Benefits and Leave Administrator

Overview

As a Benefits and Leave Administrator, you will manage the benefits and leave programs for the Agency and support the end-to-end processes of all Agency-wide benefits, retirement, and leave of absence programs with a focus on a positive employee experience, compliance, and continuous program improvement.

Essential Duties

• Serve as a Benefits and Leave subject matter expert, ensuring program requirements are met. Coordinate with third-party vendors to manage benefit programs, leave and disability administration, and oversee ADA requests and accommodations. Work closely with other HR staff on future planning, revision, compliance, and communication of Agency benefit and leave programs.
• Answer benefits and leave of absence questions and provide consultation to employees. Determine eligibility for various leave types requested by employees and provide employees with required notification and documentation. Make decisions regarding insurance eligibility for status changes and authorize qualifying events to allow for special open enrollment.
• Document leave management activities. Monitor and provide recommendations for leave-related and ADA workflow enhancement opportunities and improvements. Gather, measure, research, and analyze benchmark data such as leave and benefit utilization and trends. Effectively communicate data-based recommendations to management designing continuous improvement initiatives and identifying trending statistics.
• Provide direction and oversight with respect to benefit and leave administration, FMLA, ADA accommodations, and benefit and leave related policies and procedures. Collaborate with Human Resources Business Partners, workers compensation analysts, and others in developing return to work strategies or accommodations under the ADA or ADAAA, when necessary.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of benefit, leave, and absence records and data, conduct system audits, and prepare reports.
• Monitor State and Federal regulations relevant to leave and benefits. Make recommendations to internal partners on how to respond to new laws / regulations.
• Serve as a liaison between the agency and vendors, benefit trust, State and Federal leave providers, and short- and long-term disability providers. Understand and assist with medical documentation and FMLA Certification and State PFML forms.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature, as assigned. For example, coordinate the sick leave donation program.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

An equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the job duties is also accepted.

Knowledge Requirements

Skills Requirements

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

Working Conditions

100% of your work will be performed in an office environment and requires you to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. You will be required to move throughout and between different office buildings and may need to complete tasks in noisy environments. You may also be required to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally. Hybrid telework is available for most administrative personnel.

Application and Selection Process

Employee Benefits

Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees participate in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and have the option to enroll in the agency’s deferred compensation plan. In addition to WA Paid Sick Leave, employees in this position, accrue of 24 days of Paid Time off (192 hours) in their first year and ten (10) paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Full list of all benefits and details can be found .

If you are related to, or share the same living quarters of a current Community Transit employee, please let your Human Resources Recruiter know as your eligibility for this position will be affected.