Registered workers

This information is for people who have already registered to work at elections.

Election staff self-service portal

The election staff self-service portal contains your registration information, including job offers and pay details. You can update your contact and banking details on the portal. You can also let us know if you are no longer interested in working at elections.

You can access the portal on all desktop and mobile devices. You cannot access the portal outside of Australia.

Election staff self-service portal login

User ID: your user ID is the email address you registered with.

Forgot your password? Click on 'forgot password' to get a link to reset your password. This email can take up to 30 minutes to arrive. Remember to check your junk folder. If you have not received an email after 30 minutes please contact the personnel helpline.

Email: personnelhelpline@vec.vic.gov.au

Phone: 1300 783 043 (9 am - 5 pm weekdays)

Job offers

You must meet all the eligibility requirements to receive a job offer. To be eligible you must be:

an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, or hold a current work visa
18 or older.

If you are successful we will send you a job offer by email. You can accept or decline the offer in the election staff self-service portal. Log in and follow the prompts to finalise your offer.

We send job offers at any time in the weeks leading up to election day, or in the counting period after election day.

Read duty statements for all available roles.

If you have worked in previous elections

You do not need to register again if you have worked at a previous election.

Working at past elections does not guarantee we will offer you a role in the future. Roles are offered based on the staffing needs of the area.

Disclosure of political activities

Having staff who are politically neutral is critical to our impartiality. We will ask you to complete a disclosure of political activities before we appoint you to a role. We are lawfully authorised to refuse employment to a person because of any political membership or activity.

Election staff pay rates

Election official pay rates

Election official role	2022 State election package rate	Local Govt and by-election package rate
Assistant voting centre manager	$874	$896
Count support officer (part day pm)	$159	$163
Declaration issuing officer	$628	$644
Election liaison officer	$1054	$1081
Election official (Ordinary issuing officer )	$568	$582
Pack-up officer	$255	$262
Voting centre manager L1	$998	$1024
Voting centre manager L2	$1034	$1061
Voting centre manager L3	$1070	$1097
Voting centre manager L4	$1105	$1134

These rates apply from 1 December 2023.

Election casual pay rates

Election casual role	Base hourly rate	Rate including 25% loading	1.5 x base rate	2 x base rate
Assistant early voting manager	$30.99	$38.74	$46.49	$61.98
Computer count team leader	$32.74	$40.92	$49.11	$65.47
Counting officer	$27.23	$34.04	$40.85	$54.46
Counting team leader	$32.74	$40.92	$49.11	$65.47
Data entry operator	$30.99	$38.74	$46.49	$61.98
Early voting centre manager	$30.99	$38.74	$46.49	$61.98
Early voting centre officer	$26.16	$32.70	$39.24	$52.32
Election casual consultant L1	$27.23	$34.04	$40.85	$54.46
Election casual consultant L2	$31.57	$39.47	$47.36	$63.15
Mobile voting officer	$26.16	$32.70	$39.24	$52.32
Mobile voting manager	$28.66	$35.83	$43.00	$57.33
Office assistant L1	$27.23	$34.04	$40.85	$54.46
Office assistant L2	$30.99	$38.74	$46.49	$61.98
Office assistant L3	$32.74	$40.92	$49.11	$65.47
Team leader special projects	$32.74	$40.92	$49.11	$65.47

These rates apply from 8 June 2024.

Need help?

You can find more information in the Employment guide for election casuals and officials (PDF, 553 KB). Please contact our personnel helpline if you have a question that is not answered in these documents.

Email: personnelhelpline@vec.vic.gov.au
Phone: 1300 783 043 9 am - 5 pm weekdays