$49,319 - $64,114/annually, DOE

114

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

12 Months

Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?

Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?

Whether you’re teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!

About Us

What's Currently Happening at Maricopa

• Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the National Science Foundation to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
• One of the largest community college systems in the country
• 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
• Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
• 2019 No. 42 in Arizona’s Best Employers

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.

Benefits & Perks Options:

• 16 paid observed holidays
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal time (if applicable)
• Maricopa Employee Store: Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
• $4,000 Annual professional development growth funding (if applicable)
• Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents (if applicable)
• Flexible work schedules
• Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program:
  • Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
  • Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
  • Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Wondr™ online program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more
  • Pre-Retirement Events
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S. Department of Education after qualifying).
• 10 Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)

Are you a personable and analytical professional pursuing an opportunity to showcase your talents and make a meaningful impact? We’re looking for you!

Maricopa Community Colleges’ District Office is seeking a Leaves and Disability Analyst to join its award-winning Human Resources department. This role will provide pivotal support to our employees through the review, administration, and maintenance of our Short-Term and Long-Term Disability processes. This opportunity will have districtwide impact by working cross-functionally with multiple departments, benefits administrators, and college locations to ensure employees needs are being met. The successful candidate should be comfortable with presenting and engaging with individuals as well as groups, in addition to being able to provide detailed reports and program analysis to Human Resources leadership. A working knowledge of applicable laws and policies related to Leaves and Disability will also be necessary for success.

If you’re energized by building meaningful relationships with colleagues ready to make a difference in the lives of Maricopa Community Colleges employees, consider applying for this exciting opportunity today!

50% - Serves as the business process owner and subject matter expert, a conduit between benefit provider, payroll, benefits, HRSC, HR local college, and local site supervisor; works with Leaves department to determine eligibility and evaluates FMLA and medical leaves status based on federal and state and Maricopa policies and procedures; validates the accuracy of the disability rates and coverage schedule, and evaluates eligibility and determines the disability benefit plan based on employment status, leave status, and payroll premium deductions research in HCM and ADP systems. Maintains a disability excel sheet containing status, notes, and data sets to inform the Director of an employee’s disability timeline.

20% - Answer general and specific employees’ inquiries. Establish and maintain a cadence of facilitating conversations with employees to ascertain success and challenges with their disability journey; establish a meeting cadence with the Leaves, Unpaid Leaves, and ADA interactive business process owners to determine the appropriate accommodation if needed, and other employee-based benefit-related solutions.

10% - Preparing and generating weekly claim disability reports to inform the employer of the disability status and as input to the LOA database; periodical (once a month and annual) prepare disability reports and performance dashboards to gauge success and challenges and for Director use in benefits-related meetings and discussions.

10% - Monitor employment laws and maintain awareness and compliance with regulatory changes. Perform all system user acceptance testing and production validation for PUM, plan changes, file feed error scenarios, and open enrollment regression testing; assess the website for up-to-date information and resources. Submit content updates to the SharePoint Web Tracker as needed and per the bi-annual website update schedule. Verify content added and confirm completion with the website content editor; perform other duties as assigned.

10% - Provide individual and group presentations during open enrollment and as part of the education tracker. Analyzing benefit provider’s proposed presentation for plan accuracy

Presents at the Employee Advisory Committee, a governing board-sanctioned council, as needed.

Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution in human resources or related field and two (2) years of professional level human resources experience in area of assignment which includes specialized knowledge of human resources policies and practices related to the administration and implementation of programs.

OR

Associate’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution and four (4) years of professional level human resources experience in area of assignment which includes specialized knowledge of human resources policies and practices related to the administration and implementation of programs.

OR

High School Diploma or GED and six (6) years of professional level human resources experience in area of assignment which includes specialized knowledge of human resources policies and practices related to the administration and implementation of programs.

A. Two (2) years of experience in the administration, application, or maintenance of benefits programs

B. Strong written and verbal communication skills, as demonstrated through the submitted application materials

C. Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace; demonstrated understanding given particularly to cultural competency

D. Strong organizational skills

E. Demonstrated ability to work independently and maintain self-motivation

F. Demonstrated ability to work with discretion regarding highly confidential material

G. Previous experience in a higher education institution

• May be required to sit for a prolonged period of time; viewing a computer monitor
• This work is mostly sedentary, involving sitting at a desk for hours at a time
• May be required to work at multiple sites or locations.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a cover letter that details how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. A cover letter may further highlight an applicant's knowledge, skill and abilities. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application.

Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.

Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.

Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.

• Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
• Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
• Part-Time employment (must include number of hours worked)
• Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
• Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.

Apply on or before Sunday, 6/18/2023 to be considered.

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.

The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.