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Counting assistant
Description of duties
Sorting and counting ballot papers
Date and hours of work
Friday 3 May 2024, 10am to approximately 6pm, and Saturday 4 May 2024, 11am to approximately 5pm
Location
John Charles Centre for Sport, Bowls and Athletics Centre, Middleton Grove, Leeds, LS11 5DJ
Payment
Friday 3 May 2024 - £13.46 per hour (this includes £1.45 per hour holiday pay).
You will be paid for a minimum of 8 hours. Minimum pay will therefore be £107.68
Saturday 4 May 2024 - £20.14 per hour (this includes £2.17 per hour holiday pay). (Saturday rate - time and a half).
You will be paid for a minimum of 6 hours. Minimum pay will therefore be £120.84.
Senior counting assistant
Description of duties
- distributing ballot papers to counting assistants
- supervise counting assistants
- advise figures to count supervisor
- assist with calculations
Previous experience
Counting assistant or working in a senior role in substantive post.
Date and hours of work
Friday 3 May 2024, 10am to approximately 6pm
Saturday 4 May 2024, 11am to approximately 5pm
Location
John Charles Centre for Sport, Bowls and Athletics Centre, Middleton Grove, Leeds, LS11 5DJ
Payment
Friday 3 May 2024 - £23.42 per hour (this includes £2.52 per hour holiday pay).
You will be paid for a minimum of 8 hours. Minimum pay will therefore be £187.36.
Saturday 4 May 2024 - £35.05 per hour (this includes £3.77 per hour holiday pay). (Saturday rate - time and a half).
You will be paid for a minimum of 6 hours. Minimum pay will therefore be £210.30.
Poll clerk
Description of duties
- assisting the presiding officer to prepare the polling station for the poll
- checking identification of electors attending to vote
- finding and marking the electors on the register of electors
- issuing ballot papers
- complete online interactive training session
Location
Polling stations throughout the Leeds City Council area
Payment
Standard pay £197.67
*20% uplift £39.60
Holiday pay £28.71
**Training £10.00
Total £275.98
*A 20% uplift in the payment has been included as there will be 2 or more polls on Thursday 2 May 2024.
**The training payment will be made for completion of the online training.
Presiding officer
Description of duties
- responsible for the setup of the polling station
- supervise poll clerks
- checking identification of electors attending to vote
- decision making on referred identification
- collect ballot box and equipment from the returning officer the weekend 27-28 April 2024
- return ballot box and equipment immediately after the close of poll
- complete online interactive training session and attend online briefing
Previous experience
Experience of poll clerk or working in a senior role in substantive post.
Training
Two online training sessions
Location
Polling stations throughout the Leeds City Council area
Payment
Standard pay £274.39
*20% uplift £54.94
Holiday pay £39.76
**Training £10.00
Total £379.10
*A 20% uplift in the payment has been included as there will be 2 or more polls on Thursday 2 May 2024.
**The training payment will be made for completion of the online training
Polling station inspector
Description of duties
- visiting polling stations within an allocated area throughout polling day
- first point of contact for presiding officers
- resolving issues arising or operational problems, escalating to the Returning Officer as required
- complete polling station checklists on each visit, noting any issues comments for the returning officer
- assist Presiding Officers with checking identification where required
- collection of postal votes from polling stations and deliver to the returning officer
- collect ballot box and equipment from the returning officer the weekend 27-28 April 2024
- responsible for the receipt of ballot boxes and equipment at the close of poll
- complete online interactive training session and attend online briefing sessions for Polling Station Inspectors
Previous experience
Experience as presiding officer or working in a senior role in substantive post.
Training
Online training session for polling station staff and attendance at a training session for polling station inspectors
Location
Polling stations throughout the Leeds City Council area
Payment
Standard pay £328.95
*20% uplift £65.79
Holiday pay £47.60
**Training £20.00
Total £462.34
Mileage will be paid at the HMRC defined rate of 0.45p per mile.
*A 20% uplift in the payment has been included as there will be 2 or more polls on Thursday 2 May 2024.
**The training payment will be made for completion of the online training
Postal vote opening clerk
Description of duties
- counting envelopes returned
- following instructions on opening and checking contents of envelopes
- counting the number of ballot papers received
Dates
Tuesday 23 April, Wednesday 24 April, Thursday 25 April, Tuesday 30 April, Wednesday 1 May, Thursday 2 May
Location
Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 1UR
Payment
£11.98 per hour
£1.45 per hour holiday pay
Total £13.43 per hour
Postal vote team supervisor
Description of duties
- supervising opening clerks
- verifying and adjudicating on doubtful personal identifiers
- providing daily statistics to the returning officer
- ensuring accuracy on ballot papers put forward to the count
- dealing with orphaned documents
- time recording of the team
Previous experience
Experience of opening clerks or working in a senior role in substantive post
Dates
Tuesday 23 April, Wednesday 24 April, Thursday 25 April, Tuesday 30 April, Wednesday 1 May, Thursday 2 May
Location
Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 1UR
Payment
£16.63 per hour
£2.01 per hour holiday pay
Total £18.64 per hour
Postal vote operational team assistant
Description of duties
- receipting of daily mail from Royal Mail
- opening of mail
- sortation and distribution of mail to Team Supervisors
- securing of ballot papers at the end of each opening session
Dates
Tuesday 23 April, Wednesday 24 April, Thursday 25 April, Tuesday 30 April, Wednesday 1 May, Thursday 2 May
Location
Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 1UR
Payment
£14.41 per hour
£1.62 per hour holiday pay
Total £16.15 per hour
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