"Benefits and Recruitment Specialist"

Benefits and Recruitment Specialist

New River Community College

Job Description

New River Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under a state-wide system of 23 community colleges. The college is located on a one-hundred plus acre site at the intersection of U.S. Routes 11 and 100 in Dublin, Virginia with an instructional site in Christiansburg. The campus provides modern, well-equipped facilities for the career technical education programs as well as for the college transfer programs. Approximately 4,000 students comprise the student body.

The people employed by New River Community College embrace the philosophy that all individuals should have an opportunity to develop and extend their skills and knowledge to increase awareness of their roles and duties as citizens. The college serves the educational needs of the public and assumes a duty to help provide the requirements for trained workers in the region through a combined effort with local industry, business, professions, and government. The college promotes equal opportunity for prospective students and employees.

Duties:

• Manage the entire hiring process from job posting to offer acceptance.
• Administer and maintain employee benefits programs, including group health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, and retirement benefits.
• Process enrollments, changes, termination and qualified life events.
• Serve as the primary contact for employee questions about benefits.
• Deliver benefit orientation for new hires.
• Coordinate open enrollment.
• Provide retirement counseling to prospective retirees and benefits assistance to current retirees.
• Maintain employee benefits systems and ensure accurate communication of benefit changes to payroll for proper deductions.
• Assist the HR Manager with benefits-related reporting, reconciliations, and compliance documentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

KSA's/Required Qualifications

Evidence of well-developed skills in:

• Organization and management of routine daily responsibilities
• Oral and written communication
• Problem solving with ability to take independent action within procedural guidelines
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students in a team-oriented environment.
• Proficiency in use of technology such as Microsoft Excel.
• Proven ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality and discretion.
• Excellent customer service skills, including the ability to follow up effectively.

Additional Considerations

Additional factors that may be considered include:

• Experience with HRIS and ATS platforms, including PeopleSoft and PeopleAdmin, or comparable systems
• Knowledge of employee benefits and experience with benefits administration platforms.
• Familiarity with system integrations across hiring, payroll, and benefits processes.

Special Instructions to Applicants

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155

Link to job posting: https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/90876

Background Check Statement Disclaimer

The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/