Benefits Coordinator

Hiring range: $65,952.15 – $73,280.17 annually, dependent upon experience. Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

About the role

The City is seeking a Benefits Coordinator who enjoys helping people, solving problems, and creating positive employee experiences. In this highly visible and employee-facing role, you will serve as a trusted resource for employees navigating their benefits, helping them understand their options, answering questions, resolving concerns, and connecting them with the resources they need.

From welcoming new employees during orientation to providing ongoing support through life events and annual enrollment, you will have an opportunity to make benefits easier to understand and more accessible to employees across the organization.

Working closely with the Benefits and Leave Manager, you will also help keep the City's benefits and wellness programs moving forward behind the scenes. You will coordinate benefit enrollments and changes, partner with vendors, maintain accurate information across HR and benefit systems, develop employee communications, and support regulatory reporting and administrative processes. You will also play an active role in the City's wellness initiatives by coordinating events, facilitating wellness activities, tracking incentives, and helping bring the annual Benefits and Wellness Fair to life.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted resource for employees navigating their benefits, helping them understand their options, answering questions, and resolving concerns.
• Support new employees during orientation and provide ongoing support through life events and annual enrollment.
• Coordinate benefit enrollments and changes, and maintain accurate information across HR and benefit systems.
• Partner with vendors and support regulatory reporting and administrative processes.
• Develop employee communications related to benefits and wellness programs.
• Coordinate wellness events, facilitate wellness activities, track incentives, and help organize the annual Benefits and Wellness Fair.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• A minimum of three years of administrative support experience.
• Demonstrated competence with customer service and Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with HRIS systems.
• An equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Benefits

We care about our employees and offer a generous benefits package:

• Health & wellness benefits.
• 6% retirement contribution match and 3% 457 Deferred Compensation match.
• General leave and work/life balance programs.