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We are currently looking for a Benefits & Leave Coordinator to join our Central Administration. If the following opportunity sounds like the right fit for you, please apply.

Primary Purpose:

Performs administration of employee benefits to include: new hire enrollment, claims resolution, change and payroll reporting, auditing and approving invoices for payment, and communicating all benefit plan information to employees.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• High school diploma or GED with college credit hours or equivalent work experience.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of administration of employee benefits programs
• Ability to interpret and disseminate insurance and benefits information to individuals and groups
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in keyboarding and file maintenance
• Ability to use personal computer and software to develop spreadsheets, databases, and word processing
• Knowledge of workers compensation, unemployment, and the leave of absence policies to include FMLA.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent computer skills

Experience:

• Three years’ experience in human resources, or closely related field.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

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  Administer employee benefit programs such as group health insurance, dental, life, and medical.
• Ensure that all employee benefit enrollments are processed within required time limits to meet payroll deadlines.
• Conducts benefits orientation as needed for new hires.
• Liaison in the annual open enrollment process, including making group presentations and ensures in preparing, distributing, and receiving materials and forms.
• Acts as liaison to employees for the requirements of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Administers Affordable Health Care Act compliance requirements in addition to include 1095c processing, distribution, and yearly IRS reporting.
• Determine eligibility for various leave programs including Family and Medical Leave (FMLA), long term absences and temporary disability leave according to established guidelines and provide employees with required timely notice.
• Liaison for accommodations requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• Counsel with employees and supervisors concerning leave benefits and provide employees with accurate information on deductions from pay relating to absences, medical certification requirements, return-to-work dates, etc.
• Work cooperatively with payroll department and risk management to oversee the processes of all employee leaves and absences, including those relating to workers’ compensation claims.
• Any other duties required by Chief Human Resources Officer.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Work with frequent interruptions, maintain emotional control under stress. Occasional prolonged or irregular hours. Regular district wide travel to multiple work locations as assigned; moderate lifting and carrying.

Texans Can Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer