12/08/2025
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County of Kauai

Real Property Appraiser I

Hawaii Appraisal Trainee Full-Time In-Office

Job Description

Job Posting End Date

December 17, 2025

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Job Title

Real Property Appraiser I

Salary Range

N/A

Position Salary

4,243.00 USD Monthly

Location

Department of Finance, Real Property-Assessments

Civil Service Or Non Civil Service

Civil Service

Job Summary

Under immediate supervision, receives initial orientation and training in conducting appraisals of real property; and performs other duties as required.

Examples Of Duties

( The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position ).

  • Receives classroom and on-the-job training in the basic principles, theories, methods and techniques of appraising real property, and orientation as to the functions and objectives of the assigned and related organizational units;
  • Performs assigned readings on the fundamentals of real property appraisals and applicable laws;
  • Accompanies higher level appraisers conducting on-site inspections of land and improvements to receive training in classifying property to its highest and best use, assessing fair market value, assigning land-use classification, and determining applicability of, and adjustments to, building classifications;
  • Secures factual data from various sources such as legal descriptions, records of taxes, deeds or encumbrances;
  • Accompanies higher level appraisers on visits to real estate offices, title companies, etc., learn interviewing techniques, methods of securing information and data to be obtained;
  • As instructed, collects and records information relating to rental and sales markets, price levels, replacement costs, types of properties and range of evaluation in particular neighborhoods;
  • Assists in the preparation of staff appraisals by checking accuracy of mathematical computations and factual data;
  • May make tentative estimates of value of relatively uncomplicated properties for training purposes;
  • Prepares correspondence requesting or supplying routine information; and
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Training & Experience:

A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in real estate, business, or public administration, economics or a related field.

Work Shift/ Schedule

Monday-Friday (United States of America)

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of the County of Kauaʻi that there shall be no discrimination in employment pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended, and the Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapters 368 and 378.

Except for bona fide occupational or other legal requirements, no individual employed by the County, or applying for employment with the County, shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy or reproductive health decisions, arrest and court record, assignment of child support, national guard participation, Veteran status, credit history, domestic/sexual violence victim status, or any other basis covered by state or federal laws governing non-discrimination