Benefits Coordinator

SummaryThe Benefits Coordinator is responsible for employee benefits administration such as health, dental, life, vision,and pension plans. This position also administers the workers compensation, unemployment, and propertycasualty insurance coverages. Additionally, this position processes the absence leaves for vacation, FMLA,sick leave, and leave of absences.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.● Coordinate daily operations of employee benefits.● Administer employee benefit plans, including enrollments, changes, and terminations.● Enrolls new employees in benefit plans and provides benefits orientation.● Process and maintain required information in payroll and insurance systems to ensure accurate recordkeepingand proper benefit and deduction amounts.● Audit and reconcile payroll deduction and benefits amounts for employee benefits.● Troubleshoot and resolve employee benefit issues and questions from current and potentialemployees.● Develop communication tools to enhance understanding of employee benefits packages.● Audit and submit payment for employee benefit premiums.● Invoice employees for insurance premiums not collected through payroll.● Complete and submit ACA reports.● Provides vendors appropriate documentation for life, pension, and disability benefits claims.● Processes leave of absence approvals and rejections.● Processes unemployment claims filed by former employees.● Participates in unemployment hearings.● Posts Summary Benefit Plan Descriptions for employees.● Administers District Leave program, including FMLA, General Leaves and IMRF Benefit ProtectedLeaves.● Processes time off allotments such as vacation, sick and personal time for all employees.● Maintains records for District Leave Program.● Submits and maintains workers’ compensation records.● Prepares annual OSHA report.● Process verification of employment forms for current and former employees.