Leave Specialist

Overview

TITLE: Leave Specialist

LOCATION/DEPARTMENT: Divisional Headquarters, Human Resources Department

REPORTS TO: Directly: Divisional HR Director, Indirectly; General Secretary

SUPERVISES: Temporary staff and/or Interns, if applicable

SALARY and GRADE: $30.00 per hour; 79 Non-Exempt STATUS: Full-time

SCHEDULE: 40 hours per week; Monday-Friday with some evenings and weekends required as needed and approved to complete job duties.

The Salvation Army is hiring and offers truly excellent benefit package to eligible employees including:

• Generous paid time off every year that includes: holidays, up to 3 personal days, vacation time and sick time.

• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment)

• Comprehensive health care coverage with low cost employee premiums, co-pays and deductibles

• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including Short Term Disability, AFLAC and Voluntary Term Life

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Remitted Tuition Program

• Eligibility for the Federal Government's Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program

• Most importantly - a job with a good purpose!

Position Overview: Responsible for the divisional communication of Family Medical Leave Act protections and acts as an in-house resource for compliance to all health-related laws, including Short-Term Disability, Workers Compensation and workplace accommodations, in a time manner. Works with the Benefits Specialist in correlating benefit payments for all Leaves.

Responsibilities

Leave Administration

• Is the in-house expert on the administration of Family Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

• Explains leave administration to employees who are anticipating a leave, (i.e., a pregnant employee, or one who is scheduling surgery, etc.) and reviews all leaves with the General Secretary for approval.

• Referencing the Ceridian Dayforce Earning Statement data, completes all disability insurance claims with Chesterfield Insurance Company and ensures that all applicable state and federal laws are followed.

• Ensures that all Accommodation Requests are reviewed with the General Secretary in a timely manner.

• Ensures that employee contributions are made while the employee is on approved leave of absence.

• Ensures accurate record keeping and timely communications to Payroll information about employee contributions received from employees out on leave so that Payroll can modify the arrears accordingly.

• Keep location director, department heads, and/or supervisors apprised of leave status.

Workers Compensation

• Provides blank Incident Forms to requesters and keeps copies of completed Incident Reports for employee accidents and injuries. (The Incident itself is to be called into Chesterfield by the employee's supervisor.)

• Ensures that all required mailings are sent to adequately communicate plan information as required by THQ and for legal compliance, such as required postings of workers compensation statistics.

• Referencing the Ceridian Dayforce Earning Statement, processes all workers' compensation claims with Chesterfield Insurance Company and ensures that all applicable state and federal laws are followed.

Other HR Support

• Participates in various training and development programs related to HR Administration for newly arriving officers, and the periodic offering "HR Supervisory Training" to Pendel's managers and directors.

• Serve as back-up to the Benefits Specialist, as well as provide support to the other HR staff, as needed.

• Perform related duties, as assigned.

Disclaimer

• This is not an exhaustive list of duties, and it may by be updated and modified as needed by the HR Director or the Assistant HR Director for the smooth operation of the Human Resources Department or as needed by The Salvation Army in meeting the demands of Mission.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, or equivalent minimum experience of six years

in personnel, or finance department with leave and benefit payment processing.

• Minimum of three - five years leave administration experience preferred,

• Prior Ceridian Dayforce and/or UKG experience is strongly preferred, although experience administering benefits in another fully integrated HRIS environment can be substituted.

• Outstanding organizational and follow-up skills.

• Must be patient and willing to support an employee when he/she is dealing with health problems and be willing to communicate plan information in a kind and gracious way.

• Enjoys working where being exact is a requirement and being timely is paramount.

• Able to handle personal information with sensitivity and with necessary confidentiality.

• Excellent communication skills for dealing with people, some of which may be in crisis.

• Self-starter, detail oriented, logical, process-minded worker required.

• Good working knowledge of word processing systems.

• PA Child Protective Services Law requires that all prospective employees complete the following clearance and background checks: PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check and FBI Criminal Record/Fingerprint Check.

• Must have an understanding of and support for the Mission of The Salvation Army.

Contact: Please submit your resume and cover letter as instructed below.

External candidates interested in this position please apply online at http://careers.salvationarmy.org.

Internal candidates interested in applying for this position please apply at http://internal-usesalvationarmy.icims.com.

No Phone Calls Please.

Updated by the Divisional Human Resources Department on September 18, 2024_____________________________________________________________

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

The Salvation Army's Mission Statement

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church.

Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.

Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ

and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Requisition No. 2231