Elections Technician II - Outreach Team
Elections Technician II - Outreach Team
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ABOUT THE POSITION
The County of Riversides Registrar of Voters (ROV) is seeking to fill multiple Elections Technician II positions with the Outreach Team in Riverside CA.
This position may require travel throughout the county as needed by the department for various events.Candidates will be assisting with various types of community engagement which will include assisting with planning and of outreach campaigns and events educating and informing the public through these events about the voting process civic engagement and other election and voting related topics and analyzing voter data and feedback to improve outreach strategies and voter services
The most competitive candidate will posses knowledge of various computer programs such as InDesign Canva PowerPoint Adobe Premier Pro and Suite experience researching areas for event participation and community outreach experience with data collection analysis and reporting and experience with creating social media posting. Reading writing and speaking Spanish or Spanish Bilingual level 2 is also preferred.
Meet the Team!
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Receives and assists the walkin public and answers routine elections questions.
Provides information and issues appropriate elections and/or voter registration cards and forms.
Answers telephones and responds to routine telephone inquiries; refers callers to appropriate supervisor or informational source for more detailed information.
Data enters a variety of elections material and document information including but not limited to voter affidavits campaign disclosures and petitions into appropriate computerized records.
Sell registration and election data and document copies to the general and candidate public in accordance with established laws and procedures.
Accepts and performs computerized and/or manual scanning of Voter Affidavits or records for signature imaging and future visual verification/comparisons.
Store inventory and/or retrieve a variety of election materials for office and management staff for the voting public and/or for candidates nominees or a variety of government officials.
Verifies and authenticates changes and cancellations to voter records including name address party affiliation and other data; Verifies Voter Affidavit information.
Conducts purges of absentee voter lists; Enters candidates financial data from documentation provided into computerized records via software packages.
Assists directs and instructs the public with information regarding polls/precinct locations and in the more difficult or unique elections processes and legal procedures required by a variety of municipal special district State and/or Federal mandates.
Performs a full range of public counter work in providing appropriate documents and information for voter registrations candidate services and other issues required through a variety of elections functions.
Performs the full range of tasks in the absentee (mail) voting process including the technical procedures required in the mailing verification and receipt of ballots.
Reviews and determines the acceptability of provisional ballots in the absence of supervisor.
May be required to provide guidance and supervision to temporary staff in resolving technical problems including but not limited to interpretations of Elections Code requirements concerning election status of voters an voting materials.
Provides bulk mailings of voter registration forms to organizations political candidate offices and maintains appropriate tracking accounts.
Trains and deputizes voters as Deputy Registrars; issues and accounts for registration books.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience:
One year experience as an Elections Technician I in Riverside County;
OR
Two years fulltime experience with a municipal county or state election office;
OR
Three years clerical experience which must have included work with data entry and/or computerized systems and two years experience which must have included the responsibility for communicating or explaining information or procedures to the public.
Substitution: One year of the required three years clerical experience may be substituted by either of the following:
Completion of either 9 semester or 18 quarter units from a recognized college or 250 hours of training from a recognized occupational program in secretarial sciences office practices business education or a closely related field;
OR
Completion of 360 hours of training from a recognized occupational training program in secretarial sciences business education or a closely related field.
Knowledge of: Modern office practices and procedures; Operation of standard office equipment including word processing computerized data systems and terminology; Current English usage (grammar spelling and punctuation); Filing indexing and cross referencing methods; Proper telephone techniques; Procedures for dissemination of appropriate information to the public; Basic California State and federal elections procedures; General function of the elections work unit to which assigned; Procedures for dissemination of elections information to the public candidates and/or government officials; Elections deadlines and criticalities; General ballot requirements and ballot tabulating methods; Basic arithmetic.
Ability to: Perform general clerical work; Understand and follow both written and oral instructions; Perform data entry and other computerized and or information processing tasks; Learn office operations including ongoing working and procedural changes; Alphabetize and file documents according to system directions; Concisely and efficiently obtain record and relay information from the public and community and government officials served; Read understand explain procedures forms and processes with tact and courtesy to the general public and government officials; Speak English at a level for effective job performance; Learn to perform diverse clerical and technical elections operations tasks required by the office; Learn to operate a variety of unique computerized output and/or electronic imaging equipment of the elections office; Learn to perform equipment adjustments if and as needed; Read and understand applicable elections codes and instructions; Make decisions in standard elections procedural matters without immediate supervision; Prepare and maintain accurate records and reports; Make arithmetical calculations rapidly and accurately; Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships; Communicate in English and at the professional level of the Elections Office with the voting public candidates elected and government officials.SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
- SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:Other RequirementsLicense/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Drivers License is required.
Whats NextThis recruitment is open to all Applicants.
Applicants who are current employees of the Registrar of Voters may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.
For questions regarding this recruitment
Contact Joshua Roberts at with any questions regarding this recruitment.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Veterans Preference
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy applicable to new hires. To qualify upload a copy of your (or your spouses) Member4 Form DD214 indicating dates of service and a copy of your spouses letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans Veterans Preference Policy C3 is available here: Accommodations
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: of Education
If using education to qualify or when requested by the recruiter upload a copy of any license(s) official/unofficial transcript(s) degrees and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account at the time of application and before the closing date. Official or unofficial transcripts will be accepted.If your education was completed outside of the United States you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services NACES or Association of International Credential Evaluators Inc. AICE.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The County of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the County of Riverside to provide equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons. All applicants will be considered without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression marital status ancestry medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics) genetic information or denial of medical and family care leave or any other nonjobrelated factors.PreEmployment
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of preemployment requirements including a criminal background investigation which involves fingerprinting. (A felony or misdemeanor conviction may disqualify the applicant from County employment). A preemployment physical examination and background check may be required.Probationary Period
As an Approved Local Merit System all County of Riverside employees except those serving At Will are subject to the probationary period provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding County Resolution or Salary Ordinance. Temporary and Per Diem employees serve at the pleasure of the agency/department head.General Information
Current County of Riverside and/or current employees of the hiring department may receive priority consideration. Qualified candidates may be considered for future County vacancies.Job postings may close without notice based on application volume. Submit your complete application by the recruitment close date; no late applications are accepted. Ensure all relevant experience/education is reflected on your application/resume as a failure to demonstrate position requirements may disqualify applicants. A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered.
Please read and follow any special application instructions on this posting. Click the Apply link located on this page to submit your application. For additional instructions on the application process examinations Veterans preference preemployment accommodation or other employment questions please refer to our web site .
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
