Job Summary
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION - TRAINING OPTION
The San Diego County Registrar of Voters is seeking Trainers to fill temporary employment positions to train poll workers for the upcoming November 4, 2025, Election.
The ideal candidate for this position is able to learn an expansive body of detailed information in a short period of time and is able to convey this information clearly and accurately - in accordance with a specifically timed training script-as part of a training team. This position requires the ability to exhibit professionalism, patience, and integrity in all interactions with colleagues and with a diverse group of volunteers.
This recruitment is open continuously and can close at any time once the business needs of the department have been met. Please apply immediately.
This recruitment is open continuously and can close at any time once the business needs of the department have been met. Please apply immediately.
Qualifications include:
The following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities have been identified as necessary and/or desirable for this job:
Positive Attitude/Professional Behaviors:
- Ability to represent the Registrar of Voters in a professional/non-partisan manner.
- Ability to work well within a team, demonstrating supportive behaviors and a positive attitude.
- Ability to take direction and accept constructive feedback from team members and supervisors.
- Willingness to perform other duties as requested and to work a flexible schedule that may include nights and weekends.
Facilitation:
- Ability to consistently and clearly communicate key points in every class while adapting the presentation to the needs of a diverse group of adult volunteers.
- Skill and passion for training adult volunteers.
- Knowledge of facilitation skills, including: the differences between presenting, teaching, and facilitating, and appropriate techniques for handling challenging class participants.
- Ability to lead interactive class exercises and assist individual class participants with completing exercises correctly.
- Ability to apply the theories and principles of adult learning to deliver training.
- Ability to consistently and clearly communicate key points in every class.
- Skill in interacting with adults with a diverse range of abilities.
- Ability to demonstrate friendly, customer-service skills when interacting with poll workers.
- Ability to appropriately handle poll workers' questions during class.
- Ability to appropriately address poll workers' comments during class, including those of an opinionated and/or political nature.
Attention-to-Detail:
- Ability to learn and remember intricate and important details of San Diego County election procedures and to accurately convey this information to poll workers.
- Ability to identify and communicate to supervisors any training participants who may be unable to perform duties adequately on Election Day.
- Ability and willingness to help set up/take down training sites and clean up/reset after each training class.
- Ability to stand for 3 hours and to lift up to 28 lbs.
- Ability to drive and to show current Driver License and proof of insurance upon employment.
Technical Ability:
- Ability to successfully complete required online training lessons and to facilitate discussion of online training objectives with class participants.
- Ability to set up and operate classroom audiovisual equipment (instructions on use will be given).
- Ability to arrive to all scheduled assignments on time.
- Ability to complete class sessions within accepted timeframes, making adjustments when needed to cover key items.
Pay Rate:
Trainer, EW-V: $25/hour
Trainer, EW-V: $25/hour
If there are any questions or concerns regarding the online application process, please contact Human Resources at processunitemail.fgg@sdcounty.ca.gov or call 619/236-2191 (option 3).
Qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview at the Hiring Department's convenience.
Thank you for your interest!