Lead Elections Office Worker

Full Job Description

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The Elections Division of the County Clerk-Recorder's Office is gearing up for the June 2, 2026, Primary Election and is seeking to fill approximately ten (10) intermittent positions to support elections that service every voter in Ventura County across all 10 cities.

This role is ideal for candidates with prior election experience, strong leadership skills, and the ability to provide critical operational and administrative support for the Elections Division.

In this role, you will train and oversee subordinate staff, coordinate assignments, organize vote centers, support key projects and participate in the interview and selection process.

NOTE: Intermittent employees perform temporary work and are paid on an hourly basis.

Intermittent employees are not regular county employees and are not eligible for county benefits. Additionally, Intermittent employees are limited to working a maximum of 1, 664 hours per fiscal year (July1 - June 30).

Distinguishing Characteristics:

This classification is used to fill temporary assignments during local, state, and federal elections.

PAYROLL TITLES AND APPROXIMATE SALARIES:

Elections Worker III: $27.00 Hourly

This classification is pending Board approval.

AGENCY/DEPARTMENT: County Clerk-Recorder, Elections Division

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill current temporary/intermittent positions as well as future Extra Help vacancies. There are currently approximately ten (10) intermittent vacancies in the Elections Division, depending on operational needs.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

Opening Date: Monday, February 2, 2026

Closing Date: Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, the schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications to meet business needs.

Requirements

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

• Provides operational and administrative support in vote centers and Elections Division Office.
• Trains, leads, and oversees extra-help staff by coordinating assignments and guiding them through election-related projects and tasks.
• Organizes vote center locations and serves as a resource and backup to maintain continuity of services.
• Lead the Elections extra-help staff in projects and assignments
• Assist extra help staff by explaining procedures and resolving issues and concerns.
• Assist with the development of maps, training programs, procedural guides and reference materials for election units.
• Participates in the interview and selection of extra-help staff and supports hiring processes, including review of timecards.
• Serves as a resource and backup to maintain continuity of services.
• Set up and coordinates voting site.
• Travel to vote centers experiencing operational and technical issues to provide troubleshooting support.
• Provides support and acts as backup to ensure continuity of services.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Any combination of education, training, experience equivalent to two (2) years of clerical experience.

Must have organizational, public speaking, and customer service skills.

Prior experience working for an Elections division

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents must be able to work flexible hours: early start time, overtime, evenings, holidays, and weekends with little notice and as needed.
• Be willing and able to perform routine and repetitive tasks which may include sitting or standing for long periods of time.
• Must be willing and able to work in the Elections Division office and vote center locations throughout Ventura County.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Thorough knowledge of: modern office methods and practices; record maintenance systems; letter writing and report compilation and public contact techniques.

Considerable knowledge of: the operations, procedures and practices used in support of the function to which assigned; techniques to expedite or improve clerical tasks and record processing; correct English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Working skills: depending on assignment, incumbents may be required to demonstrate a certain prescribed proficiency in typing or equivalent word processing/data entry and/or taking/transcribing dictation.

Thorough ability to: perform and coordinate moderately difficult and responsible clerical work with little or no direct supervision; set up and maintain records and filing systems; extract information from a variety of sources; operate a variety of automated office equipment; accurately perform and proof the transfer of information from one document to another; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships; understand, follow and convey written and verbal directions.

Additional Information

FINAL FILING DATE: This is a continuous recruitment and may close at any time; therefore, apply as soon as possible if you are interested in it. Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.

To apply online, please refer to our website at www.venturacounty.gov/jobs. A paper application can be obtained by calling (805) 654-5129. Our address is: County of Ventura, Human Resources Division, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.

Note to Applicants: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications.

A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however, it/they may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE - qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this exam at the time of filing.

This questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position.

Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration.

APPLICATION EVALUATION - Pass/Fail: An application evaluation will be conducted to determine whether or not each applicant possesses the required minimum requirements for this recruitment.

Applicants who have been determined to meet the minimum qualifications through the evaluation process will be placed on the eligible list.

Applicants successfully completing the examination process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of six (6) months.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A thorough pre-employment, post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information and driving record is required for this position.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

For further information about this recruitment, please contact Melissa Rodriguez by email at melissa.rodriguez@venturacounty.gov or telephone at (805) 654-2556.