Benefits Assistant - Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation : Job Details

Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) is a not-for-profit community development organization and settlement house serving 20,000 residents a year through a comprehensive array of housing preservation, economic development, urban agriculture, public health, college success, community organizing, early childhood education and youth and family support services programs and projects. With community residents leading the way, the mission of Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation is to build a strong, sustainable Cypress Hills/East New York, where youth and adults achieve educational and economic success, secure healthy and affordable housing and develop leadership skills to transform their lives and community. We actively promote policies that advance racial equity.

The Benefits Assistant has an essential role in Human Resources at CHLDC, supporting the HR Manager, HR Department and the organization. The Benefits Assistant duties have a large impact on the employee experience. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of Federal, State, and Local laws governing Benefits of absence, including FMLA, ADA, and state disability laws, exceptional organizational skills, ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

• Communication: Maintain open communication channels, respond promptly to inquiries, and offer personalized assistance to address employee needs.
• Policies: Responsible for maintaining the benefits section of the Employee Handbook and ensuring that benefit policies are up to date, reflecting any regulatory changes that have occurred. Recommend changes to policies based on evolving organizational needs. Promote the handbook as the basis for the organizational culture at CHLDC, with an emphasis on an ethical approach to the work and each other.
• Whistleblower Reporting: Monitor and coordinate responses to reports coming into the organization's ethics and whistleblower inbox, maintaining the highest level of confidentiality while bringing the concerns to the HR Manager and the CHRO.
• Operational Support: Provide day-to-day operational support to the HR department; Monitor employees' Benefits usage, balances, and entitlements using HRIS or equivalent tools; Coordinate benefits accommodations, facilitate return-to-work processes, and address any issues or concerns related to employee absences
• HRIS: Monitor employees' Benefits usage, balances, and entitlements using HRIS or equivalent tools; provide data reports as needed; develop standard reports to improve HR processes.
• Offboarding: Assist in the exit process for departing employees and ensuring that employee benefits status is updated in the system; inform vendor to initiate COBRA; serving as the main point of contact for employees regarding benefits inquiries and assistance.
• Other: Perform various other duties as required related to HR operations, participate in preparing presentations and reports.

Skills

• Being a “people person” – someone who enjoys dealing with all types of individuals and meeting them where they are.
• Understands and respects the requirement for confidentiality of all things HR.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented. Excellent time management skills; ability to independently plan and set priorities.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret and communicate data. Proven experience accessing various databases as needed.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with employees at all levels; able to understand and make complicated material easily understood.
• Thrives in a team environment.

Qualifications

• 2 year or 4-year degree from an accredited college or university preferred. In some cases, relevant experience will be considered.
• A minimum of 1-2 years related experience
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and Local laws governing Benefits of absence, including FMLA, ADA, and state disability laws.

Compensation

• $47,000 – 51,000 annually, dependent upon experience.
• We offer a full benefits package - medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D coverage, a FSA plan which includes (health, dependent and commuter), a 403B retirement savings plan and generous time off.
• Work schedule is Monday - Friday, 9:00am and 5:00 pm or equivalent.

CYPRESS HILLS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER AND IS COMMITTED TO WORKPLACE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.

We promote recognition and respect for individual and cultural differences, and we work to make our employees feel valued and appreciated, whatever their race, gender, background, or sexual orientation.

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans