Elections Aide

Job Description:

Elections Aide

Description

Introduction

Join Placer County's Elections Team - Bilingual Skills Needed!

Do you speak another language? Placer County needs you!

The Placer County Elections Office is actively recruiting temporary/extra help bilingual Elections Aides for the November 4, 2025 Statewide Special Election. We need your help if you are fluent in any of the following languages:

• Spanish
• Tagalog
• Korean
• Punjabi

Why Your Language Skills Matter

Bilingual Elections Aides are integral to ensuring language accessibility throughout Placer County voting centers. As a bilingual Elections Aide, you will be readily available to greet, assist and translate election materials in your language to any voter who requires language assistance.

About the Role

Elections Aides are responsible for performing a wide variety of tasks including, but not limited to, setting up equipment and supplies; assisting and processing voters; and assisting in closing procedures. Elections Aides will be required to attend a mandatory training.

Vote Centers will be open for voting for either a 4 or 11-day voting period. Depending on which you are assigned to, you will either be required to work from Saturday, October 25, 2025 through Tuesday, November 4, 2025 or from Saturday, November 1, 2025 through Tuesday, November 4, 2025. You must be able to work either all eleven or all four days.

If you are fluent in Spanish, Tagalog, Korean, or Punjabi and want to play a vital role in making elections accessible to all voters in Placer County, we want to hear from you!

POSITION INFORMATION

To work the election, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be at least 18 years of age (or a minimum of 16 years of age if participating in the Student Poll Worker Program)
• Be a registered voter in the State of California OR a permanent legal resident of the United States
• Be able to read and write in fluent English
• Be able to attend a mandatory training prior to the election

Prior to the date of hire, applicants must undergo a fingerprint test by the Department of Justice and may require a pre-employment physical.

Questions? Please contact the Placer County Elections Office at 530-886-5650 or email placer_precincts@placer.ca.gov!


DEFINITION

(Unclassified)

Under supervision, performs a variety of manual and clerical tasks in the preparation of elections materials; assist in checking and verifying signatures and recording precinct numbers on petitions; assists in preparations for election vote counting; and does other work as required.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Incumbents of this class work on an extra-help only basis, and as such cannot work in excess of 1000 hours in a fiscal year, nor are they eligible to be transitioned into a permanent full-time position. Assigned tasks are performed on an as-needed basis, usually during peak work periods generated by preparatory and subsequent activities related to elections. Task assignments are generally routine, may be easily learned with training and do not require continuous supervision.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general supervision from higher level Elections staff.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Respond to public inquiries by telephone or at the counter concerning general information, such as location of precinct polling places, absentee voter applications and ballots, and other routine information.
• Assist the public by providing requested forms and with completing forms.
• Verify signature on voter registration affidavit forms.
• Proofread sample ballots, official ballots and other elections material.
• Perform routine tasks such as filing, sorting, filling envelopes with voting material and batching.
• Perform a variety of assigned tasks in preparation for election vote counting.
• Prepare precinct supplies by packing boxes of materials.
• Locate polling places and pick up ballots and other supplies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: Some work or voluntary experience including public contact which provides the abilities required above.

Training: Formal or informal education or training which ensures the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance.

Required License or Certificate:
May need to possess a valid driver’s license as required by the position. Proof of adequate vehicle insurance and medical clearance may also be required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

• English usage, spelling, and punctuation.
  
• Basic office methods and equipment.
• Basic mathematical calculations.
• Procedures for maintaining inventory records.
• Methods for the care and operation of common duplicating bindery and postage equipment.

Ability to:

• On continuous basis, sit at desk and/or stand at counter for long periods of time. Intermittently twist and reach office equipment; bend, squat, climb, kneel and twist when operating equipment; write or use keyboard; occasionally run errands, lift light to moderate weight Intermittently review and verify documents related to election operations to include verification of authenticity of signatures.
• Establish effective working relationships with the public in order to explain and interpret forms and procedures.
• Understand and carry out both oral and written directions.
• Perform routine mathematical calculations.
• Operate, adjust and maintain duplicating, bindery and postage equipment.
• Proofread documents for correctness and consistency.
• Verify and check data.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Placer County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an active nondiscrimination program. It is the stated policy of Placer County that unlawful harassment, discrimination, and retaliation are prohibited and that all employees, applicants, agents, contractors, and interns/volunteers shall receive equal consideration and treatment. All terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, transfer, and promotion will be based on the qualifications of the individual for the positions being filled regardless of the following characteristics: gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, race (including traits associated with race, which include, but are not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, ancestry, religion (including creed and belief), national origin, citizenship, primary language, immigration status, physical disability (Including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics/information), age (40 or over), marital status, military and/or veteran status, sex (including parental status, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), reproductive health decision making, the person’s use of cannabis off the job and away from the workplace, political orientation, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law or any combination of two or more characteristics stated herein. Please contact the Human Resources Department at least 5 working days before a scheduled examination if you require accommodation in the examination process. Medical disability verification may be required prior to accommodation.

Closing Date/Time: 10/24/2025 5:00:00 PM

Salary:

$17.54 - $21.91/hour