How to register for election work

The full registration process can take up to 30 minutes. We will ask for your:

  • contact details
  • confirmation of your eligibility
  • diversity information
  • work or volunteer experience if you have any (but experience is not necessary).

Get started

  1. To register, click the ‘Register to work at elections’ button and follow the prompts for 'Election staff'.

    Register to work at elections
  2. You will see a list of vacant positions: Click the purple ‘Election Staff’ text. This link will take you to the ‘Vacancy Details’ page:
    You will see a list of vacant positions: Click the purple ‘Election Staff’ text. This link will take you to the ‘Vacancy Details’ page.
  3. Click the purple ‘Apply’ button at the bottom right of the page. You will see the ‘VEC Online Registration’ page:
    Click the purple ‘Apply’ button at the bottom right of the page. You will see the ‘VEC Online Registration’ page.
  4. Click the ‘Register for recruitment’ button. You do not need to enter an email address or password.
    Click the ‘Register for recruitment’ button. You do not need to enter an email address or password.
  5. Read the privacy statement.
  6. Click the purple ‘Accept’ button in the bottom right corner.
    Click the purple ‘Accept’ button in the bottom right corner.
  7. The following screen will appear: Enter your email address and create a password. Your password must contain:
    • 10 characters or more
    • no spaces
    • one capital (upper case) letter
    • one number (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0)
    • one symbol (! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) only)
    • 7 lower case letters.

      The following screen will appear: Enter your email address and create a password.
  8. Click ‘Continue’ at the bottom of the page.

    You should see a message confirming you have created a log in for the portal: You are not yet registered on the employment register. You still need to activate your account and enter more information.
    You should see a sign-up successful message on the page.
  9. Check your email for a confirmation link. This may be in your junk or spam folder.
  10. Click the link to activate your account.
  11. Check your email for the following confirmation message: Click the link or copy it into your browser to confirm your email address.
    Check your email for a confirmation message.
  12. The following screen will appear: Click on 'Click here to continue'.
    An account confirmation message should appear on the page.
  13. If a 'Confirm account failed' message appears, click 'Sign in' at the top right of the screen. If you are on a mobile device this will be 3 lines. You will then need to sign in using your email address and password. This will take you to the 'Overview' page. There are 4 sections on the left side of the page.
    You may receive a 'confirm account failed' message.
  14. Click 'Continue' at the bottom of the page. This will take you to the 'Contact Details' tab: Some of your personal information will already be populated.
    The election staff application form 'overview' page.
  15. Complete the empty fields on the 'Contact Details' tab.
    Complete the empty fields on the 'contact details' tab.
  16. Click 'Save and continue' at the bottom right of the page. If you miss a field, you will see an error message at the top of the page. You will then move to the 'Questionnaire' tab.
  17. Answer all questions on the 'Questionnaire' tab that have a red line in front of the answer box.
  18. Enter your Working with children check (WWCC) number under Question 6, if you have one. This is a free-text question with a 700-character limit. If you type more than 700 characters, you will see an error message.
  19. At the bottom of the page, click 'Save and continue' to move to the next screen. You will see the 'Submit Application' screen.
    The questionnaire tab on the election staff application form.
  20. Click the purple ‘Submit’ button to finalise your application.

    The submit application page.

An ‘Application Summary’ screen will appear:
The application summary page.

The status of your application should now be 'Submitted'.

You will receive an email confirmation with the subject line 'Your application has been received'.
An example of of a confirmation email.

In 3 to 5 business days, you will receive a final email containing a link to the VEC self-service portal. This portal is where you can:

  • Update your details
  • accept job offers
  • complete timesheets

You are now fully registered on our election staff self-service portal.

This is your VEC profile for all future casual election roles. You will not need to register for any future election events to be considered for employment.

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