Poll Clerk

The Alma Mater Society (AMS) is the University of British Columbia's (UBC) student society, and works to improve the academic, social and personal lives of the 56,000 UBC students at its Vancouver campus. The AMS also runs nine food and beverage outlets, a catering and conference operation, and the AMS Student Nest, providing on-campus employment opportunities and generating revenue that goes directly back into supporting the students at UBC.Position title: Poll Clerk Reports to: Elections Administrator  Supervises: None  Employee status:     Hourly, Part-time Length of term: Training in late February from February 27 - February 28Hours per week: hours during Election from March 2 - March 7Compensation: $18.00 per hour    Position Purpose   AMS Elections is seeking motivated, enthusiastic students to maintain voting stations on campus throughout the election period, providing visibility and accessibility to students with the goal of encouraging students to vote. Poll Clerks will be responsible for managing voting stations at various sites around UBC, enforcing campaign regulations surrounding voting stations, and reporting any irregularities. Poll clerks are required to be impartial.    Duties and Responsibilities Manage set-up, take-down and functioning of voting stations  Provide impartial information to students  Recognize and report voting irregularities  Enforce campaign regulations at all times  Safeguard electoral equipment  Engage and draw potential voters  Communicate technical difficulties  Works with the AMS mission statement and values to operate a successful department  Other duties as required Qualifications and Experience Must be a currently registered student at UBC Vancouver or one of its affiliated colleges  Cannot be a candidate in the General Election  Cannot be a member of the AMS Council, an Associate Vice-President of the AMS, an AMS Service Coordinator, a member of an AMS Committee, or hold an executive position in any Constituency or Club of the AMS  Cannot be holding any position to which they have been appointed by the AMS Council  Cannot have held an AMS Executive office in the past year  Punctual and strong communication skills  Enthusiastic about attracting voters and increasing voter turnout  Dedication to maintaining non-partisanship during campaign and voting period   Prior electoral experience is not required, but should have significant interest in the elections process.To Apply: Please submit a resume and cover letter. Application deadline: 11:59pm February 2, 2026Due to the large volume of resumes we receive at the AMS, we are only able to contact those we are interested in interviewing and cannot reply to email/phone/walk-in inquiries regarding application status.