Temporary Election Staff

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Working for Electoral Services

Elections for Watford Borough Council are taking place in Watford on Thursday 4 May 2023 and Electoral Services have several job opportunities available:

Job profiles

· Poll Clerks (polling station staff) will work in polling stations on polling day 4 May under the supervision of a Presiding Officer to issue registered electors with their ballot papers, maintain a clean environment, and assist voters with any questions they may have.

The hours of poll are from 7am to 10pm. You should arrive at your polling station no later than 6am on polling day. You will be required to attend two online training sessions in advance of working in a polling station.

The payment for this role is £200.

No prior experience is required, however as the role is customer facing any previous experience in a customer service role will help your application.

· Verification and Count Assistants will work at the count centre the day after the close of poll to verify and count the votes cast.

Hours are from 9:00am on 5 May to approximately 3pm.

The payment for this role is £70.

No prior experience is required.

· Presiding Officers (polling station staff) are experienced staff who will be responsible for the smooth running of the polling station on polling day 4 May. As a Presiding Officer you will manage a small team of Poll Clerks, support voters who may have additional needs, make the final decision of whether to accept an elector’s ID, and communicate effectively with other persons involved in the election process such as tellers, agents and polling station inspectors.

The hours of poll are from 7am to 10pm. You should arrive at your polling station no later than 6am on polling day. You will be required to attend two online training sessions and collect your portable equipment in advance of working in a polling station.

The payment for this role is £300.

Proven experience of working as a Poll Clerk is required.

Eligibility

Please note that in order to work at the elections you need to:

· Not be connected to a political party

· Not have subscribed a nomination paper for a candidate standing in the election

· Not be a candidate or directly related or connected to any candidate at the election

· Agree to opt out of the working time directive

Job Type: Temporary contract
Contract length: 1 day

Salary: £70.00-£300.00 per day

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Night shift
• Overtime

Work Location: One location

Expected start date: 04/05/2023