Leave Coordinator

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This position serves as the subject matter expert for the County's Leave programs. Provides guidance and support in assigned FML and Leave programs. Monitors and is knowledgeable of pending federal, state, and local legislation and employment law to include FMLA, ADA, VA Worker's Comp and FLSA to assess County impact to ensure compliance. Benchmarks and gathers data from private organizations, associates and public sector jurisdictions and makes necessary recommendations of changes to ensure our program is completive and compliant.

Illustrative Duties
(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)

General

• Responds to customer needs of average difficulty, applying standard practices and regulations;
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with customers;
• Researches, assesses, and analyzes situations;
• Develops options and strategies to resolve issues, problems, and complaints;
• Manages assigned special projects and programs;
• Answers questions as knowledgeable resource in one or more functional area;
• Recognizing the implications of proposed changes, identifies and collaborates with appropriate individuals and groups to develop and implement the changes.

Benefits

• Conducts benefit seminars, open enrollment meetings, and new employee orientations;
• Assists employees seeking complex information and guidance on the plans and options available;
• Understands benefit law and regulations; expeditiously acts on action plan assignments;
• Investigates and resolves disputes, problems, and issues between employees and benefit plans.

Required Knowledge Skills And Abilities
(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

Knowledge of human resources administration and management principles and practices as they apply to various functional areas;

• Knowledge of group/team dynamics;
• Knowledge of federal, state, and county laws, regulations, and ordinances pertaining to human resources programs and management.
• Skill in the use of computer hardware and software;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with applicants, employees, county officials and/or citizen groups;
• Ability to gather, analyze and present data;
• Ability to speak and write effectively;
• Ability to work as a team member.

Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:

(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in personnel administration, public administration, or a related field plus two years of professional-level human resources experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in FML and Absence Management
• Experience administering Leave programs.
• SPHR or similar nationally recognized human resources professional certification.
• Experience managing compliance with federal, state and local rules and regulations related to employees and retirees benefit programs

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to lift up to 10 lbs. Must be able to communicate with others. This position requires ability to operate standard office equipment and personal computer; ambulation; ability to communicate with others receiving oral and written communication. Visual acuity is required to read data on computer monitors. All duties may be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview; may include exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 39% of residents speak a language other than English at home ( Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others ) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY EEO/AA/TTY.