Retirement Benefits Analyst 1,2,3,4

Why work for TRSL?

• Service

• All Louisianans have benefited from teachers that inspire and encourage us. At TRSL we give back to our state's teachers by providing retirement security and excellent service.

• Culture

• We value and support employees through open communication, professional development, recognition, and by creating a sense of community.

• Growth

• TRSL encourages professional growth in a number of ways including professional development plans and career progression groups through SCS. We also offer financial assistance for professional certifications and postsecondary/graduate-level courses.

• Benefits

• TRSL offers a generous benefits package including: a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules, work from home, etc. Work from home may be an available benefit for certain TRSL positions upon meeting the requirements of TRSL's telework policy.

• Location

• TRSL is conveniently located near the I-10 / I-12 split on Essen Lane, away from the congestion of downtown Baton Rouge.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training.

Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.

Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.

Exhibiting Social Awareness: The ability to identify and adapt your actions based on the situation and the personality, behavior, and emotions of others.

Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.

Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.

Solving Problems: The ability to discover solutions to problems

This vacancy may be filled as a Probational, Promotion, or Detail to Special Duty.  Detail to Special Duty may be required for a trial period prior to promotion consideration.  Current classified permanent status employees may be required to accept a Probational Appointment. 

Member Information Center (MIC) section: this position is responsible for counseling members and employers by telephone or in-person to: purchase service credit; transfer or reciprocate; retire, and/or participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) in accordance with Title 11 of LA Revised Statues, board policies and administrative decisions.

In addition, Retirement Benefits Analyst's (RBA) in the MIC section have the opportunity to be paid Premium Pay at an hourly rate of $2.50 (with permanent status and 12-months of RBA experience) or $3.50 per hour (with permanent status and 18-months of RBA experience) above the base salary rate for hours actually worked.

This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) as follows:

If filled as a Retirement Benefits Analyst 1 - $1,544.80 bi-weekly

If filled as a Retirement Benefits Analyst 2 - $1,663.20 bi-weekly

If filled as a Retirement Benefits Analyst 3 - $1,892.00 bi-weekly 

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Retirement Benefits Analyst 1, Retirement Benefits Analyst 2, Retirement Benefits Analyst 3, Retirement Benefits Analyst 4 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant.  Please click each job title to review specific information on the salary range, minimum qualifications and job concepts.

How to Apply:

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

• Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

Applicants who are qualifying for the position based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree should attach a copy of their college transcript to their online application in order to verify credentials.  Transcripts may also be faxed, mailed, or emailed to the contact information below and must be received by the closing date of this posting.  An official transcript is required upon hire.

Applicants with international degrees must provide an equivalency evaluation and a copy of their transcripts at the time of application.

To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Aricka Hart, Human Resources

Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana

P.O. Box 94123

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

Ph: 225-925-6900

Fax: 225-922-2579

Email: aricka.hart@trsl.org     

TRSL is a Substance Abuse and Drug-Free workplace. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, TRSL is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace prohibiting discrimination on the basis of any non-merit factor.

TRSL is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. 

All prospective new hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:

A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To determine eligibility for benefits and calculate benefits due retirement system members in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Close from a Retirement Benefits Supervisor or higher-level personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Statewide Retirement Systems.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Retirement Benefits Analyst 2 by the absence of experienced-level retirement benefits analysis work.

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Counsels, as a trainee, individual members to explain regular, deferred and disability retirement eligibility and computation of survivor benefits, distribution methods, interest assumptions and effects of beneficiary designations in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes, board policies, administrative decisions and federal tax laws.

Audits, under supervision, member records to determine continued eligibility for the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) as well as for survivor, disability and minor child benefits.

Calculates, as a trainee, retirement benefits and estimates, including advances on final benefit payments, deposits to and disbursements from member DROP accounts and any adjustments to benefit payments due to changes in outside earnings or age.

Verifies acceptability of a variety of legal documents, including but not limited to, birth certificates, marriage licenses, legal affidavits, divorce decrees, community property settlements, and specific consent decrees.

Examines medical reports received on disability retirees to determine if they should be sent to the State Medical Disability Board.

Advise retirees on advantages of and procedures for converting from disability retirement to regular retirement or to active service.

Confers with school boards, colleges and universities, vocational and technical institutes, state agencies, other retirement systems and individual members on a variety of retirement-related issues.

Prepares correspondence explaining the provisions of the Retirement System law, rules and regulations and the method of computation to determine eligibility and retirement allowances.