ELECTIONS EQUIPMENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST – Elections

Summary

Educates and supervises temporary staff that will serve on the Voting Equipment Help Desk and at polling locations on voting equipment and supplies used at the polling locations. Instructs temporary staff on the method of logging service calls into automated system during the election cycle. Maintains training materials for instructing users on how to log service calls into the automated system. Assists with building supply kits used at the polling locations. Assists the Technology Resource Coordinator with ballot preparation, testing, and State-mandated recounts. Serves as backup to Inventory Control Analyst for elections telephone system.

POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME

AFTER A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED

Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains updated entity and elected official contact information.
• Develops and maintains materials and supplies needed for teaching classes and on-the-job reference guides.
• Verifies and confirms phone bank computers and phones are in working order and ready for use. Liaises with IT for repairs and trouble tickets. Serves as backup for Elections Department phone system contact.
• Contributes to ballot proofing and verification by reading and validating accuracy of ballots.
• Trains and supervises temporary workers prior to and during the election to ensure support calls from locations are properly handled and that temporary staff are following prescribed procedures. Works with Assistant Elections Coordinator / Trainer to ensure temporary workers are adequately trained in the proper use of voting equipment.
• Under the supervision of the Technology Resource Coordinator, prepares documents required for use in performing partial manual recounts and requested recounts of ballots for elections.
• Under the direction of the Technology Resource Coordinator, conducts public testing of the voting equipment by verifying and validating every possible combination of election outcome on each piece of voting equipment.
• Assists the Election Supplies Specialist with preparation of supply kits and early voting close out and post-election tasks to ensure Secretary of State election, chain of custody, and in-house forms are completed and received by appropriate Elections area.
• Post-election, reviews call logs to determine what needs to be improved for the next election.
• Performs all other related duties as required.

Minimum Requirements

NOTE : You must fill out the work history and education sections of application to show you have years of experience / education as required by hiring department or be disqualified.

High school diploma or equivalent.

Two (2) full-time years of clerical experience. Administrative and elections experience is preferred.

Proficiency in spreadsheet, word processing, and similar software.

Organizational skills.

Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Able to clearly communicate goals and objectives.

If hired, must provide proof of educational attainment at new hire processing