The 100,000 Australian Electoral Commission jobs on offer paying up to $35 an hour

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is looking to hire more than 100,000 workers in the lead up to next year’s federal election.

It’s searching for people Australia-wide to apply as frontline polling staff, supervisors, mobile voting teams, remote area service teams and counting staff.

Some roles are offering to pay staff $35 per hour, including paid training.

The roles will be on a casual basis, some of them offering five-weeks of employment.

Most of the jobs are in New South Wales, given it has the biggest voting population, followed by Victoria then Queensland.

Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers encouraged anyone interested to apply and added there was a high chance they would be given the job.

“We become one of the nation’s largest employers ever so briefly — the likelihood of getting employed if you register with us is very high, particularly in regional communities,” Rogers said.

“It can be difficult to find staff in regional and remote areas, so we really need people to put up their hands, get involved in their communities and make sure people in their areas can vote.

“You don’t need election experience to work for us, but you do need to be able to take an impartial and neutral approach to your work — that is not negotiable.”

The AEC said applicants must be over the age of 18 years old and an Australian citizen.

Workers have to be strict politically neutral, meaning they cannot express an opinion or take actions in relation to political parties, political candidates, and their policies.

The commission provided a breakdown of job numbers required in each state.

About 42,600 workers will be recruited in NSW, equivalent to 35 per cent of the national temporary workforce.

In Victoria, 33,000 workers will be hired, while in Queensland 25,000 workers are needed.

South Australia requires 10,500 staff, Western Australia 15,000 and the Northern Territory 2000.

Tasmania will need 4000 workers to cover Hobart, Launceston and other parts of the state.

Tasmanian AEC state manager Hannah Brown said her office was desperate to fill all spots by election time next year.

“If you register your interest with us, there’s a good chance we’ll be able to offer you work at election time.

“Even if people don’t live in a particular area where we need workers, we hope they’ll consider travelling a short distance to help us give all Tasmanian communities the opportunity to vote locally.”