At the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office,
the student worker program gives you a chance to:
- Gain valuable experience, skills and
knowledge to add to your resume, leading to possible future
employment
- Work in a professional atmosphere
- Meet
new people while learning skills you may not receive in a
classroom
- Connect what you have learned in school to a real
workplace
Your duties will vary depending on the division. For a description
of tasks related to each division, scroll to the bottom of this page
and click on the division in which you are interested.
Student Educational Requirements
These internship-style positions are great opportunities for
students interested in finance, business administration or public
administration to gain experience working in a government office
environment. Minimum requirements include: Full-time
enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program leading to a degree
(it is not required to attend school full time in the summer), and
must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA.
Candidates should possess the following skills and abilities:
initiative and responsibility; excellent written, verbal and
organizational skills; self-motivated and flexible to accommodate
change; ability to prioritize effectively, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
Students who are enrolled full-time in a graduate program leading to
a master’s or doctoral degree may be considered for the student worker program.
Work Schedule
Student workers schedule a minimum of 12 hours and a maximum of 20
hours per week during school, and a maximum of 40 hours per week
during school breaks. Work hours are flexible to accommodate school schedules.
Student Worker Compensation
Students are hired on a temporary basis and paid at an hourly rate.
For the most current range of hourly rates, please visit www.sandiegocounty.gov/hr
BROCHURE:
Student Worker Opportunities
SUBMIT YOUR RESUME, COURSE OF STUDY AND GRADUATION DATE VIA E-MAIL.
For more information, please contact the TTC Human Resources Office
at 619-531-4764.
Student Worker Duties by Division
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The Executive Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector provides
leadership in fulfilling the department’s mission. It oversees the
efficient collection of more than $6 billion in property taxes every
year and the effective management of the investment pool for the
County of San Diego. The Executive Office consists of the
Treasurer-Tax Collector, the Assistant Treasurer-Tax Collector and a
small support staff. Student workers assigned to this office will
perform the following duties:
- Phone and front counter reception
- Coordinating and
documenting speaking events
- Scanning, copying, and
printing
- Maintaining records and logs
- Mail pickup
and distribution
- Registering, invoicing, and tracking
symposium attendees
- Logging and depositing payments
- Drafting correspondence
- Internet research
- Coordinating meetings via Outlook
- Processing travel and
reimbursement paperwork
- Assisting with other
support-related duties within TTC’s Administration Division
The Administrative Services Unit of the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s
Office is in charge of departmental operational activities such as
procurement, facilities and supplies administration, records
retention, contract support and compliance with the department’s
budget, goals and mission. Student workers assigned to this unit are
tasked with the following:
- Invoice payment
processing in the accounting system
- Running budgeting and
other financial reports in the accounting system monthly
- Participate in weekly meetings with Admin team, including Chief
Deputy, and report on task progress
- Assist team with
salvage process
- Assist team with quarterly document
destruction process
- Assist Procurement-Card holders with
monthly reconciliation documentation
- Data entry
- Maintain records and logs, including documenting task
progress
- Assist with inventory activities
- Collect
monthly copier meter reads and provide to lead analyst
-
Mail pickup and distribution
- Special projects as assigned
by team analysts
- Special projects as assigned by the
executive office
- Copying, scanning, filing
- Interact with departmental staff of all levels, other County
staff, vendors, etc.
- Use various computer applications
including Microsoft Office and SharePoint
The student worker assigned in the communications unit help the
communications manager and graphic design specialist with a rotating
portfolio of projects. Examples of duties include:
- Video production and
editing
- Design and coordination of annual department
calendar
- Content management of website
- Brochure/printed material design
- Presentation
design
The Treasury Accounting Unit of the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office
performs various accounting functions related to tax collection and
treasury investment and provides financial services such as bank
reconciliations and electronic fund transfers to other County
departments and investment pool members. It is also responsible for
supporting annual external audits and preparing comprehensive annual
financial reports. Student workers assigned to this unit are tasked
with the following:
- Perform routine office
tasks such as copying, scanning and all types of filing
(alphabetical, numerical, chronological and coded)
- Log
transactions, post data, keep records and prepare reports in
accordance with predetermined forms and procedures
- Greet
the public and answer routine questions they may have
- Collect and deliver mail, documents etc.
- Compare and
proofread documents
- Perform internet research
- Work on Treasury projects with Treasury staff supervision
- Assist in Treasury sponsored conferences
The Information Unit of the Department’s Tax Collection Division is
in charge of providing information on all aspects of tax collection
such as tax bills/statements, property tax payments, refunds and
payment plans. It also provides direct customer service via phone or
in-person, performs tax bill mailing, mail sorting and distribution,
and mailed payment processing. Student workers assigned to this unit
are tasked with the following:
- Perform research for
taxpayers, business and government agencies requiring information
about property taxes; retrieve information through microfiche and a
variety of computer applications
- Communicate information
with taxpayers over the phone, in person and through email
- Process incoming mail and tax payments
- Scan returned
mail and research better mailing addresses
- Input notations
into systems
- Process and reconcile penalty cancellation
requests
- Maintain logs and records of completed work
- Serve as a greeter during Peak Collection periods
The Financial Unit of the Department’s Tax Collection Division is
responsible for managing property tax refund activities, performing
research and reissuance of stale dated warrants, processing
escheatment of unclaimed refunds, payment processing and research of
erroneous payment and payment exceptions. Student workers assigned to
this unit are tasked with the following:
- Filing and data
entry
- Answer phones and assist in addressing refund
inquiries
- Proof reading financial reports
- Perform
mail runs, re-mail warrants
- Assist in processing mail
warrants
- Research stale dated warrants, escheatments and
payment exceptions
- Compile back-up for refunds
- Perform refund and interest computations
- Perform
online coding
- Prepare warrant requisition
- Process refund and fund transfers
The Special Functions Unit of the Department’s Tax Collection
Division is responsible for collecting taxes on personal property
(unsecured taxes) and several other types of specialty taxes,
including racehorse taxes and transient occupancy tourist taxes,
issuing tax clearance certificates for mobile homes and maps, payment
plan activities and management of all tax sales activities. Student
workers assigned to this unit are tasked with the following:
- Assists in reviewing
real-estate documents and legal documentations such as title
reports
- Conduct research and analysis of legal doctrines for
tax sale cases
- Assist in identifying parties with recorded
interest in properties
- Review excess proceeds claims for
completion
- Identify priority of claimants and prepare
written recommendations to management
- Assist with
miscellaneous activities such as mass mailings, filing, sorting of
returned mail etc.
- Research cases related to Specialty
Collections activities: Transient Occupancy Tax, Map Tax Clearance
Certificates, Racehorse Tax, Segregation, Manufactured Home Tax
Clearance Certificates and Bulk Sale Escrow Demands.
- Compile documents for property files
- Assist in
reviewing enforcement policies and file proofs of claims
- Draft overviews of cases in the bankruptcy database and
research tax codes on California revenue and taxation
