LHH Recruitment Solutions is partnering with a client in Overland Park, KS, and assisting them search for a new Benefits Specialist. The Benefits Specialist will be responsible for leave of absence support, benefits support and employee wellness initiatives. This is a fast-paced and high growth organization, with strong company values, and an engaged company culture. This position is predominantly on-site in Overland Park, with some flexibility to work from home about once a week.
Leave of Absence Support:
- Responsible for day-to-day management of all Leave of Absence requests in partnership with our TPA
- Maintain professionalism and compassion while ensuring LOA's are compliant with all applicable policies.
- Maintain contact with employees out on LOA to provide ongoing support for their LOA situation and be a point of contact during their LOA and clearly communicate timelines and direction for employee on LOA to ensure proper documentation and a successful return to work.
- Maintain communication with Supervisor/Manager of employees leave and verify return to work. Coordinate with HRBP, Supervisor/Manager and legal if necessary for accommodation requests.
- Partner with external Vendor Partners and internal/external Legal Counsel as needed to ensure compliance and that employees are compensated correctly.
- Provide updates on employee and payment status for all LOA’s prior to each semi0monthly payroll processing.
- Coordinate with payroll to manage benefits catch-up upon employees return to work.
Benefits Support:
- Conduct benefits orientations for new hires and organize periodic informational sessions to keep employees informed about changes or updates to the benefits programs.
- Provide professional, administrative support for all benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Spending accounts, STD/LTD, and voluntary benefits (critical illness, hospital indemnity and accident) in conjunction with our broker.
- Provides excellent customer service by responding via phone and email to a variety of questions and concerns.
- Performs daily administrative tasks including responding to emails and phone calls, processing qualified life events, reviewing, and approving benefit changes in the HRIS system.
- Document and maintain administrative procedures for assigned benefit processes.
- Develop communications on new plans and policies and communicate new plans, policies as required to employees and HR.
- Coordinate annual open enrollment activities; maintain vendor integrations, configure and manage open enrollment in the HRIS, assist with design and compilation of annual benefits guide.
Wellness:
- Assist with communication and support of quarterly wellness initiatives.
- Coordinate quarterly challenges and events for wellness activities.
- Order and distribute wellness awards.
