Ability Management Advisor

Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) has been British Columbia's leading benefits provider for over 80 years. We are an independent, not-for-profit society with strong roots in BC’s health care system. We provide health, dental, life, disability, and travel coverage to 1 in 3 British Columbians through employee group plans and individual plans.

We are fueled by a commitment to keep health care sustainable for all British Columbians. Through our PBC Health Foundation, we fund projects that improve health outcomes directly related to mental health and wellbeing as well as the prevention and/or management of chronic disease. We are interested in finding people who want to make a difference and who are looking to grow their career with us.

We offer an attractive compensation and benefits package. Our workplace culture values health and wellness, diversity and equality, continuing education, environmental sustainability and giving back to the community.

• Flexible working hours of 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday (i.e., 37.5 hours per week).
• Paid vacation starts at 4 weeks per year, and increases with years of service.
• Hybrid work environment (i.e., a combination of work from office and work from home days).
• Generous benefits, including extended health, dental, and life insurance; depending on the plan that you choose, these benefit premiums can be 100% paid by PBC.
• PBC contributes the equivalent of 8% of your base salary to a Defined Contribution pension plan. No employee contribution or matching is required, giving you more take-home pay.
• Onsite gym, cafeteria, and access to virtual doctors/counsellors 24/7 via our Employee Family Assistance Program!

• We are searching for a permanent Ability Management Advisor to join our Human Resources team.
• PBC’s compensation program is built on a pay-for-performance philosophy, rewarding both individual and organizational achievements. The typical hiring range for this position is $69,000 - $85,000 per year, with the starting salary determined based on a combination of skills, education, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards package, you’ll be eligible for our annual bonus program.

If you are looking to take on a key role in disability management working to proactively improve PBC’s employee wellness and focusing on prevention and support, we want to hear from you! This is a unique opportunity where you can work with stakeholders to ensure understanding of the leave process, working on leave management projects, and provide ability management recommendations for labour relations.

This role is currently working a combination hybrid schedule from home and from our head office in Burnaby, BC. Apply this week if you would like to take on this role.

As the Ability Management Advisor, you will lead PBC’s leave management cycle and provide reports through data analysis and data management on costs, trends, patterns, and financial impacts.

You will manage the Disability Provider service level agreements and lead the process of changing Disability Provider, if required.

In this role, you will provide advice and manage the disability management process for employees including topics such as policy and procedure, entitlement, acceptance/denial of disability claims, and disability management practices.

This position collaborates with third party insurance carriers to provide support and ensure employees safe and early return to work.

As Advisor, you would provide day-to-day administration of Benefit plans for PBC including Sick leave, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and WorkSafeBC plans.

In this role you would assume the lead on designated disability management projects and initiatives that focus on proactive prevention and disability cost reduction.

You will track leave dates for reporting purposes, prepare reports, and prepare trends claims tracking to help improve processes.

This role will lead the Health and Wellness Committee in developing strategies to improve overall health and wellness of employees.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration,…