Title Searcher (Real Property Bureau) - Buffalo

State of New York; Buffalo (NY); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

State of New York, under the NY HELPS program, seeks a title search professional to perform searches of real property titles within New York State. The role offers a non-competitive appointment with eventual conversion to competitive status and potential for future promotion examinations.

Eligible candidates include those with a high school diploma or GED and a qualifying associate degree or equivalent experience in title searching. Residency in New York State is not required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED OR an associate degree with relevant title-search experience.
• Must demonstrate experience primarily responsible for searching real property titles in New York State.
• At least 50% of time spent title searching; residency in NY not required.

Connaissances

Title searching

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree

Description du poste

NY HELPS:

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).
For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.
At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

NON-COMPETITIVE QUALIFICATIONS:

High school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma AND four years of experience being primarily responsible* for the searching of title(s) to real property in New York State.
OR
An associate degree AND two years of experience being primarily responsible* for the searching of title(s) to real property in New York State.
*To qualify as acceptable experience, at least 50% of your time must have been spent searching titles to real property in New York State, producing complete/full abstracts. If such title searching was combined with other activities, your application MUST show the approximate percentage of time spent title searching. Appropriate part-time and volunteer experience, which can be verified, will be accepted on a prorated basis. New York State residence is not required.
For the purposes of this posting a complete/full abstract is the written report on a title search which shows the history of every change of ownership on a real estate property and any claims against the property, such as easements on the property, loans against it, deeds of trust, mortgages, liens, judgments, real property taxes, all sub-divisions and any court orders, etc.

OTHER WAYS TO QUALIFY:

Eligible for a lateral transfer or eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law by having one year of permanent competitive service in an appropriate title. To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website (https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/title-search/).

NOTE:

Employees appointed via the NY HELPS program are restricted for promotional appointment until their position is covered into the competitive class by the New York State Civil Service Commission (CSC), or they otherwise obtain permanent competitive status. The CSC has recently covered-in employees who were appointed via NY HELPS on a permanent or contingent permanent basis between June 11, 2025, and July 15, 2026. You may wish to apply if you received a permanent NY HELPS appointment to a qualifying title within these timeframes and are interested in this opportunity. Your eligibility for promotion will be reviewed by Human Resources. Employees with a permanent NY HELPS appointment occurring effective July 16, 2026, or later will be addressed with a subsequent cover-in.
OR

55 B/C:

This position is eligible for 55b/c appointment, and candidates with 55b/c eligibility are encouraged to apply. To be eligible for a 55b/c appointment, the candidate must be enrolled in the Civil Service 55b/c program and meet the minimum qualifications listed above.