Elections Technician

This position will be working in the Elections Division of the Property Records and Taxpayer Services Department at the County Government Center in Stillwater. We are looking for an energetic customer service skilled individual with multi-tasking abilities who works collaboratively with others. This position is part of the team administering elections, including preparation for elections, post-election responsibilities, and providing customer service to voters.

Duties will include administrative and direct work with election judges, including recruiting, hiring, communication, training, and other duties, work in an election judge management system database, and coordination of polling places.

• Paid work experience in elections administration
• Work experience providing customer service to the public (in-person and over the phone) in a fast-paced environment
• Paid work experience performing administrative tasks, such as scheduling, drafting communications to groups, and verifying and editing documents for accuracy
• Proficient computer skills using Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and work with specialized software
• Work experience interpreting County, State, and Federal rules, regulations, statutes, and policies
• Prior experience performing accurate data entry and manipulating existing data in a database
• Experience researching, analyzing, and verifying records, reports, applications, and other documents

Your training and experience will be rated based on the required application material submitted and the top scoring candidates will be forwarded to the hiring department for further consideration.

40 hours per week, scheduled between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday. Some Saturday, Sunday, and evening hours will be required during election cycles. Work schedules (hours and days) and location are subject to change based on department needs.

$21.53 - $29.26 Hourly

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- Verify Participation. Washington County participates in the federal E-Verify program. This means that Washington County will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Washington County is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact DHS and/or the SSA before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment.

Employers may not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants and may not limit or influence the choice of documents you present for use on the Form I-9.

Right to work Poster

Provides customer service; completes financial and legal document research, preparation and processing, and performs general office duties.

Education and Experience:

High School diploma or equivalent. Prior experience with customer service, financial reporting, and database management is preferred.

Core Competencies outline essential business and professional, supervisory and leadership and work traits necessary to perform this job.

• Support and prioritize a welcoming and respectful workplace that fosters diversity and encourages contributions from all individuals.
• Provide inclusive and equitable service to all members of the community with dignity and respect.
• Demonstrate support for the County’s diversity, equity and inclusion program.
• Promotes a culture of continuous quality improvement in the workplace.
• Demonstrates knowledge of, or ability to learn, quality/continuous improvement.
• Uses a computer, calculator, ten-key machine, copier, bar code machine, ten keypad, telephone, fax machine, mail opener, scanner, microfiche machine, printer, and voter equipment.
• Demonstrates knowledge of policies, regulations, statutes, procedures, forms, terminology, and practices associated with supported division.
• Uses equipment required in the division of employment.
• Responds to both written and oral…