Human Resource Consultant 4 - Benefits
Human Resource Consultant 4 - Benefits
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Position Summary
Serves as a subject matter expert in Benefits delivering strategic guidance and responsive highquality service to employees and leadership. Provides expert consultation on complex benefits and retirement matters ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations while supporting an inclusive equitable workplace. Leads and mentors team members to deliver consistent solutionsfocused HR support.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE:
Green River College has four campuses including the main campus in Auburn with satellite campuses in Kent downtown Auburn and Enumclaw. Green River programs serve high school graduates Running Start students (dual enrollment in local high schools and the college) those seeking retraining for the workforce international students learning English as a second language and Continuing
Education students. Green Rivers service areas are increasingly ethnically diverse comprising African Americans African immigrants Asian Americans Asians Latinos/as Native Americans Pacific Islanders and Middle Eastern Americans among other communities.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION:
Green River College is committed to enhancing and supporting a diverse campus environment incorporating principles of equity in order to promote inclusive practices. Diversity is understood in terms of intersectional identities defined by culture race ethnicity sex gender sexual orientation social class disability religion veteran status immigration status and age. Given the diversity of our student population and service areas we encourage applications from faculty staff and administrators with demonstrated experience and expertise in supporting sustaining and serving people from a wide range of backgrounds and collaborating effectively with others.Position Responsibilities
COLLABORATION & STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT:
- Healthy Gators Committee
- Payroll and Business Office
- Department supervisors and managers
- External stakeholder including but not limited to Washington State Health Care Authority (PEBB HCA) State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) TIAACREF and other retirement vendors Employee Assistance Program (EAP) legal representatives or agencies during benefitsrelated appeals or inquiries and external auditors or compliance bodies related to ACA PEBB or retirement programs.
- Administer and manage Washington State insurance and retirement programs for 800 employees to include classified exempt faculty and hourly groups.
- Review and manage monthly eligibility reports to determine benefits and retirement eligibility for all temporary hourly permanent parttime and nonpermanent classified staff.
- Lead annual PEBB open enrollment process and ensure compliance with external agencies including PEBB HCA ACA and SBCTC.
- Conduct indepth planning sessions with prospective retirees; prepare supplemental retirement calculations for the State Board plan.
- Stay current on legal and regulatory changes; respond to appeals and legal information requests related to benefits.
- Maintain strong working relationships with external partners such as HCA SBCTC DRS EAP and internal stakeholders.
- Serve as a trusted resource for employees providing timely clear and compassionate benefits support and communication.
- Create and maintain communication templates to ensure consistent accurate messaging around benefits.
- Act as the colleges primary contact for HCA Wellness and TIAACREF programs.
- Lead FMLA Shared Leave and Unpaid Leave processes.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications:- Bachelors degree in human resources Business Administration Public Administration or related discipline.
- Progressively responsible professionallevel benefit administration experience or a blend of human resources and payroll including experience supporting or managing benefits or payroll administration.
- Knowledge and experience with both defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans; working knowledge of state pension plans such as the Teachers Retirement Plan (TRS) and the Public Employees Retirement Plan (PERS).
- Knowledge and familiarity with disability laws (Federal and State).
Supplemental Information
Required Training:- Nondiscrimination
Ethics
Child Abuse and Neglect
Safety Orientation
Title IX
Procurement 101
FERPA
WORKING CONDITIONS:- Must be able to sit for long periods at a desk/computer workstation.
- Frequent repetitive arm hand and finger motions.
- Frequent use of computer and exposure to terminal screen in performing work assignments.
- Work in an office setting with frequent interruptions.
- Must be able to maintain regular and predictable attendance
- May need to carry lift or move equipment/supplies up to 5 lbs
- Work schedule: HR office hours of Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hybrid schedule may be optional.
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This position is part of a bargaining unit subject to a collective bargaining agreement.
At this time Green River College is not sponsoring H1B Visas.
All offers of employment are subject to background checks. (Prior to a new hire a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicants suitability and competence to perform in the position.
Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law RCW 28B.112.080.
Green River College is a tobacco free campus. For more information on the tobacco policy please visit the following link: Clery Statement: Notice of Availability of Annual Security and Fire Safety Report Green River Colleges Annual Safety and Fire Report is available online at containing mandated information about current campus policies concerning safety and security issues required statistics and other related information for the past three calendar years. To obtain a paper copy of the report please call.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Executive Director of Human Resources 12401 SE 320th Street Auburn WA.
To request disability accommodation in the application process contact the Disability Support Services atext. 2631; TTY.
Equal Opportunity Employer and Statement of NonDiscrimination: Green River College does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin citizenship or immigration status age perceived or actual sensory physical or mental disability pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity marital status creed religion honorably discharged veteran or military status or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal. Green River College prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex including sexbased harassment and sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates as required by Title IX and its regulations including in admission and employment. Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to Green River Colleges Title IX Coordinator the U.S. Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights or both.
Reporting: Any employee student applicant or visitor who believes that he she or they have been the subject of discrimination or harassment should report the incident or incidents to the Colleges appropriate Title IX Coordinator identified below. If the complaint is against that Coordinator the complainant should report the matter to the Presidents office for referral to an alternate designee.
For students/employees/public/visitors/applicants:
Korland Simmons Title IX Coordinator Equity Diversity Inclusion- Email:
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Contract
Employment Type
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