Working at the elections

4 weeks ago


North Shields, United Kingdom Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Full time

Working at the Elections

If you are 18 and over and interested in working at an election, then we are always looking for people to help.

Most scheduled elections take place on the first Thursday in May, however Parliamentary General Elections can be called at any time of the year. During an election, we have various jobs that you would help us with:

Presiding Officer - £276 (plus £50 to attend training)

Presiding Officers are responsible for the conduct of the ballot in the polling stations and they must have a good knowledge of the voting procedure.

Poll Clerks - £192 (plus £20 to attend training)

Poll Clerks assist the Presiding Officer in the conduct of the ballot in the polling stations. No previous experience needed, full training will be provided.

Count Assistant - £14 per hour (day rate), £21 per hour (evening and weekend rate)

Count Assistants in a team will open ballot boxes, verify to the accounts and then count the votes for each candidate in the elections. Great care must be taken to ensure that mistakes are not made. No previous experience needed, full training will be provided.

If you would be interested in joining us, have a look at our web pages, where you can read the full job description for each role and complete the expression of interest form.


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