Election employment opportunities

• Manages and supervises election officials at an assigned voting place
• Ensures voting procedures are followed and voting places are safe and accessible
• Is responsible for problem solving and managing issues related to voters, media, candidate representatives (scrutineers), and election officials in the assigned location(s)

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• Assists the Presiding Election Official (PEO) and in the PEO’s absence, assumes the duties and responsibilities of the PEO
• Assists with the setup  and closing of the voting location and registration of voters

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• Processes voters and updates voter information on the electronic voters list
• Issue ballots to eligible voters
• Cleans and sanitizes voting station, equipment and voting place

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• Greets voters and provides information and assistance to voters
• Assists voters to insert their ballot into the tabulator while keeping the secrecy of the ballots
• May be assigned one or more roles as greeter and/or ballot tabulator attendant or Kids Vote booth attendant on advance voting days
• Cleans and sanitizes voting station, equipment and voting place

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How to apply online

• To work for the 2022 Vancouver Election, you must create an applicant profile through MyImpactPage.com External website, opens in new tab under ‘I am new to MyImpactPage.com’. 
• If you have previously worked as a City of Vancouver election official, please log in with your existing username under ‘I already have a username’.
• If you have any issues with creating a profile or logging in to an existing profile, please email electionwork@vancouver.ca.

Getting contacted

• We are unable to respond to every applicant due to the high volume of applications received. Only applicants who are being considered will be contacted. Applicants that are being considered are usually contacted within 3 weeks after the closing date.

Online testing for applicants

• If the position you are being considered for requires testing, the recruitment team will connect with you by email.

Working during advance voting and on election day

• You must work election day on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Advance voting is optional and applicants can provide their advance voting availability in the application.

Choosing which areas of the city to work

• You can provide this information in the application. We will do our best to accommodate your preferences but cannot guarantee specific locations as it will be based on operational needs.

Choosing who you work with

• You can provide this information in the application. We will do our best to accommodate your preferences but cannot guarantee specific co-workers as it will be based on operational needs.

COVID-19 vaccination requirements

• You are required to be fully vaccinated and must confidentially provide proof of vaccination as a condition of hire and ongoing employment. Applicants may only be exempted from this requirement if they request and are approved for an accommodation based on a reason related to a Human Rights Code ground (such as disability). Such a request must be made during, not after, the recruitment process.
• Fully vaccinated is when someone has received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines acceptable to the BC Centre for Disease Control.

Wearing a face mask

• You are required to wear a mask at all times while working.

Attending training

• You will need to attend mandatory training sessions for your assigned role.
• Training will occur in September 2022. There will be a variety of days, evenings and weekends to choose from.

Getting paid and when

• You will be paid by direct deposit. You will need to submit a void cheque or a date stamped direct deposit form from the bank. If you don't have a bank account you will get paid by cheque and it will be mailed out to the address you provide to us
• You will get paid on October 28, 2022 by direct deposit. Payment will be made upon completion of all voting assignments.

Who needs to pay the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability pension

• People under the age of 18 or over the age of 70 are automatically exempt from paying CPP.
• If you are between 65 and 70 and would like to be exempt from the CPP deductions, you must complete the CPT3 form External website, opens in new tab  and submit it to the recruitment team on or before September 30, 2022.

How to handle mistakes with your pay

• Send an email to electionwork@vancouver.ca with the subject line – Pay Discrepancy.

How to get your T4

• It will be mailed to your mailing address no later than February 28, 2023. If you change your mailing address, please inform payroll as soon as possible. You can send your updated mailing address to payroll@vancouver.ca