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The Supervising Deputy Returning Officer (SDRO) oversees the voting location and manages poll officials on election day.

**Responsibilities**:

- Supervise one (1) voting location.
- Act as a liaison to relay information between the voting location and the Returning Officer.
- Report any services that are disrupted, incidents that occur or complaints that are made at the voting location to the Returning Officer in a timely manner.
- Contact poll officials to ensure your team is available to work on the prescribed days and times.
- Bring, set up, test and troubleshoot the technology.
- Follow troubleshooting steps to assist in resolving issues with technology (computer, printer, modem).
- Ensure staffing resources, supplies and poll layout conforms with standards.
- Ensure the voting location is free of any campaign materials.
- Ensure the voting location is accessible to the electors.
- Assist electors with disabilities, if required.
- Supervise poll officials to ensure proper procedures are being executed.
- Manage a large flow of electors within a voting location.
- Complete tasks using forms and lists on a computer equipped with VoterView software.
- Temporarily backfill a poll official role, if required.
- Resolve any issues at the voting location escalated by the poll officials as they arise.
- Ensure the voting location promptly closes on time, and that all electors that entered the voting location prior to close can mark and cast their ballot to vote.
- Communicate the results to the returning office.
- Remove all posters and signage after closing on election day.
- Ensure poll supplies and technology from the voting location are returned to the returning office after closing on election day.
- Ensure time sheets from the voting locations are returned to the returning office after closing on election day.

**Qualifications**:

- Access to a cell phone and vehicle to travel to and from the returning office and voting location.
- Availability to work up to 9 hours on advance vote days, including evening and weekends, and up to 12 hours on election day.
- Availability to attend a training session.
- Ability to lift up to 60 lbs.
- Ability to read and observe voting procedures at the voting location.
- Strong interpersonal communication (verbal and written) and problem solving skills to resolve issues and communicate solutions to staff and the public in an efficient and timely manner.
- Ability to understand, rationalize and resolve situations efficiently as they arise.
- Ability to identify and verify information provided by an elector in a timely manner via hard copy or mobile device.
- Ability to complete data entry of elector information using specific software programs.
- Ability to complete paper-based forms with clear and legible handwriting and good attention to detail, if required.
- Ability to calculate, tally and track the number of ballots manually, if required.
- Ability to work for long stretches of time (up to 12 hours).
- Ability to learn quickly, follow directions, and complete repetitive duties.
- Ability to multi-task.

**Hourly Rate: $31.25**

**Hourly Rate (Weekend): $39.06**

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Please be advised that effective November 1, 2021, all staff (including full-time, part-time, seasonal, and contract) will be required to receive two doses of a Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccine.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.