Special Ballot Officer - Jobs in Toronto, ON

Job Description

Apply by visiting the link below:https://jobs.elections.on.ca/Location: Returning offices and satellite office across Ontario, as well as Ontario hospitals and electors homes, if required.Hours of Work: Hours will vary, depending on the electoral district.What to expect in this roleAppointed by the Returning Officer and reporting to the Special Ballot Revision Officer, you will:

• Administer in-person voting for special ballot at the returning office, satellite office, for electors temporarily in a hospital, and for home visits.
• Provide administrative and operational support for special ballot processes, including the administration of applications, registrations, and voting processes.
• Provide administrative and organizational support to the Special Ballot Revision Officer in the management and delivery of special ballot voting, both within and outside of the returning and satellite office.
• Make home visits to electors with disabilities or who require assistance to apply, register and vote by special ballot, as required.
• Assist electors with completing the Special Ballot Application forms, if required.
• Complete tasks manually, using paper forms and lists.
• Complete tasks using forms and lists on a computer equipped with Elections Ontario software, if required.
• Verify elector identification and qualifications to vote.
• Instruct electors on how to complete the write-in ballot.
• Initial and issue write-in ballots to qualified electors.
• Receive and verify elector voting kits using a computer equipped with Elections Ontario software, if required.
• Count write-in ballots, tabulator ballots, and vote by mail ballots, as directed by the SBRO.
• Complete the paper-based Ballot Statement of the Poll form.
• Assist electors with disabilities, if required.
• Ensure the privacy of electors.

What you need to qualify:

• Access to a cell phone and a vehicle to travel to and from electors’ homes, if required for Special Ballot Officer–Home Visits.
• Access to a cell phone and a vehicle to travel to and from hospitals, if required for Special Ballot Officer–Hospital roles.
• Ability to read and observe voting procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal communication (oral and written) and problem-solving skills to resolve issues and communicate solutions to staff or the public in an efficient and timely manner.
• Ability to understand, rationalize, and resolve situations efficiently as they arise.
• Ability to identify and verify information provided by an elector in a timely manner via hard copy or mobile device.
• Ability to complete data entry of elector information using specific software programs, if applicable.
• Ability to complete paper-based forms with clear and legible handwriting and good attention to detail, if required.
• Ability to learn quickly, follow directions, and complete repetitive duties.
• Ability to calculate, tally, and track the number of ballots manually, if required.
• Ability to read hard copy maps.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Sensitive to the needs of people with disabilities and/or low literacy skills.
• Ability to work for long stretches of time especially during voting days.
• Must be a Canadian citizen and at least 18 years of age on election day.
• Must be a resident of Ontario.
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
• Bilingual, as determined by the French Language Services Act.

Apply by visiting the link below:https://jobs.elections.on.ca/Quick Apply

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