assistant

Salary

$25.34 - $27.43 Hourly

Location

MSB Administration Building, 350 E Dahlia, Palmer, AK

Job Type

Regular Full-Time

Job Number

2026-00076

Department

Finance

Division

Assessments

Opening Date

06/08/2026

Closing Date

6/26/2026 5:00 PM Alaska

• Description
• Benefits

Job Summary

This position performs specialized duties in support of assessment functions and assists in the maintenance of assessment records.

Work is performed and duties are carried out in accordance with established policies, procedures, and Borough core values: Accountability, Customer Focus, Dedication, Integrity, Responsiveness and Teamwork.

Pay Grade

G1 - G5 - DOE

Minimum Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.

Three years of experience in the occupational field, sufficient to understand the major duties of the position. Relevant experience and skills may include: Real Estate or Title Company experience would be preferred; however, customer service or clerical experience is acceptable.

Must successfully pass a pre-employment background check.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provides public and technical customer service support; researches assessed values, map descriptions, and property ownership; provides information on assessment laws, department policies, and available programs.
• Prepares documents for archiving.
• Researches and retrieves recorded documents.
• Designs and executes routine data queries for the public; files orders for copies of tax/road maps; assists the public in the use of the computer workstation.
• Processes deeds and ownership changes; reviews for accuracy and completeness.
• Receives, researches, and processes manual and computerized address changes.
• Processes recorded plats from the Platting Division; creates accounts, transfers information, deactivates accounts, and updates ownership information.
• Processes recorded patents, contracts for sale, and terminations of contracts for sale, exemptions and waivers.
• Receives research and processes Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran tax exemption applications.
• Researches and verifies legal descriptions used on conveyances.
• Receives, verifies, approves, prepares mailings, and maintains property records for Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran tax exemptions.
• Conducts title research as needed; provides information for notifying title companies, attorneys, and other interested parties of discrepancies.
• Researches and responds to queries from appraisal staff, other Borough divisions, government offices, attorneys, the general public, and title companies.
• Writes and prepares legislation.
• Performs related duties.

The Mat-Su Borough offers a variety of benefits to its eligible employees. These benefits include Health, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, accident and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, retirement, supplemental benefits (in lieu of social security), deferred compensation, and an employee assistance program. Following is brief description of some of these benefits.

Health Insurance:

The Borough offers group health insurance to all Regular employees scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week. The plan includes medical, prescription, audio and optional dental and vision benefits. Employees may decline any or all of these coverages. Coverage begins for the employee and family members the 1st of the month following date of employment. Family members include spouse and children under age 26. Beginning July 1, 2022, the amount charged to each employee, with a regular work week of 35 or more hours, will be based on which Tier you select and whether the optional vision/dental coverage is added. That amount will be divided between the first two paychecks of each month. The Borough will pay the remainder of the monthly costs. For employees working at least 30 hours but less than 40 hours a week, if the employee elects to be covered, the employee cost will also be based on the Tier selected and if the optional vision/dental coverage has been added.

Life & AD&D:

All regular full time or part time employees will have life insurance coverage provided by the Borough of $50,000 on themselves, $2,000 on their spouse and $1,000 on each qualified child. The benefit for Accidental Death & Dismemberment on the employee is $50,000.

• Employees may purchase additional life insurance through the State of Alaska Supplemental Benefits System.

Retirement:

PERS Tier IV (applies to employees first entered into PERS service on or after July 1, 2006): Alaska Public Employees Retirement System is mandatory with a contribution rate of 8%. The Borough portion is as follows: Defined Contribution Plan - 5%; Health Plan - 0.86%, Health Reimbursement Arrangement - $94.92 (per pay period), Occupational Death & Disability - 0.24%.

PERS Tier I, II, & III (applies to employees first entered into PERS service prior to July 1, 2006): Alaska Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) is mandatory with a contribution rate of 6.75%. The Borough portion is 22%.

For further information, go to the state of Alaskas website at www.state.ak.us/drb.

Alaska Supplemental Benefits System:

The Supplemental Benefits System (SBS) is in lieu of Social Security and is mandatory. An employee contributes at 6.13% of gross wages, matched by the Borough (6.13%), on the present wage base of $176,100.

SBS offers other various benefit options which are fully explained on their website at www.state.ak.us/drb.

Deferred Compensation Plan:

The Borough offers a Deferred Compensation Plan to eligible employees. The maximum amount an employee may defer in any taxable year is 100% of taxable wages or $23,500, whichever is less. Employees over the age of 50 may contribute an additional $7,500 and ROTH $7,000.

Holidays:

The Borough recognizes 11 paid holidays (plus 1 floating holiday). Regular employees with a regularly scheduled work week of less than forty (40) hours shall receive holiday pay on a pro-rated basis.

Personal Leave:

Personal leave will begin accruing the first day employment, however, it will not be available until after the employee has completed three (3) months of service. Accrual rates are as follows:

0 through 1 years 6 Hours per pay period

1 through 2 years 6.93 Hours per pay period

3 through 5 years 8.77 Hours per pay period

6 through 10 years 9.7 Hours per pay period

11 years and longer 11.64 Hours per pay period

Regular employees with a regularly scheduled work week of less than forty (40) hours shall accrue leave on a pro-rated basis.

Employer Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Address 350 E Dahlia Avenue

Palmer, Alaska, 99645

Phone 907-861-8404

907-861-8404

Website http://www.matsugov.us