Benefits Coordinator

Position: Employee Benefits Coordinator
Position:

Employee Benefits Coordinator

Type:

Public

Location:

Urban

Job :

131662

County:

East Maricopa

Posted:

December 12, 2025

Contact Information:

Creighton Elementary School District

2702 E Flower St

Phoenix, Arizona 85016

District Website

Contact:

Human Resources

Phone:

Fax:

District Email

Job Description:

JOB CLASSIFICATION SUMMARY

Responsible for functioning as a professional manager over a major District enterprise function (not site-based), reporting to a Director or higher-level supervisor.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This is management level classification responsible for developing and managing budgets,

supervising staff, and ensuring District compliance with related rules, regulations and

requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

The following are intended to describe core work functions of this classification. While the level and broad nature of essential duties may not change, specific work tasks will vary over time depending on the District's needs.

* In-person attendance is an essential function of this classification.

* Supervises staff including prioritizing and assigning work, conducting performance

evaluations, ensuring staff is trained, ensuring that employees follow policies and

procedures, maintaining a healthy and safe working environment, and making hiring,

termination, and disciplinary recommendations.

* Provides technical information and instruction regarding benefits coverage to employees,

retirees, and dependents; interprets and explains rules and procedures; answering

questions; resolves problems, complaints, and issues; interfaces with vendors to facilitate

the timely resolution of benefit problems.

* Provides information and materials to employees, vendors, and internal customers to

facilitate and support the District's benefits program.

* Maintains the District's cafeteria benefits master list for processing enrollments, terminations, changes and corrections, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policies.

* Manages the administrative functions of designated programs; effectively executes

processes and projects of verifying organizational risk.

* Plans, organizes, and manages the activities of an assigned division which includes

overseeing the development and administration of policies, procedures, programs, goals,

and objectives. Ensures regulatory compliance of division operations at the federal, state,

and local levels.

* Represents the division at/on a variety of meetings, advisory groups, committees, agencies, the Board, and/or other related groups.

* Reviews, prepares, and presents reports on division programs and activities.

* Prepares and manages the division budget including forecasting, allocating resources,

and approving expenditures.

* Responds to and resolves inquiries and concerns from the general public, partners, the

business community, and staff.

* Performs related work as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE

* Advanced principles, methods, and techniques of assigned discipline

* Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, regulations, and/or ordinances

* Budget administration principles and methods

* Contract administration principles and practices

* Financial management principles and practices

* Management and leadership principles and practices

* Modern office technology

* Municipal financial management and fiscal policies

* Negotiation techniques

* Program/project management principles and techniques

* Public administration principles

* Public relations principles

* Strategy development principles and procedures

SKILLS

* Analyzing and developing policies, procedures, contracts and/or technical documents of

assigned area

* Thinking critically

* Developing and implementing policies and programs in support of strategic direction

* Fostering an organizational climate that attracts, retains, and develops talent at all levels

* Generating creative solutions

* Interpreting, applying, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, codes, regulations,

and standards

* Listening to, facilitating, and synthesizing multiple points of view

* Making decisions in time-sensitive situations

* Managing and administering contracts

* Managing division operations

* Managing, organizing, and directing the work of others

* Negotiating and mediating

* Planning, analyzing, and evaluating programs, services, operational needs, and fiscal

constraints

* Preparing and delivering public presentations

* Solving complex problems and using reason even when dealing with complex, confidential and sensitive topics

* Utilizing a computer and relevant software applications

* Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers,

supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information

and to receive work direction

Education and Experience:

Associate's degree in field related to assignment and five years of progressively responsible

professional experience that includes prior lead or supervisory experience.

Required Certifications/Licenses:

* Fingerprint Clearance Card (FPCC) may be required for some…