Wellness Specialist

Salary Range: $77,001.60 to $

Town Hall 100 N. Wilcox Street Castle Rock, CO 80104, USA

Town Hall 100 N. Wilcox Street Castle Rock, CO 80104, USA

This posting will remain open continuously until filled.

The Town of Castle Rock ’s future and the quality of that depend on the choices we make today. Do you want to be part of a team that make decisions that work now while preserving and protecting Castle Rock’s identity and quality of life for the future? We value teamwork
, cooperation
, and quality communication
. We strive to provide exceptional public service to our customers and encourage creativity and innovation. We welcome all that share those values to apply.

Working for the Town of Castle Rock includes:

• The opportunity to make a difference in our community
• Competitive total compensation with an excellent benefits package
• Free membership to the MAC or Recreation Center
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness eligible employer
• In collaboration with the HR Manager and the Town Attorney’s Office, this position ensures that all current insurance and benefit contracts and plan documents meet all local, state and federal laws and regulations, communicates with insurance consultant on a regular basis and ensures that renewals are revised in a timely fashion.
• Responsible to manage and administer benefits programs to include, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, health savings accounts, COBRA, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), FPPA, 401a defined contribution retirement plan, 457(b) deferred compensation retirement plan and the wellness program.
• Responsible for auditing Town benefit plans to ensure accuracy of employee benefit selections, employee/employer contribution amounts and other areas as determined. May require coordination with the Payroll Division.
• Responsible to communicate information regarding benefits programs to new, current and exiting employees. Provides enrollment, change and separation information to employees and benefit providers. Consult with and advise employees on eligibility for benefits.
• Develops, coordinates and delivers open enrollment activities and communications to employees; assists employees with plan selection questions; prepares plan benefit information and ensures materials are available and assists employees in making changes to insurance elections.
• In conjunction with the HR Manager, assess and analyze existing benefits of the organization, and prevailing practices among similar organizations, to establish competitive benefits programs. Provides recommendations for changes as appropriate.
• Responsible for periodically reporting benefit-related information to Town Manager’s Office including benefit plan utilization, claim status/trending, and other necessary data as determined. May participate in annual budget development processes.
• Utilize benefits consultant to assist Town benefits administration as appropriate. Coordinate vendor selection and manage vendor contract in accordance with Town purchasing policies.
• In conjunction with the HR Manager, interprets and ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulatory requirements to include HIPAA, COBRA and FMLA.
• Communicates with exiting employees and third-party administrator for COBRA benefits and changes.
• Responsible for communicating annual and ongoing benefits compliance notifications.
• Completes annual ACA 1095-C reporting.
• Completes benefit surveys.
• Troubleshoots insurance claim disputes and serves as liaison between employees and vendors/carriers when necessary.
• Responds to a variety of routine and non-routine inquiries regarding benefit programs and insurance policy details.
• Works closely with supervisors of employees who are utilizing disability pay, and non‑work-related temporary assignments for temporary modified duty.
• Reviews and processes all benefit enrollment request through HRIS.
• Manages benefit files to ensure all files are kept up-to-date and accurate. Ensures appropriate security and confidentiality of employee information and records.
• Administers and tracks FMLA/STD/LTD/Sick Bank hours to ensure…