The Australian Electoral Commission is looking for temporary election workers across Queensland to help deliver the federal election to be held on Saturday 21 May.
AEC State Manager for Queensland, Stephanie Attard, says working at an election is a great way to earn extra money and contribute to your community.
“The federal election is around one month away. Temporary election work is paid and no election experience is required – we’ll give you all the training and support you need,” Ms Attard said. “We’ve got over 19,100 temporary election jobs in Queensland and there are over 100,000 temporary positions throughout Australia, with jobs still available in most electoral divisions.
“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 few weeks before and after election
day. “We’ll have a number of COVID-19 safety measures in place to help keep voters and our workers
safe.
“I encourage people to visit our website and register interest today, as letters of offers are currently
being issued,” Ms Attard said. “It’s an opportunity to get paid to have a front row seat to see democracy in action.”