Employee Wellbeing and Benefits Coordinator

Employee Wellbeing And Benefits Coordinator

The Employee Wellbeing And Benefits Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and coordinating employee assistance programming and benefits, employee wellness programs and supporting human resource specialist duties. The role also plans on-going staff training in mental health awareness, stress management and related employee support training and education needs.

Duties include, but are not limited to :

• Serves as the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Coordinator.
• Works closely with EAP and other healthcare providers, local resources, faith-based organizations and others to evaluate appropriate resource allocations and to ensure a coordinated response to employee wellbeing needs.
• Is the liaison between supervisors, employees, workers' compensation carriers, and the EAP and other qualified clinicians when evaluating wellbeing benefits or follow up care.
• Assists Human Resources Director in the development of a variety of formal and informal programs relating to employee wellness and stress management.
• Oversees employee wellness incentive programming, tracking and verification practices.
• Performs Human Resources specialist duties as assigned.
• Participates in and assists with coordination of employee benefits committees and family and spousal academies and committees.
• Completes administrative duties to include attending meetings, reviewing statistics and reports, completing various reports, approving invoices, answering inquiries, etc., as needed.
• Assists with employee hiring, interviewing and onboarding duties.
• Maintains an effective communication process with the Human Resources Director.

Supervisory Responsibilities : This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty according to the requirements of the organization. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities. Town-related Competencies : To perform this job successfully, all employees working in the Town should demonstrate the following competencies :

Job-related Competencies To perform this job successfully, employees in this job should demonstrate the following competencies :

Education and / or Experience : High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and three to five years of experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous Human Resources Department related experience is required . Degree in Human Resources and previous employer-sponsored health benefits management experience is desired.

Other Skills and Abilities : The following skills and abilities are either required or desired.

Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point), depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), and the ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus). Work Environment : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally is exposed to working near moving mechanical parts and the risk of electrical shock when working with office equipment and outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. While the offices of the Town of Plainfield are usually open from