Job Description
About the Opportunity THE DEPARTMENT The Stanislaus County Assessor's Office is excited to welcome a motivated, forward-thinking professional to join our team! We are looking for someone who brings strong graphic and verbal communication skills, a collaborative spirit, and a proactive, can-do mindset. In this full-time role, you’ll help shape and maintain the Assessor’s assessment maps and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) layers-key tools that support our mission and service to the community. If you’re energetic, team-oriented, and committed to delivering exceptional customer service, we’d love to have you be part of our innovative and supportive team. TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE Application Deadline: May 29, 2026 Oral Examination: Week of June 15, 2026 To learn more about the Assessor's Office, https://www.stancounty.com/assessor/ . THE POSITION This is a block budgeted Technology Specialist I/II Technology Specialist I/II position. The chosen candidate would be hired as either an Technology Specialist I or II, based on qualifications. Geographic Information Systems Specialist, or GIS Specialist, develops and maintains both the Assessor’s parcel maps and GIS layers that display parcel boundaries, blocks, lots, and easements. Also verify legal descriptions on incoming deeds, help customers with questions regarding the boundaries of their parcel, and research issues that arise due to incorrect or poor legal descriptions. This position is a critical component in completion of the Assessor’s mandated functions. GIS Specialist I The GIS Specialist I (Technology Specialist I) is an entry-level position in the GIS Specialist series. Under general direction, the GIS Specialist’s assignments are subject to review and evaluation while in progress and upon completion. GIS Specialist II The GIS Specialist II (Technology Specialist II) differs from an GIS Specialist I in that the incumbents at the II level are sufficiently trained to independently perform assignments with a minimum of supervision and also may assist in training lower-level technicians and specialist. Unless otherwise provided, this position is part of the Classified Service of the County and is assigned to the Technical Services bargaining unit for labor relations purposes. Individuals who are in a full-time classification position are required to serve a twelve-month probationary period, which may be extended an additional six months, for a total of eighteen months. Typical Tasks GIS Specialist I (Technology Specialist I) Create, maintain, and edit Assessor's maps and layers using ArcGIS; Learn to interpret legal descriptions on recorded documents, resolutions, parcels, subdivisions, highway and survey maps, and translate legal descriptions into precise scale drawings of property; interpolate between new maps and old maps to position changes accurately; Determine accurate closure and plotting of legal descriptions using engineering calculations; Learn to provide technical assistance to office staff, engineers, land surveyors, title companies, and the public in areas related to legal descriptions, title problems, map interpretations, and other related Assessor's records inquiries; verify current ownership of property; Discover discrepancies in title, erroneous and incomplete property descriptions and maps, through title and legal description research and work with property owners, engineers, land surveyors, attorneys, title companies, and other government agencies to resolve the discrepancies; Learn to send letters identifying problems that need to be resolved in order to transfer and/or split property; Prepare and edit related source documents for input into the primary County property database for use in assessment, taxes, and GIS; Maintain proficiency in the use of software and hardware used by the department; Learn to review, approve, compose, and when necessary create new legal documents used by various County departments, such as those for tax defaulted properties; Perform photocopying and filing; and Develop a strong working knowledge of ArcGIS GIS Specialist II (Technology Specialist II) GIS Specialist I task plus: Detect errors in survey, subdivision and parcel maps and contact the involved government agencies and private surveyors in order to correct the engineering errors; Make calculations to determine parcel areas, boundary angles, bearings and distances in order to ensure the accuracy of property and ownership boundaries; Review owner requests for boundary changes again