Principal Tasks
- Sets up the registration desk, materials and posters and prepares the polling place
- Explains the registration process and ID requirements
- Consults the poll key to determine electors' polling division
- Verifies and accepts electors' proof of identity and address information and enforces ID policy
- Registers new electors or corrects their information and completes relevant paperwork
- Completes certificates and declarations to finish the vouching process for an elector to have their information vouched for by another elector
- Ensures that candidates' representatives follow the guidelines
- Helps count the ballots on election night
Overview of Qualifications
- Be a Canadian citizen
- Be at least 16 years old on polling day
- Have experience in receiving, understanding and recording personal information from the general public and in completing paperwork or forms
- Have experience in conflict resolution
- 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