Don't just take a JOB, start your CAREER with Heritage Ministries!

We’re looking for world changers. At Heritage, you’ll find meaningful work, the opportunity to collaborate, and the chance to make a positive impact every day in the lives of seniors. We are looking for a full-time BENEFITS MANAGER to join our team!

This position has potential to be a HYBRID position or REMOTE position. Our corporate office is located in Gerry NY.

As a full time employee, enjoy benefits including:

• More than 4 weeks of PTO on an accrual in your first year
• 7 paid holidays
• New York State Sick Leave
• 401k employer contributed match
• Full benefits- medical, dental, and vision!
• Paid training
• Employee education tuition reimbursement plans
• Special employee recognition and giveaways (you might even win an expense paid vacation like several employees did this year!)

Caring is our calling, and you will be a part of a team that consistently goes above and beyond to ensure that the Heritage experience is award-winning for each and every one of our residents. We strive to provide Hope, Dignity, and Purposeful Living in all that we do.

As the BENEFITS MANAGER you will be responsible for administering, ensuring compliance and providing strategy for employee benefit programs. Position manages corporate benefit specialists, partners with employee health and is a key organizational culture steward who strives to provide solid internal customer service.

• Responsible for development and goal setting for the department
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.

• Design, evaluate, and modify benefits policies to ensure that programs are current, competitive, and in compliance with legal requirements
• Identify and implement benefits to increase the quality of life for employees by working with brokers and researching benefits issues.
• Mediate between benefits providers and employees, such as by assisting in handling employees' benefits-related questions or taking suggestions.
• Develop methods to improve employment policies, processes, and practices, and recommend changes to management.
• Manages a full suite of employee benefit programs such as, but not limited to group health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance and voluntary ancillary coverages.
• Provides oversight and insures compliance for national retirement plans.
• Provides oversight and insures compliance for employee leave program
• Works with corporate benefits specialist to provide annual open enrollment for employee benefit packages nationally.
• Provides oversight and strategic plan for national worker’s compensation programs, OSHA compliance and safety programs
• Develops employee benefit communication program nationally
• Assists VP of HR to partner with employee health program

• Three to five years of related benefits or employee benefits administration experience
• Preferred Bachelor's degree in human resource management or related field

• A full job description is available upon request
• Heritage employees must provide proof of Covid vaccination or submit a request and receive approval for a medical or religious exemption