Temporary Elections Worker

THE POSITION

County Clerk's Office - Elections Election Workers On Call / Non-Benefited position / No Guarantee of hours

Job Summary:

This position performs a variety of clerical duties in the County Clerk elections office according to prescribed procedures, rules, and methods. Position assists with elections as needed throughout the year. Hours vary and may involve daytime to evening hours.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

An Elections Worker must be a registered voter of the state of Oregon. By statute, candidate is required to disclose party affiliation prior to hiring. Some roles require the applicant to possess a current driver’s license in the applicant’s state of residence and have an acceptable driving history in accordance with Douglas County driving policy. While working in this classification, an individual may be paid a different hourly wage depending upon which function they are performing at any given time. The hourly wage is not cumulative.

EXAMPLES OF PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

(Duties assigned to this classification include, but are not limited to, the following examples. Any one position may not perform all listed duties, or may be assigned to only one duty.)

• Insert ballots, registration correspondence, and/or label envelopes for mailing;
• Use keyboard or other electronic devices or equipment to process and/or enter required data;
• Open and/or count ballots;
• Inspect ballots and/or verify signatures;
• Run the vote tally equipment;
• Monitor election observers;
• Access computerized information; update and retrieve data as directed;
• Load and transport election ballots from collection boxes;
• Assemble and/or assist with preparation of election materials, ballots, ballot inserts and/or voter registration correspondence;
• Pack, load, and distribute ballot drop-site equipment and materials to offsite facilities;
• Perform assorted office clerical duties such as answering/transferring phone calls, taking messages, assisting visitors at the counter;
• Other ballot resolution or elections support duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

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Required:

• At time of appointment, must possess valid Oregon drivers license.
• Regular and consistent attendance
• Special Requirments listed above

SCREENING & EVALUATION

To learn more about this position, please review the position classification here: Temp Elections WorkerQuestions? Contact Douglas County Human Resources at hr@douglascountyor.gov or ph: (541) 440-4405Douglas County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Douglas County Statement on Equal Employment Opportunity If you require any special assistance at any point during the application or selection process and would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please e-mail a description of your request to Human Resources.Benefits This position works on-call, as needed with no General County benefits. Position not eligible for vacation accrual, **sick leave accrual, holidays or any other General County benefit afforded to a position budgeted to work 20 hours or more per week.

**See Douglas County Personnel Rule 9.3.1 Part-Time Employees Budgeted Less Than .50, and Temporary / On-Call Employees.

Part-time employees budgeted less than .50, and temporary employees, shall be front loaded up to a maximum of 40 hours of annual sick leave, that may be used for qualifying reasons as set forth in Oregon's Sick Leave Law as amended from time to time. Front loaded sick leave may be pro-rated in the manner described in this rule (see table listed in rule). Sick leave hours do not accrue or carry forward from one year to the next. For the purpose of this provision of the sick leave rule, a "year" is the Fiscal Year from July 1 to June 30. Once the Fiscal Year has started, newly hired part-time/on-call/temporary employees shall not be eligible to use sick leave until their 91st day of employment, unless otherwise required by law.