Poll Worker Program Ambassador – Marvin Center

To recruit and engage BGSU students to serve as nonpartisan poll workers in future elections, with a primary focus on campus tabling and peer outreach.
Career Readiness Competencies: 

• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Leadership
• Professionalism

• Staff recruitment tables across campus to share information about poll worker opportunities.
• Engage students in conversation, answer questions, and provide accurate information on eligibility and training.
• Deliver short presentations to groups of 1-30 students about serving as a poll worker.
• Support other programs and processes associated with the Poll Worker Program (e.g. workshops, events, training logistics, communication with county boards of elections).
• Assist with outreach through events, class visits, and digital promotion.
• Complete poll worker training through the program to be knowledgeable and prepared.
• Help track student interest and participation for program reporting.
• Represent the Marvin Center and the Poll Worker Program in a professional, nonpartisan manner.

• Current BGSU student in good academic standing.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Comfortable engaging peers at tables, events, and in group settings (1-30 people).
• Dependable, professional, and able to work independently.
• Interest in civic engagement, leadership, or community service preferred.

• Applicants must submit a resume for consideration for this position. We intend to begin extending invitations for interviews on February 6 but would like for the job description to be up for longer. We are flexible on the amount of student employees we are able to hire for this position based on interest.
  
• Ambassador Expectations 
  
  • You are expected to work a minimum of 2 hours per week with a maximum of 20 hours per week. 
  • Expect to work around 10 hours, although this number will vary depending on availability.  
    
  • You must clock in and out in the Marvin Center when starting and ending your shift 
    
  • When representing the poll worker program, you must remain nonpartisan. This means you cannot say or wear anything that expresses support or disdain for a certain candidate, party, or policy. If students try to engage with you in a partisan manner, please respectfully remind them that the poll worker program is non-partisan and direct them to alternate resources.  
    
  • Dress code is snappy casual. This means no sweatpants, ripped jeans, or cropped tops. Please wear appropriate clothing, preferably jeans, and a nice shirt. If you are working on Friday, you must wear BGSU apparel for Falcon Friday.  
    
  • When working, you are representing the Marvin Center. Please act professionally and be aware of how your actions reflect on the Poll Worker Program and the office.  
    
  • Be present, be engaged, and be kind.  
    
  • You are expected to complete all training materials and ask questions if you have them. 
    

Bowling Green State University is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer. We are committed to ensuring an equal employment opportunity for all applicants and encourage applications from all regardless of sex, race, veteran-status, disability, age, gender identity, genetic information, religion, or sexual orientation. EEOC Know Your Rights Poster: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Bowling Green State University, please call 419-372-8421 or email ohr@bgsu.edu .

BGSU is an E-Verify employer.  If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I-9 employment verification process. A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents