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Application for Election Workers
Thank you for your interest in supporting the 2022 Election with the City of Kitchener! In 2018, it took over 450 workers to support the Election, and we would love to have you on the team.
Working the Election is fun! Here are the things you need to know before you apply.
Election workers must:
be a Canadian citizen.
be 18 years of age or older by October 24, 2022.
attend all required training prior to Voting Day on October 24, 2022.
arrive at the voting location 1 hour before voting locations open at 10 a.m.
remain at your assigned polling location for the consecutive 12 hours of a shift.
be comfortable following direction to perform repetitive tasks that require attention to detail.
Some roles have preferred requirements unique to the position, such as access to a personal vehicle, being able to lift up to 40 lbs and sit or stand for extended periods of time. Please watch the videos below to learn more about the positions you can apply for and what to expect on Voting Day.
Please complete and submit the form, including a short knowledge check at the end, to help us get to know you and how you might best support the 2022 Election. The entire process should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Watch here to learn about Kitchener's 2022 municipal election.
Personal Information
First Name
Last Name
Will you be 18 years of age or older on Voting Day (October 24, 2022)?
Yes
No
Contact Information
Email
Primary Phone Type
Cell Phone
Home Phone
Work Phone
TTY Phone
VRS Phone
Primary Phone Number
Secondary Phone Type
Cell Phone
Home Phone
Work Phone
TTY Phone
VRS Phone
Secondary Phone Number
Mailing Address
Address 1
Address 2
City
Province
Select
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Postal Code
Watch here to learn about our election team.
Application Details
Are you currently employed by the City of Kitchener? Please note that applications from current employees are pending approval from your Manager or Supervisor to participate in the Municipal Election and attend any necessary training.
Yes
No
Please indicate your work Department.
Corporate Services
Community Services
Development Services
Financial Services
Infrastructure Services
Office of the CAO
Please indicate your work Division.
Chief Administrators Office
COR Office, GM
Communications
Equity, Anti-Racism, and Indigenous Initiatives
Human Resources
Legal Services
Office Mayor and Council
TIS
ByLaw Enforcement
CSD Office, GM
Corporate Customer Service
Fire
Neighbourhood Programs & Services
Sport
Building
DSD Office, GM
Economic Development
Engineering
Planning
Transportation
Asset Management & Business Solutions
Office of the CFO
Financial Planning
Financial Operations
Revenue
Facilities Management
Fleet
Gas & Water Utilities
INS Office, GM
Operations Roads/Traffic
Parks & Cemeteries
Sanitary & Stormwater Utilities
Please indicate your job title.
Do you have any management or supervisory experience?
Yes
No
Do you have previous experience working in an election?
Yes
No
What type of election did you support?
Municipal
Provincial
Federal
Other Value
Where?
What role?
Please provide details of your experience or knowledge of electronic voter strike off.
Have you applied to support any other 2022 municipal elections?
Yes
No
Please indicate which positions you would be willing to work
Deputy Returning Officer (DRO)
Election Assistant (EA)
Manager Deputy Returning Officer (MDRO)
Tabulator Assistant (TA)
When are you available to work?
Advance Poll - Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Advance Poll - Thursday, October 13, 2022
Advance Poll - Friday, October 14, 2022
Advance Poll - Saturday, October 15, 2022
Advance Polls & Voting Day - Wednesday, October 12 to Saturday, October 15, 2022 & Monday, October 24, 2022
Voting Day - Monday, October 24, 2022
First choice work location, if known. We will do our best to accommodate all location requests where possible.
A Better Tent City
Activa Sportsplex
Alpine Public School
Breithaupt Centre
Briarfield Gardens
Bridgeport Public School
Brigadoon Public School
Canadian Martyrs Catholic School
Centreville Chicopee Community Centre
Chandler Mowat Community Centre
Chartwell Bankside Retirement Residence
Chicopee Hills Public School
Conestoga Lodge
Country Hills Community Centre
Country Hills Public School
Crestview Public School
Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre
Doon Valley Golf Course
Doon Village Retirement Residence
Driftwood Park Public School
Fergus Place
Forest Heights Community Centre
Forest Heights Long Term Care Facility
Forest Hill Public School
Glencairn Public School
Grand River Hospital - Freeport Campus
Grand River Recreation Complex
Groh Public School
Highland Place
J.W. Gerth Public School
Janet Metcalfe Public School
Jean Steckle Public School
JF Carmichael Public School
John Darling Public School
John Sweeney Catholic School
K.P.L. - Central Library
K.P.L. - Forest Heights Community Library
K.P.L. - Grand River Stanley Park Library
Kingsdale Community Centre
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
Lanark Heights Retirement Centre
Mackenzie King Public School
Margaret Avenue Public School
Mill Courtland Community Centre
Millwood Manor
peopleCare A.R. Goudie
Queensmount Public School
Ray of Hope
Resurrection Catholic Secondary School
Rockway Centre
Rockway Golf Course
Saint John Paul II Catholic School
Sandhills Public School
Smithson Public School
Sportsworld Arena
St. John's Catholic School
St. John's Kitchen
St. Paul Catholic School
Stanley Park Community Centre
Sunnyside Home
Sunnyside Public School
The Village of Winston Park
The Westmount Long Term Care Residence
Trinity Village Care Centre
Victoria Hills Community Centre
Victoria Park Pavilion
Victoria Place
W.T. Townshend Public School
Westmount Public School
Williamsburg Public School
Wilson Avenue Public School
Second choice work location, if known.
A Better Tent City
Activa Sportsplex
Alpine Public School
Breithaupt Centre
Briarfield Gardens
Bridgeport Public School
Brigadoon Public School
Canadian Martyrs Catholic School
Centreville Chicopee Community Centre
Chandler Mowat Community Centre
Chartwell Bankside Retirement Residence
Chicopee Hills Public School
Conestoga Lodge
Country Hills Community Centre
Country Hills Public School
Crestview Public School
Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre
Doon Valley Golf Course
Doon Village Retirement Residence
Driftwood Park Public School
Fergus Place
Forest Heights Community Centre
Forest Heights Long Term Care Facility
Forest Hill Public School
Glencairn Public School
Grand River Hospital - Freeport Campus
Grand River Recreation Complex
Groh Public School
Highland Place
J.W. Gerth Public School
Janet Metcalfe Public School
Jean Steckle Public School
JF Carmichael Public School
John Darling Public School
John Sweeney Catholic School
K.P.L. - Central Library
K.P.L. - Forest Heights Community Library
K.P.L. - Grand River Stanley Park Library
Kingsdale Community Centre
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
Lanark Heights Retirement Centre
Mackenzie King Public School
Margaret Avenue Public School
Mill Courtland Community Centre
Millwood Manor
peopleCare A.R. Goudie
Queensmount Public School
Ray of Hope
Resurrection Catholic Secondary School
Rockway Centre
Rockway Golf Course
Saint John Paul II Catholic School
Sandhills Public School
Smithson Public School
Sportsworld Arena
St. John's Catholic School
St. John's Kitchen
St. Paul Catholic School
Stanley Park Community Centre
Sunnyside Home
Sunnyside Public School
The Village of Winston Park
The Westmount Long Term Care Residence
Trinity Village Care Centre
Victoria Hills Community Centre
Victoria Park Pavilion
Victoria Place
W.T. Townshend Public School
Westmount Public School
Williamsburg Public School
Wilson Avenue Public School
Third choice work location, if known.
A Better Tent City
Activa Sportsplex
Alpine Public School
Breithaupt Centre
Briarfield Gardens
Bridgeport Public School
Brigadoon Public School
Canadian Martyrs Catholic School
Centreville Chicopee Community Centre
Chandler Mowat Community Centre
Chartwell Bankside Retirement Residence
Chicopee Hills Public School
Conestoga Lodge
Country Hills Community Centre
Country Hills Public School
Crestview Public School
Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre
Doon Valley Golf Course
Doon Village Retirement Residence
Driftwood Park Public School
Fergus Place
Forest Heights Community Centre
Forest Heights Long Term Care Facility
Forest Hill Public School
Glencairn Public School
Grand River Hospital - Freeport Campus
Grand River Recreation Complex
Groh Public School
Highland Place
J.W. Gerth Public School
Janet Metcalfe Public School
Jean Steckle Public School
JF Carmichael Public School
John Darling Public School
John Sweeney Catholic School
K.P.L. - Central Library
K.P.L. - Forest Heights Community Library
K.P.L. - Grand River Stanley Park Library
Kingsdale Community Centre
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
Lanark Heights Retirement Centre
Mackenzie King Public School
Margaret Avenue Public School
Mill Courtland Community Centre
Millwood Manor
peopleCare A.R. Goudie
Queensmount Public School
Ray of Hope
Resurrection Catholic Secondary School
Rockway Centre
Rockway Golf Course
Saint John Paul II Catholic School
Sandhills Public School
Smithson Public School
Sportsworld Arena
St. John's Catholic School
St. John's Kitchen
St. Paul Catholic School
Stanley Park Community Centre
Sunnyside Home
Sunnyside Public School
The Village of Winston Park
The Westmount Long Term Care Residence
Trinity Village Care Centre
Victoria Hills Community Centre
Victoria Park Pavilion
Victoria Place
W.T. Townshend Public School
Westmount Public School
Williamsburg Public School
Wilson Avenue Public School
Is there someone you would be interested in working with OR are you participating in the City's Adopt a Poll Program?
Yes
No
We will do our best to accommodate all requests where possible. Please indicate who you would like to work with (List all First and Last Names - John Smith; Tom Thompson). Please note all interested parties are required to submit their own application.
Do you have a valid driver's license and access to a personal vehicle larger than a compact car?
Yes
No
Can you lift up to 40lbs?
Yes
No
Are you comfortable sitting for prolonged periods of time?
Yes
No
Are you comfortable standing for prolonged periods of time?
Yes
No
Are you able to work for the required 12 hours?
Yes
No
Are you comfortable in a customer service role?
Yes
No
Are you comfortable solving math questions under pressure (addition and subtraction)?
Yes
No
Are you comfortable working with a computer?
Yes
No
Are you willing to work with new technology, such as tabulators?
Yes
No
Are you fluent in any languages other than English?
Yes
No
Please list any other fluent languages.
Watch here to learn about working the election.
Knowledge Check
When is Voting Day?
June 2
October 24
September 10
November 15
Who is the primary supervisor and point of contact at a voting location?
The Mayor
The Election Assistant (EA)
The Election Office
The Managing Deputy Returning Officer (MDRO)
You can leave the voting location to go home or get lunch while working at the voting location.
True
False
Where can an eligible voter cast their vote during the City of Kitchener Election?
Anywhere within their Ward.
Only at City Hall.
Only at a specific Polling Location.
Anywhere within Canada.
How many Wards are there in the City of Kitchener?
10
5
1
8
Which of the following words in not an Election related term?
Councillor
Ward
Voter
License
What are the Election principles guiding the 2022 Election?
Respect
Dignity
Equity
All of the above
The Clerk has 45 pens. She gave 10 to Dianna and 22 to Jaclyn. How many pens does the Clerk have left?
5
30
45
13
Which of the following is not an office on the ballot for the 2022 Kitchener Election?
Mayor
Ward Councillor
Regional Chair
Prime Minister
How often does the City of Kitchener hold an Election?
Annually.
Once every four years.
Every leap year.
Once every eight years.
It is mandatory for all election workers to attend a training session prior to working the election. Will you be available to attend the online training session prior to October 12, 2022?
Yes
No
Declaration
I declare that: I have not and will not engage in political activity in the 2022 Election including: Registering as third party advertiser to support or oppose a candidate before or during the election. Seeking nomination or being a candidate in the election. Canvassing or campaigning on behalf of a candidate. I am not a family member of an individual seeking nomination or running in the 2022 Election, and The information provided is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
Yes
No
Please be advised that the City's primary method of communication for election worker hiring and scheduling will be email.
Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, and will be used to determine suitability of the applicant for hiring and scheduling as a municipal election worker and for payment purposes. Questions about this collection can be directed to the City Clerk.
Phone: 519-741-2203
TTY: 1-866-969-9994
Fax: 519-741-2872
Email: election.hiring@kitchener.ca
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