District Benefits Specialist
District Benefits Specialist
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Job Description
Salary range: $31096 $39416 (dependent upon prior relevant work experience)
Per Board Policy candidates can bring up to 10 years of relevant work experience toward their starting salary.
CLASSIFICATION: Classified nonexempt FLSA status
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
- Ability to be a positive and contributing member of a district level team
- Ability to manage diverse constituency groups including but not limited to: district personnel retirees insurance vendors etc.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Knowledge and experience in health insurance/benefits and/or willingness to learn
QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum of a high school diploma and experience working in schools with benefits knowledge preferred
REPORTS TO: Superintendent of Schools
JOB GOALS: Serve as the district Benefits Specialist for the Union RXI School District
PERFORMANCE AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Educate and enroll employees and retirees in benefits programs
- Coordinate and communicate benefits/open enrollment
- Maintain employee insurance files
- Process and maintain reporting for ACA requirements
- Manage COBRA participants
- Manage and reconcile employee benefit related deductions and vendor billings
- Process and maintain employee leave (including FMLA) yearend leave and payout information
- Manage and maintain employee leave information affecting payroll
- Manage all Family and Medical Leave Act related claims
- Manage workers compensation claims.
- Report student injuries to insurance company and act as liaison
- Report liability claims to insurance company and act as liaison
- Manage Flex Plan and 403B retirement plan information
- Manage and process substitute teachers job assignments for payroll
- Process and maintain certified employee contracts
- Create and maintain teacher tenure list
- Manage and process teacher salary advancements
- Assist with human resource related matters
- Adhere to all district rules regulations and policies
- Maintain confidentiality on all school related matters
- Perform other office duties as may be assigned
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 260 days per year (12 month position) 8 hours per day
SALARY & BENEFITS: Salary set by the Board of Education Board paid health insurance Leave per Board policy
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provision of the Boards policy and evaluation.
PHYSICAL MENTAL AND VISUAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand walk and sit. Additionally the employee may occasionally be required to push or lift up to 50 lbs as necessary for the safety and wellbeing of others. Lastly this job requires the employee to have the vision ability to read handwritten or typed materials and meet multiple demands from several people while interacting with other staff and the public.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
JOB DUTIES: The most significant duties of this position have been included in this this job description is not an exhaustive list of all duties addition the District may modify this position as needed to reflectthe assignment of additional or supplemental duties are expected to perform all assigned duties regardless of whether such duties appear in this job description.
Revised: May 19 2025
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
