Registrar of Voters (ROV) Instructors

APPLY IMMEDIATELY AS THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME

Alameda County's Temporary Assignment Pool (TAP) Unit and the Alameda County Registrar of Voters are seeking temporary Bi-lingual Poll Worker Instructors in preparation for the upcoming election season!

About the Alameda County Registrar of Voters

The Registrar of Voters is responsible for registering voters and conducting Federal, State, County, special and local elections. The Registrar prepares the published notices of elections and lists of offices for which candidates are to be nominated. It is the Registrar's duty to accept and check the nominating petitions of candidates for office; prepare and print official and sample ballots in English, Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese; mail sample ballots to over 700,000 registered voters; recruit over 5,000 election officers and over 700 polling places; and provide the roster and street index and other supplies for use by the election officers at the polls.

The Registrar of Voters is also required to establish and revise voting precincts, provide for the tabulation of returns on election night, and conduct the official canvass of votes cast. In addition to elections, the Registrar is required to check the signatures on initiative, referendum and recall petitions. Finally, the Registrar is required to provide outreach services to maintain voter registration at the highest level possible.

For more information regarding the Registrar of Voters, please visit: http://www.acgov.org/rov/ 

THE POSITION

The Bi-lingual Poll Worker Instructor is a temporary position that will assist the Alameda County Registrar of Voters (ROV) office by instructing poll workers on the functions and duties required of them on Election Day. Incumbents in this position will be required to become familiar with all procedures occurring on Election Day. This position also requires incumbents to follow the teaching guidelines of the Registrar of Voters and adhere to all requirements of the California Elections Code, the California Secretary of State and the Department of Justice's laws/requirements.

In addition to the minimum requirements, ideal candidates would possess strong interpersonal and oral communication skills; have some knowledge of the voting process; the ability to exercise sound judgment and proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.  

This position can lead to a permanent seasonal assignment.

 

About the Professional Technical Specialist SAN (TAP) Classification 

Candidates hired for the Bi-lingual Poll Worker Instructor positions will be classified under the Professional Technical Specialist SAN (Services As Needed) TAP (Temporary Assignment Pool) Classification. This series specification describes two levels of the Professional/Technical Specialist SAN (TAP) classifications, which under general direction provide services in a variety of job categories performing duties as required. Employees perform these services in order to provide coverage to agencies/departments for special projects, long-term leave, related temporary staffing needs or to temporarily fill a vacant position during a recruitment process.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

The class series of Professional/Technical Specialist SAN (TAP) is composed of positions that are filled on a temporary basis through the Alameda County Temporary Assignment Pool (TAP) program. The duration of an assignment will vary depending on the need. Employees are appointed provisionally and provide services to departments/agencies countywide. Responsibilities are determined for the specific positions within the department/agency where the employee is assigned and the employee will report to a department supervisor. The allocation of positions in this class series is limited to the Human Resource Services Department.

This class series is distinguished from permanent full-time classifications in that employees in these classifications perform duties on a temporary basis as determined by the assignment, project or program needs.

The Professional/Technical Specialist I SAN (TAP) class is further distinguished from the next higher-level one of Professional/Technical Specialist II SAN (TAP) in that the latter is designated as an 80-hour class performing duties respectively in this classification as determined by the specific assignment/position.

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must possess the following:

- The equivalent of six months of general clerical experience, including customer service and data entry.

- Candidates for this position must possess a valid CA Driver's License and have their own means of transportation as travel to various county locations are required.

- Teaching or conducting training programs is highly desirable. This position may also require to work overtime, weekdays, weeknights, weekends and holidays, if needed. 

Lastly, qualified candidates must have the ability to read, write and speak fluently in English and one of the following languages:

• Spanish
• Mandarin & Cantonese (ideally, fluency in both, however fluency in one will also be considered)
• Tagalog
• Vietnamese
• Khmer
• Hindi
• Japanese
• Korean

The level and scope of the knowledge, skills and abilities required are determined
for each position on the basis of duties and responsibilities assigned. The following are knowledge and abilities typically required for many positions.

Knowledge of:

· Computer applications related to the position/assignment (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Ability to:

· Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
· Organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines.
· Follow established Alameda County policies and procedures.
· Exercise sound independent judgment within established policies and guidelines.
· Adapt to change and to be flexible.
· Understand and follow oral and written directions.
· Learn specific operations and procedures of position/assignment.
· Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @acgov.org and alamedacountyHR@acgov.org as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the "My applications" button on the Current Job Openings page.

Please take the steps recommended above to insure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.

Carla Ortiz,  Human Resources Technician

Human Resource Services, County of Alameda

(510) 208-4911

Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer