Town of Ledyard - Assistant to the Assessor
Posted on March 9, 2026
Job Title: Assistant to the Assessor
Salary: $25.14 per hour
Hours: 35/week; Mon to Thurs 7:30am to 4:45pm
Application Deadline: Open until Filled
Nature of Work
The Assistant provides supportive clerical and administrative services to the Assessor by assisting in the valuation of all real estate, business, personal property and motor vehicles within the town in order to generate the grand list. Assist the public and town departments with assessment information.
Essential Job Functions
- Responsible for the maintenance of the records including assessment cards and property maps used for assessment purposes. Assists the public with questions about property assessments, accept applications for exemptions and explain exemption requirements.
- Prepare and maintain all Local and State Exemption Programs, including Veterans, Blind, Disabled, Homeowners, and Freeze, in addition to Soldier's and Sailor's, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and its members housed on the reservation.
- Establish values of all unpriced motor vehicles on the regular and supplemental grand lists each year using pricing guides as recommended by the state. Responsible for managing all pro rates processed pe1taining to motor vehicles.
- Perform field inspections and investigations as assigned by the Assessor. Able to measure, list and value real estate properties, including recording and sketching in a CAMA system.
- Observe the strictest confidentiality with maintenance of restricted files and information while still providing high quality service to the public and other town departments.
- Prepare department correspondence and perform other duties of a clerical nature as directed by the Assessor.
- Responsible for day-to-day operations of the Department when Tax Assessor is out of the office. Organizes and determines priority of work in conjunction with supervisor.
- Works autonomously, evaluates and recommends office procedures or devises new forms to improve efficiency of workflow in the Department.
**** The duties listed above are intended only as illustrative of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position****
Experience and Training
Graduation from an accredited business school or Community College with a certificate in Secretarial Science or an Associates Degree in an Office Management degree program or other Business related degree and two (2) years of progressively responsible office experience; or a high school diploma or GED and four years secretarial or office administration experience reflecting progressive responsibility.
License or Certification
CCMA I is preferred
Valid Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
Employment Application
Please complete the Application for Employment (Writable PDF).
You may submit your application electronically to hr.director@ledyardct.org.
Or, you may print and mail to:
Town of Ledyard Human Resources
741 Colonel Ledyard Highway
Ledyard, CT 06339.
Please feel free to contact Christine, Director of Human Resources at 860-464-3226.