Human Resources Specialist - Compliance

Risk Management, Claims Coordination, and Insurance Support

• Performs assigned Human Resources risk management and claims-related activities, including tracking, records management, audit support, insurance application and renewal support, and related reporting.
• Maintains effective working relationships with City departments, vendors, insurers, third-party administrators, legal counsel, outside agencies, and the public to support assigned compliance and risk functions.

ADA Coordination and Civil Rights Compliance

• Serves as the City’s ADA Coordinator and primary resource for ADA-related questions, requests, and compliance activities.
• Coordinates accommodation requests, interactive process documentation, communications, and related follow-up.
• Provides technical guidance to City staff regarding assigned employment, civil rights, disability accommodation, workers’ compensation, unemployment, and related compliance processes.
• Researches, interprets, and applies applicable policies, procedures, laws, regulations, and program requirements related to assigned HR compliance and risk functions.

Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment Administration

• Coordinates workers’ compensation program activities, including claim intake, documentation, reporting, communication with departments, and coordination with third-party administrators, legal counsel, medical providers, and other parties as assigned.
• Affords assistance to departments with workers’ compensation procedures, injury reporting, modified duty, return-to-work coordination, and related requirements.
• Collaborates with unemployment claims administration, including timely responses, documentation, tracking, hearing preparation, and communication with applicable agencies and departments.
• Maintains related case files, records, reports, and supporting documentation.

Records, Reporting, and Analysis

• Completes, maintains, and updates required compliance-related records, statistics, reports, logs, and documentation, including work injury reporting and assigned audit materials.
• Exercises independent judgment in researching, analyzing, interpreting, and applying policies, procedures, laws, regulations, and program requirements related to assigned HR compliance and risk functions, including claims, trends, and program effectiveness.
• Prepares reports, summaries, findings, and recommendations to support departmental planning, compliance efforts, risk management functions, and decision-making.

Policies, Procedures, Training, and Human Rights Advisory Board Liaison Support

• Assists with reviewing, developing, updating, and implementing policies, procedures, forms, notices, and training resources related to compliance, risk, ADA, and related Human Resources functions.
• Serves as staff liaison to the City’s Human Rights Advisory Board by coordinating meeting logistics, agendas, minutes, records, reports, and related communications in accordance with applicable City procedures.

Other Duties

• Assists with special projects, audits, training coordination, and program improvement efforts related to compliance and risk administration.

Compensation & Benefits

• Boot, Clothing and Vehicle Allowances, if applicable.
• City issued Cell Phone, if applicable.
• Retirement/Pension - City employees are required by statute to contribute to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS).
• Voluntary retirement contributions are offered with Nationwide, Mission Square, and Empower KPERS 457.
• Medical, Dental, Vision - The City offers an excellent benefits package that includes wellness, medical, vision, dental, and prescription drug benefits.
• Paid Holidays – 10.5 paid holidays per year plus one additional floating holiday.
• Paid Vacation - 12 to 26 days per year based on years of service.
• Paid Sick Leave - 12 days per year.
• Paid Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks of paid leave.
• Education Reimbursement, Professional Development.
• Certifications/Licensure - The City will reimburse up to $8,000 per calendar year for tuition and fees. Professional Development funds are based on department budget.
• Certification/licensure may be reimbursed by the City.

Other Benefits

• Long-term disability, employer paid group life insurance, basic life insurance, employee assistance program and an array of voluntary benefit options.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Manhattan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and believe the best workplaces bring together employees with diverse skill sets, backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints to achieve common goals. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any basis protected by law.