Assistant Director, Support Services (Benefits & Leaves)(473N)[235]

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance.
• Advises in the hiring of benefits staff; hires, supervises and evaluates the Benefits Specialist, Data Analyst and Lead Leave Representatives.
• Communicates and works cooperatively with other divisions and the Human Resources Department to develop and maintain the CCSD employee benefits program.
• Manages the Flexible Benefits Plan, which includes employee insurance plans, open enrollment, monthly voucher reimbursement and counseling employees on the plans.
• Manages employee benefits counseling, monitors and maintains leave records and coordinates the assistance employees receive in making insurance changes outside of the Open Enrollment period due to a qualifying event.
• Addreses situations with extenuating circumstances related to Family and Medical Leave (FML) in accordance with the federal regulation and coordinates FML with other leaves. Manages leave approval for all types of leave; effectively communicates information related to Family Medical Leave, Short and Long-term Leave, Hardship Leave, Short and Long-term, Disability, and Catastrophic Illness Leave Bank, to the Benefits staff, administrative personnel, and employees.
• Evaluates all new insurance bids (dental, vision, life, supplemental life, dependent life, cancer, short-term and long-term disability) tax shelter annuities proposals, and any other benefit CCSD considers; provides timely and supported recommendations regarding the best offer to the Support Services Supervisor.
• Maintains the processes and troubleshoots problems as needed related to payroll benefit deductions that must be accounted for, balanced, and remitted to the proper entity in a timely manner to include medical, life, cancer, dental, short-term disability insurance, optional spending accounts, and the direct billing for benefits deductions not taken due to leave without pay or insufficient payroll.
• Interprets, coordinates, and effectively communicates all necessary changes/updates to insurance policies, open enrollment, the catastrophic illness leave bank, and leave information to District administrative personnel and employees in a timely manner.
• Assists the Human Resources Department, as requested, in providing insurance information to new hires in accordance with all federal, state, and local guidelines.
• Manages the Flexible Benefits Accounts budget for the Benefits Department.
• Develops and maintains a working knowledge of all Federal laws and local guidelines pertaining to employee benefits.
• Communicates effectively with Technology Services regarding desired program changes and anticipated/detected problems with timeliness.
• Serves as an ex-officio member of Catastrophic Illness Leave Bank Committee.
• Performs other duties as assigned by appropriate administrator.

Qualifications

Not specified