Benefits Specialist

The Center’s mission is to help children and adults with differing abilities achieve their dreams. We do this by offering programs that support people with disabilities to live, work, learn and enjoy recreational opportunities in the community of their choice.

Our vision is to support people through teams that are dedicated to the achievement of excellence and innovation, embraced within a community based upon respect, kindness and open communication.

Center for Developmental Disabilities Values:

• Everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
• People are supported to reach their unique and maximum potential.
• Individual choices are encouraged and incorporated into everyday life.

At the Center, we embrace diverse voices and value the seen and unseen qualities that make each person unique. We are committed to the advocacy for people with disabilities through the creation of a community based upon full inclusion and equity. Our commitment to DEI learning facilitates opportunities and growth for our employees so that the people we support may thrive.

Some Job Responsibilities:

• Manage all employee benefit programs, such as medical, dental, ancillary benefits, life insurance, accident and disability insurance, COBRA, flexible spending, and the Agency's 403(b) plan.
• Serves as the subject matter expert for management and first point of contact for Agency's employees regarding all employee benefits issues, concerns, and questions,
• Present Agency benefits during New Hire Orientation.
• Liaison with insurance carriers and brokers.
• Manage benefits open enrollment process, including any communications to be sent out to staff/management regarding open enrollment.
• Administers and tracks all employee FMLA/PFL, workers' compensation, and/or other similar leaves and absence while ensuring compliance with applicable law and Agency policy.
• Generates reports concerning HR activities for management, when and as requested.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of three years of work experience in an employee benefits or similar role.
• Extensive knowledge of employee benefits and applicable laws.
• Enthusiastic team player, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ethics and cultural awareness.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Teams.
• Knowledge of administering employee benefits is a plus but not mandatory.
• Experience working with Kronos or a similar HRIS system.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

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We provide a robust benefit package and a $1,000 Sign-On Bonus.

An employee's salary is based on commensurate experience and other qualifications. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.