Employee Engagement and Benefits Manager

Title: Employee Engagement and Benefits Manager

Supervisor: VP of Human Resources and Risk Management

Salary: $63000 $66000 annually

Status: Exempt 40 hours per week

Location: 29 North Hamilton St Poughkeepsie NY 12601

Function:

This position reports directly to the Vice President for HR and Risk Management. The Employee Engagement and Benefits Manager is responsible for administering employee benefits in all agency operations. This position provides exceptional guidance and assistance to all employees on various employee benefit plans. Additionally the Employee Engagement and Benefits Manager will develop strategies to improve engagement and manage programs designed to enhance FSIs culture as well as promote longevity and engagement among team members including but not limited to the areas of recruitment onboarding retention recognition learning and development diversity wellness and other activities aimed at creating a positive workplace environment that supports everyones right to thrive.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Communications Human Resources or a related field and 2 years experience workingas ageneralist in human resources and/or a people and culture role OR 5 years experience working as a generalist in human resources and/or a people and culture role
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Canva
• Must have reliable transportation to visit 13sites throughout Dutchess Ulster and Orange Counties

Benefits:

• Medical dental and vision coverage
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match up to 5%
• Generous paid vacation holiday sick and personal time package (2 weeks vacation to start 13 paid holidays per year 12 sick days per year and 4 personal days per year)
• Group term life and long-term disability insurance
• Supplemental life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment coverage (AD&D)
• Supplemental insurance through Aflac
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Access to Family Services Compassionate Leave Program where employees can donate/receive unused time off

Our Mission:

Family Services brings people together to find the support they need improving their lives and communities and building a stronger safer Hudson Valley.

Our Values:

Compassion Extending empathy and understanding to others.

Integrity Being honest and dependable.

Hope Believing in the strength of the human spirit and heart to emerge and thrive when faced with a challenge.

Diversity Promoting a vision of community comprised of wide-ranging assets.

Respect Treating all individuals with dignity and without judgement.

Community Recognizing and reinforcing the importance of our world as being comprised of people of differing strengths and perspectives.

Justice Promoting social and economic equity and fairness.

Quality Aspiring for excellence in every aspect of our work.

Position Responsibilities:

• Administer and audit all employee benefit programs including medical dental vision supplemental insurance financial benefits (FSAs 403B) and wellness programs.
• Prepare and facilitate benefits meetings and orientations providing employees with clear information on company benefits incentive programs and use of the iNavigator system.
• Maintain relationships with benefits brokers and vendors and communicate required changes or updates to employee plans.
• Maintain employee benefits filing systems and ensure benefits changes are entered appropriately in payroll system for payroll deduction
• Manage and communicate benefit premium payments during the employee leave process.
• Assist and direct employees to proper avenues for benefit claims and plan questions
• Assist VP of HR in obtaining statistics and information in renewal process of any health life and retirement plans that benefit the company
• Support and coordinate annual open enrollment including informational meetings new benefit entry and employee education.
• Ensure distribution of required employee notices
• Assist VP of HR and AD of HR in completing benefits reporting requirements
• Administer and audit all employee benefit programs including medical dental vision supplemental insurance financial benefits (FSAs 403B) and wellness programs.
• Prepare and facilitate benefits meetings and orientations providing employees with clear information on company benefits incentive programs and use of the iNavigator system.
• Maintain relationships with benefits brokers and vendors and communicate required changes or updates to employee plans.
• Maintain employee benefits filing systems and ensure benefits changes are entered appropriately in payroll system for payroll deduction
• Manage and communicate benefit premium payments during the employee leave process.
• Assist and direct employees to proper avenues for benefit claims and plan questions
• Assist VP of HR in obtaining statistics and information in renewal process of any health life and retirement plans that benefit the company
• Support and coordinate annual open enrollment including informational meetings new benefit entry and employee education.
• Ensure distribution of required employee notices
• Assist VP of HR and AD of HR in completing benefits reporting requirements

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Human Resources principles and practices
• Advanced concepts policies and practices related to organizational and employee development
• Utilize administration principles and practices to promote program development
• Educational cultural political governmental and employee relations issues
• Applicable federal state and local laws rules regulations codes and/or statutes

Skill in:

• Engaging employees of varying backgrounds and levels with an equity lens
• Preparing and/or reviewing reports
• Analyzing problems identifying alternative solutions projecting consequences of proposed actions and making recommendations in support of goals
• Mediating conflict
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Designing and developing program plans
• Establishing collaborative working relationships
• Developing partnerships across the organization
• Leading work groups
• Researching analyzing and applying relevant information to the development of Human Resources processes
• Coordinating activities with other internal departments and external agencies
• Preparing a variety of reports related to operational activities including statistical analysis
• Developing recommending implementing and monitoring policies procedures and workflow

Ability to:

• Conduct long range planning
• Work effectively with diverse academic cultural and ethnic backgrounds
• Use computer technology for communication data gathering and reporting
• Communicate effectively through oral and written media

Work Environment Office work setting quiet but busy environment works with a highly communicative HR team. Will work closely with all departments leadership and employees in the schedule available.

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Family Services Inc. complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact

Family Services is an equal opportunity employer. We follow federal state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in hiring and employment.

Must be authorized to work in the United States without work sponsorship.