General Description
A part-time hourly position is available as a Clerk at the Assessor’s Office. You will be taught the property assessment process and exemptions available to the property owners of Downers Grove Township.

Responsibilities
This employee will:

• assist property owners in completing the appropriate exemption forms based on qualifications

• be responsible for assisting property owners one on one with assessment complaints

• be responsible for answering calls and assisting property owners with assessment related questions

• be responsible for assessment calculations and related projects

Qualifications
An Associates degree or higher is preferred. Good handwriting, math aptitude, and computer data entry experience a necessity. Knowledge of a number filing systems a plus. Good communication skills and the ability to multitask and work under pressure.

Supervision
The employee will report to the Chief Deputy Assessor and Office Manager.

Salary/Compensation
The hourly rate will be based on experience and demonstrated skills. This is a part-time position, which does not offer a health plan.

Hours
This position is part-time Monday-Friday from 9 am – 2 pm. No paid holidays.

Interviews
Interviews will begin on August 1, 2010, please submit the application, resume and references by Wednesday, July 28, 2010.

To Apply
Download the Employment Application (PDF format), contact Susan Sheldon at (630) 719-6633 to have an application sent to you or you may fill out the application at our office.

Please submit your application, current resume and references to our office via:

• Email to info@dgtao.com
• Mail to Downers Grove Township, Attn: Susan Sheldon, 4340 Prince Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515
• Drop off to the mailing address listed above

What is the Peer Jury Program?

It is a program built on the principles of Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ). It is designed to provide a meaningful and remedial method of dealing with selected juvenile (under age 17) offenders without reference to the Juvenile Court. It does not determine guilt or innocence. A case is only sent to the Peer Jury for hearing by a jury of seven juveniles and an adult moderator when (1) the offender admits having committed the offense; (2) the responsible police officer determines that such a disposition is appropriate; and (3) the offender and his/her parent or guardian consent in writing to such a disposition and sign a Waiver of Liability and Confidentiality.

Peer Jury Schedule 2010
Peer Jury Application 2010

The DuPage Juvenile Officers Association has a scholarship opportunity for any college bound senior who may be pursuing an education in the criminal justice or social services field. The scholarship amount is $1,000.00. Application deadline is April 30, 2010.

Scholarship Application 2010

If you have questions, contact Lori Wrzesinski.

Lori Wrzesinski
Director
Division of Human Services
Phone: (630) 719-6670
Email: lori.wrzesinski@dgtownship.com

The year 2010 will mark the 10th anniversary of the Downers Grove Township Peer Jury program. Since it’s inception in November of 2000, a total of seventeen peer jury trainings have occurred, with a total of 583 high school students being trained during that time. This February, on the 15th and the 22nd, the Township will be conducting it’s 18th training, swearing in its’ next group of jurors on February 25. For more information about the peer jury program, contact Lori Wrzesinski. Students must be a freshman in high school to be eligible to apply. The application deadline is February 5, 2010.

Lori Wrzesinski
Director
Division of Human Services
Phone: (630) 719-6670
Email: lori.wrzesinski@dgtownship.com

The Township Officials of Illinois will award seven $2,000 scholarships this spring. Deadline for filing the scholarship application is March 1.  The application/guidelines will be printed in the January and February issues of Township Perspective, and are also on the TOI web site, www.toi.org.

Scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors with a minimum grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale. To be eligible, the student must be a U.S. citizen and resident of Illinois. The student must submit a 500-word essay on The Role of Township Government in Today’s Society and in the Future, that will include information obtained from an interview with a current township official. The student must plan to enroll at an Illinois school as a full-time undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

Click here, to download the application in PDF format.

For more information, contact:

Byran E. Smith, TOI Executive Director

(217) 744-2212, (866) 897-4688 or fax (217) 744-7419

3217 Northfield Drive, Springfield IL 62702

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