Paid roles for election

Wimmera-southern Mallee people can apply for temporary election worker roles ahead of this month’s Federal Election.

Australian Electoral Commission Victoria and Tasmania state manager Nye Coffey said working at an election was ‘a great way to earn extra money and contribute to your community’. The Federal Election is on May 21. “Temporary election work is paid and no election experience is required – we’ll give you all the training and support you need,” Mr Coffey said.

“We’ve got more than 23,800 jobs in Victoria and there are more than 100,000 temporary positions throughout Australia, with jobs still available in most locations.

“We want to have people working at polling places who reflect our diverse population, so we welcome registrations of interest from everyone – including people who speak a language in addition to English, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with a disability.

“While most of the jobs are on election day itself, some are in the weeks before and after election day.”

Mr Coffee said all election workers must have full COVID-19 vaccination or medical exemption, and must wear a face mask at work.

“We’ll have a number of COVID-19 safety measures in place to help keep voters and our workers safe,” he said.

“I encourage people to visit aec.gov. au and register interest today, as letters of offers are currently being issued.

“It’s an opportunity to get paid to have a front row seat to see democracy in action.”