Director of Benefits and Wellness

Requisition Title - Director of Benefits and Wellness (23001725) Description To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment, and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans.
Job Title: Director of Benefits and Wellness Job Category: Non-Unit Post Date: November 15, 2023 Close Date: N/A Salary: For non-unit positions, salary commensurate with experience and is accompanied by a competitive benefits package.
Position Summary: The Office of Human Resources is dedicated to the recruitment, retention, and development of a highly qualified, committed, and diverse workforce, encouraging and supporting the faculty and staff in their vital role of meeting the College’s mission and goals and our commitment to our students.
Human Resources is committed to best practices, emerging technologies, and operating from a focused customer centric orientation to meet these goals.
We ensure effective, efficient, productive and timely processes and services and are committed to provide benefits that support the home and professional lives of our faculty and staff, offer opportunities for personal development and advancement, and ensure fairness and consistency in the application of policies and procedures.
As the leader of the Benefits and Wellness team, reporting to the Associate Vice President for Human Resources, the Director spearheads strategic management of health, welfare, retirement, and ancillary benefit plans.
Demonstrating exceptional leadership, problem-solving prowess, and technical acumen, the Director takes the initiative to ensure precise, timely, and confidential completion of assignments.
With a focus on customer service excellence, they manage, audit, and analyze data, responding adeptly to information requests and delivering crucial metrics to drive Human Resources decision-making.
Main Responsibilities: Directs the administration of the leave of absence programs including FMLA, NJFLA, COVID-19 leaves, etc.
Processes sabbatical leave element entries and oversees the benefits administration Oversees workers compensation administration Directs the administration of TCNJ sponsored plans including: vision programs, dependent FSA, tuition waiver and reimbursement programs, transit check, and other ancillary programs.
Oversees pensions and retirement plan administration.
Directs the administration of health care plans including: medical, prescription, drug and dental insurance plans.
Conducts audits and needs assessments and provides recommendations for process improvements to assure compliant, effective and efficient implementation of employee benefits, and new benefits and wellness initiatives.
Proactively identifies opportunities to improve the employee benefit experience.
Researches and implements system enhancements and new functionality to find potential efficiencies and implement where practical.
Ensures all required government reports are accurate and submitted timely.
Develops and maintains standard operating procedures as it relates to benefits administration.
Monitors legal and compliance regulations affecting health and welfare benefit plans and administration and proactively makes changes as needed.
Works closely with HRIS and third party vendors to automate and enhance benefit tracking and reporting.
Develops surveys to collect and measure employee feedback and utilizes data to improve customer experience.
Leads and oversees the benefits HR portal and ensures accurate and timely communication and project management Oversees the annual enrollment, wellness initiatives, and communications.
Ensures accurate record keeping, and compliance.
Oversees retirement counseling sessions.
Education and/or Experience: A Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, human resource management, organizational development or a related field with five plus years of progressively responsible human resources experience or an equivalent combination of experience and/or training required NJ State and/or municipality experience strongly preferred Higher Education experience strongly preferred Oracle Cloud experience strongly preferred Employer Qualifications: Final offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and reference checks Residency Requirement: In accordance with the New Jersey First Act P.
L.
2011 c.
70, effective September 1, 2011, new public employees in certain positions (faculty exempt) are required to obtain New Jersey residency within one (1) year of employment.
Applicants must meet the requirements listed.
About TCNJ TCNJ is a highly selective institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence.
Founded in 1855, TCNJ has become an exemplar of the best in public higher education and is consistently acknowledged as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation.
TCNJ currently is ranked as one of the 75 "Most Competitive" schools in the nation by Barron's Profiles of American Colleges and is rated the No.
1 public institution in the northern region of the country by U.
S.
News & World Report.
TCNJ was named the #10 value in public higher education by the Princeton review in 2009 and, in 2006, was awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter - an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally.
A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ's seven schools - Arts & Communication; Business; Education; Humanities and Social Sciences; Science; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Engineering.
TCNJ faculty members are teacher-scholars who share a commitment to liberal learning.
TCNJ is located within an hour, by train, of New York City and Philadelphia.
The College's campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty and has 39 major buildings.
Employee Benefits: As a member of The College of New Jersey Community, you will be a part of an exciting and rewarding public university career.
Eligible full-time employees will be able to take advantage of a generous benefits package that includes health, welfare, and retirement benefits, including: Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental and prescription plans Generous leave entitlements program and Energy Savings Program Employee and dependent Tuition Waiver and Reimbursement Program Pension, retirement, and deferred compensation plans, group life insurance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Employee affinity groups New Jersey State Employee Discount Program (Pet insurance, cell phone plan discounts, discounted amusement park tickets, etc.
) Access to extensive learning opportunities To view a comprehensive list of benefits available to employees, visit our Health Benefits Plans and Programs page to learn more! Application Instructions Qualified candidates should apply online at: careers@tcnj.
edu and submit a letter of interest, resume (CV), as well as the names and contact information for three professional references.
Applications will be considered until a viable candidate is selected.
SAME Applicants If you are applying under the New Jersey "SAME" program, your supporting documents (Schedule A or B letter), resume (CV), as well as the names and contact information for three professional references by the closing date listed above to: same@tcnj.
edu.
For more information on the SAME program visit their website at: https://nj.
gov/csc/same/overview/index.
shtml, email: SAME@csc.
nj.
gov, or call CSC at: 833-691-0404.
Primary Location: Administrative Services Building - Human Resources Work Locations: Administrative Services Building - Human Resources 2000 Pennington Rd Ewing Township 08628 Job: Staff Organization: The College of New Jersey Job Posting: Nov 15, 2023, 8:14:48 AM