Benefits Manager - 1.0 FTE - Human Resources

This job is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as received. Portland Public Schools reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period.

Portland Public Schools (PPS) is seeking talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to lead change and inspire PPS students. At PPS, every employee, despite having different roles, is an educator. We hope to attract talented educators who model the core PPS Educator Essentials. With the District’s focus on eliminating systemic racism and its adverse impact on student learning, we seek to hire individuals who bring to our district a deep commitment to racial equity and social justice.

The District is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in all its educational and employment activities. The District prohibits discrimination based on perceived or actual race; national or ethnic origin; color; sex; religion; age; sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; pregnancy; marital status; veteran’s status; familial status; economic status or source of income; mental or physical disability or perceived disability; or military service.

504 Coordinator: Katie Loewen, kloewen@pps.net, 503-916-3337 x63337
ADA Coordinator: Jey Buno, jbuno@pps.net, 503-916-3360
Title IX Program Manager: Bobby Cruz, bcruz@pps.net, 503-839-3660

The Opportunity
Manage the administration of the District’s comprehensive and complex employee health and welfare plans by ensuring processes and employee supports adhere to current laws, regulations and collective bargaining agreements. Serve as a resource to employees, retirees and stakeholders regarding employee health and welfare plans. Manage efficient processes to maintain accurate and timeline enrollment data.

Responsibilities
The classification specification does not describe all duties performed by all incumbents within the class. This summary provides examples of typical tasks performed in this classification.

• Manage compliance data tracking and reporting to ensure the district meets all federal, state, and local requirements. Prepare reports and applications required by law to be filed with federal and state agencies.
• Act as knowledge expert on plan design to develop team, communicate to stakeholders, and provide clear and accurate employee communications.
• Develop communication plans, trainings, and workshops for a variety of stakeholder groups including active and retired employees.
• Ensure benefit programs and processes are compatible with human resources information systems, District and third party administrator technologies and reporting systems.
• Help the Director oversee development of a variety of benefit information, statistics and census data for actuaries, insurance carriers, surveys, collective bargaining negotiations and information management.
• Assist in the compilation of data, preparation and maintenance of a variety of records, logs and reports.
• Help develop processes for updating and maintaining records and systems of employee benefits records, such as enrollment, application, and claims records for all benefits plans.
• Keep abreast of state and federal laws, understand potential impacts to benefits and leaves, make informed recommendations and ensure District compliance.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, public administration, insurance/risk management or a related field
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience administering employee benefits insurance programs including retirement, life insurance, medical, dental, and vision plans in an organization with a minimum of 2,000 health and welfare plan participants is required.
• Certification as a Certified Benefits Professional (CBP) will substitute for two years of the required experience.
• A Master's degree in public, business, or human resources administration with coursework in employee benefits administration may substitute for one year of the required experience.
• Any other combination of training and experience that could likely provide the desired skills, knowledge, and abilities may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Supervisory experience and experience in a unionized organization and/or a K-12 public school district is highly desirable.

Working Conditions
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Persons with certain disabilities may be capable of performing the essential duties of this class with or without reasonable accommodation, depending on the nature of the disability.

Work Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment with public contact and frequent interruptions.
Hazards: Potential conflict situations.
Physical Demands: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment; sitting or standing for extended periods of time; kneeling, bending at the waist, reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally to retrieve and store files and supplies; lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying office equipment, supplies and materials weighing up to 25 pounds; emotional stability to work effectively under pressure and to keep all aspects of the job under control; hearing and speaking to exchange information in person or on the telephone; seeing to read, prepare and assure the accuracy of documents.

Bargaining Unit: N/A
Work Days: 260
Salary Range: $102,834 - $122,789

Portland Public Schools (PPS) offers several competitive and comprehensive benefit packages to employees. Fringe benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription, life and disability insurance, employee assistance program, 403(b) retirement savings plan and various leave and professional development programs. Depending on the insurance option selected by the employee, there may be an employee contribution toward insurance.

Portland Public Schools is a public employer and participates in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP). Eligible employees are required by statute to contribute 6% of salary on a pre-tax basis to OPSRP/IAP, after serving six months under a PERS employer.

For more information about additional benefits or compensation options by employee group, please visit our website at: https://www.pps.net/Page/1635