What are the responsibilities and job description for the Compensation and Benefits Coordinator position at Berea College?
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Description
The Compensation and Benefits Coordinator will have primary responsibility for managing compensation and benefit programs offered to the entire campus. They will coordinate these on a day-to-day basis and will attend to all needs of the campus, providing problem-resolution assistance when needed. This oversight includes benefit enrollment, changes, terminations, payments, compensation evaluations and other salary planning. Maintaining positive relationships with vendors and coordinating their activities to maximize the employee experience is a critical responsibility.
Your Key Responsibilities
Education required to ensure success in this position:
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Our Benefits
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page at https://www.berea.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits.
Our Unique Culture
Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments.
Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea
Labor Supervision
In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.
Description
The Compensation and Benefits Coordinator will have primary responsibility for managing compensation and benefit programs offered to the entire campus. They will coordinate these on a day-to-day basis and will attend to all needs of the campus, providing problem-resolution assistance when needed. This oversight includes benefit enrollment, changes, terminations, payments, compensation evaluations and other salary planning. Maintaining positive relationships with vendors and coordinating their activities to maximize the employee experience is a critical responsibility.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Benefit program administration- Maintain and monitor the employee insurance programs on a daily basis, providing problem-resolution assistance when necessary. Implement new programs and open enrollment each year. Assist in developing the agenda for the campus-wide benefits committee. Work with Payroll each pay period to ensure accuracy of deduction information. Ensures the organizations and plans compliance with the applicable provisions of COBRA, HIPAA, and ERISA.
- Retirement plan administration – Perform routine tasks related to retirement plan administration. Analyze retirement plan participation and provide strategic recommendations to improve employee retirement readiness. Participate in the College’s Retirement Committee. Provide assistance to employees planning on retirement and current retirees.
- Vendor liaison- Work with vendors to ensure correct administration of plans and accuracy of documents. Work with vendors to coordinate all aspects of benefit programs. Coordinate and execute timely and accurate payments to all vendors. Provide PCORI payment annually.
- Compensation administration- Conduct job description analysis and recommend salary grade recommendations to Management. Investigate and recommend consistency improvements among divisions regarding job titles, job description quality and midpoint compliance concerns. Maintains knowledge of trends, developments, and best practices in compensation and benefits administration. Complete the CUPA and IPEDS surveys annually.
- Subject Matter Expert support – Each member of the HR team will be expected to become a subject matter expert on several HR-related tasks and responsibilities. This would include answering department questions, vendor coordination, training co-workers, establishing and documenting procedures and spokesperson to outside entities.
- HR project team member- Each member of the HR team will be assigned to participate in team projects based on College-wide needs or requests.
Education required to ensure success in this position:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management or Business Administration, required
- 2 years’ experience with benefits and\or other HR related programs required
- Ability to work in/with benefits vendors’ software.
- Proficiency with Excel and Word.
- Banner experience helpful;
- Excellent organizational skills and superior customer service skills required.
- Valid Driver’s License
- Required background checks
- Some participation in event planning and execution
- Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and grounds
- Ability to travel independently by car and/or plane
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 20 lbs.
- Professional office environment with interruptions and noise due to frequent visitors, students, staff and faculty
- Occasional travel required for meetings, conferences, etc.
- Vehicle
- Standard office equipment: computer, fax, phone, etc.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Our Benefits
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page at https://www.berea.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits.
Our Unique Culture
Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments.
Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea
Labor Supervision
In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.