Principal Tasks
- Makes sure the polling station opens and closes on time
- Sets up the poll with the necessary supplies
- Verifies electors' ID and enforces ID policy
- Issues the ballot to the elector and indicates the instructions to follow
- Completes the appropriate paperwork to record that an elector has voted
- Ensures that candidates' representatives follow the guidelines
- Manages the custody of ballots and ballot boxes
- Ensures safe transportation and storage of material between each day of voting and between the last day and election night
- On election night: counts the ballots, completes the related forms and communicates the results to the local Elections Canada office
- Returns the ballot box and related materials to the returning officer, as instructed, at the end of voting
Overview of Qualifications
- Be a Canadian citizen
- Be at least 16 years old on polling day
- Have experience in receiving and recording personal information from the general public and in completing paperwork or forms
- Have experience in dealing with the public
- Have experience in conflict resolution
- Be tactful and exercise good judgment
- Remain polite and courteous (demonstrate professionalism)
Remuneration* (Rate is subject to change)
$17.72/hour plus overtime paid at a rate of one and a half times the hourly rate worked in excess of eight hours in one day