Position Schedule, Requirements, and Work Location
Employees hired for this position may be offered assignments during different phases of the election cycle based on the Department’s operational needs. The availability and duration of individual assignments may vary.
District Support and Election Day Assignment:
Employees selected for the District Support assignment will receive mandatory paid training prior to beginning field duties. Training will begin on October 23, 2026.
Prior to Election Day, employees may be assigned to drive City vehicles to deliver equipment, supplies, and other election materials to polling places throughout San Francisco.
On Election Day, November 3, 2026, employees will work an extended assignment that may be approximately 20 hours. Employees will drive a City vehicle to and from approximately 30 predetermined polling places within San Francisco and perform assigned polling place support duties according to Department procedures and instructions.
Post-Election Assignments:
Following Election Day, employees may be offered additional assignments assisting with ballot processing, canvass activities, equipment retrieval, and other post-election operations. The duration and schedule of post-election assignments will depend on the Department’s operational needs.
Work locations will vary depending on assignment and may include polling places and other locations throughout San Francisco, the Department of Elections office at City Hall, and the Department’s warehouse at Pier 31.
Work hours will vary significantly according to the demands of the election cycle and assigned work. Employees may work between 20 and 40 hours per week during certain periods and must be available to work flexible schedules, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, Election Day, and overtime, as required by operational needs. Overtime hours are paid at 1.5 times the regular hourly rate.
The position requires frequent driving and entry into and exit from an assigned vehicle; prolonged periods of sitting, standing, and walking; repetitive election-processing tasks; and the ability to lift, carry, push, pull, and move election equipment and materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
This is a temporary exempt as-needed position. Temporary exempt as-needed employees who have worked more than 1040 hours in any consecutive 12-month period, and whose normal work week at the time of inclusion in the system is not less than 20 hours are eligible for health coverage and retirement benefits. For more information on the City and County of San Francisco benefit policies, refer to the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/benefits/.