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Impact NW prevents homelessness for 30,000 people a year in the Portland, Oregon region. Walking alongside the people it serves, Impact NW both stabilizes and strengthens lives while creating opportunity, especially for Indigenous, Black, Brown, Melanated, Immigrant, Asian and people from all ages and abilities. We believe in the fundamental right to a beautiful life and are guided by our strong values: Put people first; See the beauty in people; Promote peace; Find a way. At Impact, we provide a rewarding employee experience for people who share our vision of housing as a human right. We’d love to have your purpose and passion on our team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-functioning team at Impact NW that creates a positive and supportive work environment for all employees, especially those who have been historically marginalized by systems and societies. The People and Culture team works together to make Impact NW a great place to work and to ensure our process and policies are inclusive to all and meet the needs of our employees.
As a member of the People and Culture team, the Benefits Specialist is responsible for the implementation and administration of Impact NW’s comprehensive benefits and leaves programs. This position will play a key role in advancing our strategic goal of emphasizing employee engagement by developing benefits strategies that meet employees’ needs and attract new talents. Along with benefits administration experience, the ideal candidate for this position believes in our mission of preventing homelessness and shares our equity and anti-discrimination values. This is a hybrid position working 2 days in office and 3 days from home.
Job Title: Benefits Specialist I
Wage: 60,000.00 per year
Classification: HR Generalist I
Position Type: 1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week
Location: Various locations in Portland
Benefits: Employer paid medical, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Life insurance for full time employees. Attractive PTO Policy plus 32 hours of self care leave.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Strategy:
Survey the industry, review and analyze our current plans to determine the organization's competitive position in terms of employee benefits.
Conduct employees surveys to determine overall satisfaction with our current benefits program.
Analyze and utilize data to help inform decision making and make recommendations to management.
Overseeing the organization’s yearly benefits renewal process:
Work with the People and Culture Director, insurance brokers and third party vendors to design and ensure the organization’s benefits plan meets our strategic goals.
Organize and lead the open enrollment process and provide support to staff during open enrollment season.
Conduct prior and post open enrollment audits to guarantee compliance and trouble free open enrollment process.
Benefits Plans Administration:
Administer employees medical, dental, voluntary insurance plans.
Complete new hires enrollment and track employees’ changes; terminations, position status changes, benefits eligibility changes.
Manage and track Leaves of Absences related to FMLA/OFLA, Washington Paid Leave, and Oregon Paid Family Leave.
Support employees and supervisors with Reasonable Accommodation requests.
Administer Workers Compensation claims and processes.
Manage the 401K plan enrollment and contributions, ensuring compliance with all of the retirement plan rules and regulations.
Process monthly benefits billings, submitting invoices in a timely manner to make sure benefits bills are paid on time.
Ensure compliance with HIPPA, DOL, ERISA, IRS and any other regulatory agencies.
Stay up to date with state and federal regulations regarding benefits and reporting necessary changes to management.
Manage the yearly 401K, Workers Compensation and any additional audits related to benefits.
Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Requirements and Qualifications:
Experience in Human Resources, specifically administering employee benefits programs.
Knowledge of state and federal rules and regulations affecting employees benefits, such as HIPPA, OFLA, FMLA, ADA, Workers Compensation, DOL, ERISA, etc.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with employees from different cultures, race, age and abilities.
Strong analytical and time management skills.
Self-organizing and ability to work in multiple projects at a time.
Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and HRIS systems.
Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize multiple various tasks, meticulous attention to details and ability to work independently and as part of a diverse team.
Physical Requirements:
No heavy lifting is required for this position.
This position frequently requires seating, typing, holding small objects and talking.
This position occasionally requires standing, reaching, walking, driving and lifting up to 10 lbs.
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