Benefits: Specialist
Title: Benefits Specialist
Reports to: Director of Human Resources
Supervises: NoneTerm of Employment: 12 Month
Salary: Grade 68FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt
Qualifications:- Associate's Degree preferred
- Graduation from high school and any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities
- Purpose: To coordinate employee benefits programs
Responsibilities:- Maintains all necessary employment forms for newly hired personnel.
- Meets with all new hires to complete paperwork for hiring and review of benefits offered by the school system.
- Maintains all employment and benefit forms in order for employees to make changes as needed.
- Files all changes in benefit coverages, reviews monthly reports, and processes payments to vendors as necessary.
- Maintains and educates employees on retirement savings accounts (401K, 403B, 457B)
- Conducts Homeland Security checks on all employees.
- Serves as district administrator of NCID and UID accounts.
- Serves as district administrator for ACA.Serves as district administrator for Workers Compensation, COBRA, and disability claims.
- Serves as district administrator for all insurance policies.
- Assists payroll department in tracking payroll deductions, new hire information and leave balances.
- Maintains employee leave balance information for leaves of absences.
- Provides leadership for the Volunteer Shared Leave Committee.
- Serves as district contact for all retirees and provides individual assistance to employees in filing for retirement.
- Communicates updated NC information to retirees.
- Creates and maintains employee identification badges.
- Assists Personnel Director with staff recognition programs.
- Meets with employees in need of specialized background checks/fingerprinting for certain roles.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Knowledge and Abilities:
- Knowledge of general office practices.
- Knowledge of basic bookkeeping and accounting practices.
- Ability to operate standard office machines.
- Ability to use correct grammar, spelling, and mechanics in writing reports.
- Ability to enter data on a computer system.
- Ability to compare information accurately.
- Ability to use basic computer software programs and learn the use of more complex software.
- Knowledge of purchasing and selection practices.
- Training and Experience:
- High School Diploma and two years of employment in an administrative office or equivalent combination of education and work experience preferred.
- Training or experience in the use of Microsoft Office Products preferred.
