Location
Mississauga, ON | Canada
Job description
Req ID: 24532
Vacancy Type: Temporary
Contract Duration: 6 months and onsite
Number of Positions: 1
Closing Date: 02/23/2024
Job Summary
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK at Civic Centre requires Elections Assistants to support the By-Election in June 2024.
Temporary Position from January 2024 to June 2024
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Manager/Supervisor Elections, the successful candidate will be part of the election core team and will be required to perform a variety of daily elections administrative tasks including:
- Assisting with Election worker recruitment, data entry, compiling agendas and minutes for business meetings
- Providing support for the candidate nomination process
- Assisting with the posting/distribution and revisions to the Voter's List.
- Assisting with polling locations to ensure that all furniture, equipment and accessibility requirements are met with school boards and other City and private locations.
- Ensuring that Election website is updated accordingly.
- Responding to inquiries from candidates, voters and election workers
- Assisting with the training of all Election Workers.
- Performing reception duties
- Performing other related duties as assigned.
Skills and Qualifications
- Minimum secondary school education; post-secondary education with an emphasis on office administration or a program related to the job is considered an asset.
- A demonstrated working knowledge and/or strong understanding of the municipal government process and municipal elections; experience in the municipal sector is an asset
- Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised in a team environment; use sound judgement and be able to carry out work assignments independently.
- Demonstrated ability to read, interpret and apply policies, by-laws and legislation
- Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills required to interact with various departments, candidates, voters, election workers as well as external agencies.
- Proven ability to work in a fast paced, high pressure environment.
- Strong computer skills in Microsoft desktop applications.
- Ability to lift 50 lbs to 75 lbs on a routine basis is required.
- Must have access to a vehicle to frequent travel frequently to various locations across the City of Mississauga and be able to work evenings and weekends
Hourly Rate/Salary: $ 27.90 - $ 37.20 (Based on salary Grade B $50,784-$67,713)
Hours of Work: 35
Work Location: Civic Centre
Organization Unit: CPS/Elections & Vital Statistics
Department/Division/Section: CPS/Corporate Services Dept , CPS/Office of the City Clerk , Elections & Vital Statistics
Non-Union/Union: Non Union
A Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (Level 2) or Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3) will be required of the successful candidate, at their own expense, to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.
We thank all who apply, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. You can also check your application status in your candidate profile online.
All personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the City of Mississauga will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
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