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Naperville seeks help with special census

Naperville is seeking individuals to apply to work as enumerators, crew leaders and clerical staff in the partial special census being conducted in early 2018.

Applicant testing begins this week.

Interested applicants can visit the city's website at www.naperville.il.us/specialcensus to review a job description to determine if they meet basic eligibility requirements.

All prospective applicants must be at least 18 years old; have a valid driver's license and a vehicle available for their use; be able to hear responses and read questionnaires; be available to work a minimum of 20 hours a week; be available for day, evening and weekend work; and be able to attend a four-day training session in January.

Applications can be found on the website or at the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St. Completed applications may be returned to the attention of Community Planner Kasey Evans at the municipal center or scanned and emailed to evansk@naperville.il.us.

Enumerators visit households within the special census areas and collect basic facts about each member living in a housing unit, such as name, age and relationship to a householder. Census takers are paid $15.51 an hour, plus mileage and paid training.

Also needed are crew leaders who will receive $16.51 an hour, clerical staff who will be paid $12.51 an hour and one field operations supervisor, who will be paid $18.51 an hour.

Applicants will be contacted prior to the start of the special census to take a job-related test to further determine suitability for census employment.

If selected, workers will be invited to attend a training class and then given a work assignment that lasts roughly four to eight weeks.

The city is holding a special census in select areas where significant population growth is believed to have occurred since the last decennial census in 2010.

Because state income, local use and motor fuel taxes are based on a per capita distribution, a certified increase in the city's population will mean increased revenue to the city.

Naperville last held a special census in 2008.

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