Personnel Specialist - Benefits
Shelby County, Columbiana, AL, United States
Work involves general Human Resources related activities including day to day, routine fringe benefit administration; managing the drug screening processes for safety sensitive employees and post-accident testing; FMLA administration; policy and procedure interpretation and other areas and duties as determined by the Director, Personnel Services.
Duties and Responsibilities
Administers day to day functions of the Shelby County Benefits Program which includes enrollments, submission of benefit changes and answering routine questions related to employee fringe benefits.
Serves as backup for the overall Shelby County Benefits Program for all Shelby County employees, retirees and five agencies.
Ensures all benefits paperwork is completed accurately and submitted in a timely manner.
Assists with annual Benefits Open Enrollment.
Assists with annual Benefits Fair and Health Screenings to maintain participation guidelines set forth by the Local Government Health Insurance Board.
Coordination and implementation of the drug screening policies including post-accident, and random drug screening.
Conducts a portion of New Employee Onboarding for new employees, covering employee fringe benefits and obtains necessary information and forms for processing.
Performs all duties related to the compliance and administration of FMLA and employer funded Short-Term Disability program.
Maintains employee military orders for training and active duty, tracks time off, and processes benefits while employee is on leave and on the employee’s return to work.
Serves as backup for salary and benefit surveys.
Serves as a backup for HR projections and scenarios to Commission Accounting.
Serves as a backup for responding to requests for employment verifications.
Represents Personnel Services as a member of the Shelby County Safety Committee.
Reconciles the Personnel Department’s Petty Cash Fund.
Provides reception and referral duties as needed.
Keeps immediate supervisor fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems.
Performs all duties in a safe and efficient manner.
Performs all other duties as assigned by supervision.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Public Administration, or a closely related field and three years of responsible experience with fringe benefits, leave administration, and drug testing in a Human Resources department.
Two years of experience using Microsoft Office Suite products.
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS
Governmental Human Resources experience.
SHRM-CP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
Experience with NEOGOV software.
Experience with Tyler Munis software.
WORKING CONDITIONS Work is performed in an office environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Work is sedentary in nature and involves sitting, standing, bending, and unassisted lifting of up to 25 pounds.
EXAMINATIONS No written or performance examination will be required for this position. Applicants are screened and certified based on an evaluation of their education, training, experience and other requirements as outlined in this Position Announcement and denoted on their Job Application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT/POST OFFER DRUG SCREENING Shelby County is committed to providing and maintaining a drug‑free work environment. After receiving a conditional offer of employment, applicants are required to pass a drug test conducted at a test site designated by Shelby County.
Equal Opportunity Employer Shelby County, Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
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Duties and Responsibilities
Administers day to day functions of the Shelby County Benefits Program which includes enrollments, submission of benefit changes and answering routine questions related to employee fringe benefits.
Serves as backup for the overall Shelby County Benefits Program for all Shelby County employees, retirees and five agencies.
Ensures all benefits paperwork is completed accurately and submitted in a timely manner.
Assists with annual Benefits Open Enrollment.
Assists with annual Benefits Fair and Health Screenings to maintain participation guidelines set forth by the Local Government Health Insurance Board.
Coordination and implementation of the drug screening policies including post-accident, and random drug screening.
Conducts a portion of New Employee Onboarding for new employees, covering employee fringe benefits and obtains necessary information and forms for processing.
Performs all duties related to the compliance and administration of FMLA and employer funded Short-Term Disability program.
Maintains employee military orders for training and active duty, tracks time off, and processes benefits while employee is on leave and on the employee’s return to work.
Serves as backup for salary and benefit surveys.
Serves as a backup for HR projections and scenarios to Commission Accounting.
Serves as a backup for responding to requests for employment verifications.
Represents Personnel Services as a member of the Shelby County Safety Committee.
Reconciles the Personnel Department’s Petty Cash Fund.
Provides reception and referral duties as needed.
Keeps immediate supervisor fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems.
Performs all duties in a safe and efficient manner.
Performs all other duties as assigned by supervision.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Public Administration, or a closely related field and three years of responsible experience with fringe benefits, leave administration, and drug testing in a Human Resources department.
Two years of experience using Microsoft Office Suite products.
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS
Governmental Human Resources experience.
SHRM-CP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
Experience with NEOGOV software.
Experience with Tyler Munis software.
WORKING CONDITIONS Work is performed in an office environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Work is sedentary in nature and involves sitting, standing, bending, and unassisted lifting of up to 25 pounds.
EXAMINATIONS No written or performance examination will be required for this position. Applicants are screened and certified based on an evaluation of their education, training, experience and other requirements as outlined in this Position Announcement and denoted on their Job Application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT/POST OFFER DRUG SCREENING Shelby County is committed to providing and maintaining a drug‑free work environment. After receiving a conditional offer of employment, applicants are required to pass a drug test conducted at a test site designated by Shelby County.
Equal Opportunity Employer Shelby County, Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
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