ELECTION ASSISTANT II, NC (TEMPORARY)

Election Assistant II, NC

Get ready to join one of the nation's largest county employers! Recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Large Employers, the County of Los Angeles offers broad career growth and competitive salaries. We are the largest employer in Southern California, with opportunities for you to make a difference in the lives of over 10 million residents. We are the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk and our mission is to serve Los Angeles County by providing essential records management and election services in a fair, accessible, and transparent manner. We are providing you with an amazing opportunity to join our organization of professionals committed to serving our employees, the public, and community. We seek to achieve accountability, professionalism, integrity, respect, and equity.

Essential Job Functions

ESSENTIAL DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Participates in a variety of election related duties, such as, conducting recruitment for specialized operations; assists in coordinating the functions of centers that provide election information to voters; assists in the placement of vote center leads and assistant leads.
• Receives and accounts for election materials and supplies delivered to vote centers, headquarters, and other RR/CC facilities and coordinates the operational set-up and removal of such materials and equipment.
• Serves as lead of a vote center or mobile pop-up center, which may include, open and close vote centers; process voters; answer election related inquiries; reconcile end-of-day reports; and drop off voted ballots to assigned locations.
• Assists in developing training courses related to election processes by determining course content, preparing training outline, and determining the need for and kind of training visual aids; schedule, secure training rooms and conducts election related training classes.
• Participates in the production of election related training or employee orientation videos by operating camera, lighting, sound or editing equipment, or by script writing.
• Transports supplies and election materials between warehouses, truck-yard, vote centers, and other operations.
• Procures locations that can serve as vote centers and assesses locations to ensure all ADA guidelines are met.
• Configures, installs, and tests personal computers and printers; troubleshoots related software and hardware problems.
• Proofreads, reviews, and edits election material for proper use of grammar and content in English or other languages; translates election material from the English language to another language, as needed. Recruits and place multilingual election workers.
• Performs a variety of clerical duties related to elections process.

Requirements

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS: Six months clerical, computer technical support*, or prior election** experience. Paid or volunteer experience will be accepted. Work performed part-time in the specified capacities will be prorated on a month-for-month basis. LICENSE: A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions PHYSICAL CLASS: This job may require one of the following physical requirements: Physical Class 2 - Light Work: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved. Physical Class 3 - Moderate Work: This class requires that the incumbent stand or walk most of the time with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, reaching, working on irregular surfaces, occasional lifting of objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds. Physical Class 4 - Arduous Work: This class involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working above ground on irregular surfaces. It includes those positions that occasionally demand extraordinary physical activity such as those in Safety positions. SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION: *For this examination, computer technical support is defined as experience in configuring, installing, and testing personal computers and computer peripheral devices. **For this examination, prior election experience is defined as experience working on assignments for the preparation and execution of local, state, and municipal elections.