- Salary
- $22 – $25/hr
- Location
- Ventura and may require travel throughout Ventura County, CA, CA, US
- Source
- GovernmentJobs
Description
Be Part of Democracy in Action!
Every election depends on dedicated people committed to serving their community. The Elections Division of the County Clerk-Recorder's Office is seeking 300 temporary Extra Help employees to support the November 3, 2026, Gubernatorial Election at Vote Centers throughout Ventura County.
Whether you're assisting voters, processing ballots, providing customer service, or supporting election operations behind the scenes, you'll play a vital role in ensuring every election is fair, accurate, secure, and accessible. These short-term assignments are available at both 4-day and 11-day Vote Centers across all 10 cities in Ventura County and offer the opportunity to gain valuable public service experience while working in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. Incumbents must be willing and able to work October 31, November 1, 2, and 3.
Extra Help employees are paid hourly and work on an on-call basis. Hours vary based on operational needs and may include days, evenings, weekends, and shifts of less than eight hours.
Please note that Extra Help employees are not regular County employees, are not eligible for County benefits, and are limited to working a maximum of 720 hours per fiscal year (July 1–June 30).
Make a difference where it matters most and help protect the integrity of our elections and serve your community. Apply today!
Elections Vote Center Workers perform a variety of ballot processing, customer service and data entry functions in support of the election. Depending upon job assignment, terms of employment may range from several days to several weeks.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This classification is used to fill temporary assignments during local, state, and federal elections.
PAYROLL TITLES AND APPROXIMATE SALARIES:
Elections Worker I: $22.50 Hourly
Elections Worker II: $25.50 Hourly
AGENCY/DEPARTMENT: County Clerk-Recorder, Elections Division
The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill current temporary/intermittent positions as well as future Extra Help vacancies. There are currently 300 vacancies in the Elections Division, depending on operational needs.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
Opening Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Closing Date:
Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, the schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications to meet business needs.
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
Elections Vote Center Worker I
- Operates variety of office equipment (desktop/laptop).
- Performs clerical duties, data entry, and voter look-up.
- Issues election ballots and assists voters with casting their ballots.
- Helps resolve public complaints and issues.
- Assists the public in completing forms and explaining rules, regulations, and procedures.
- Assists vote center lead.
- Performs other duties as required.
Elections Vote Center Worker II
In addition to performing Elections Vote Center Worker I duties, the level II performs the following:
- Leads and oversees vote center extra help workers.
- Opens and closes assigned vote center.
- Sets up voting equipment and coordinates with the Elections Office to troubleshoot and resolve site-related issues.
- Sets up and coordinates voting site.
- Picks up and delivers voting equipment from Elections office to vote center.
- Ensures all ballots are safely transported to the Election's office, following two-person custody requirements.
- Supervises vote center staff and reviews/approves their timecards.
- Trains vote center staff.
- May conduct basic troubleshooting on election equipment.
- May assist with post-election manual tally process.
These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Elections Vote Center Worker I
No experience required.
Elections Vote Center Worker II
Prior experience working for an Elections division
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Incumbents must be able to work flexible hours: early start time, overtime, evenings, holidays, and weekends with little notice and as needed. Including October 31, November 1, 2, and 3.
- Be willing and able to perform routine and repetitive tasks which may include sitting or standing on concrete floor for long periods of time.
- Must be willing and able to work in the Elections Division office and vote center locations throughout Ventura County.
- Must currently possess, or be eligible to obtain and maintain, a valid California driver’s license
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Some (I) to thorough (II) knowledge of: modern office methods and practices; record maintenance systems; letter writing and report compilation and public contact techniques.
Working (I) to considerable (II) knowledge of: the operations, procedures and practices used in support of the function to which assigned; techniques to expedite or improve clerical tasks and record processing; correct English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Working skills: depending on assignment, incumbents may be required to demonstrate a prescribed proficiency in typing or equivalent word processing/data entry and/or taking/transcribing dictation.
Working (I) to thorough (II) ability to: perform and coordinate moderately difficult and responsible clerical work with little or no direct supervision; set up and maintain records and filing systems; extract information from a variety of sources; operate a variety of automated office equipment; accurately perform and proof the transfer of information from one document to another; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships; understand, follow and convey written and verbal directions.
FINAL FILING DATE: This is a continuous recruitment and may close at any time; therefore, apply as soon as possible if you are interested. Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.
To apply online, please refer to our website at www.venturacounty.gov/jobs. A paper application can be obtained by calling (805) 654-5129. Our address is: County of Ventura, Human Resources Division, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.
Note to Applicants: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications. A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however, it/they may not be submitted in lieu of the application.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE - qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this exam at the time of filing. This questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration.
APPLICATION EVALUATION - Pass/Fail: An application evaluation will be conducted to determine whether or not each applicant possesses the required minimum requirements for this recruitment. Applicants who have been determined to meet the minimum qualifications through the evaluation process will be placed on the eligible list.
Applicants successfully completing the examination process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of six (6) months.
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A thorough pre-employment, post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information and driving record is required for this position.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
For further information about this recruitment, please contact Jessica Jimenez by email at [email protected] or telephone at (805) 654-3675.