Benefits Associate I

The Benefits Associate I provides Human Resources services to the City of Dayton in the areas of benefits administration, worker’s compensation, labor and employee relations, classification and compensation, and administrative support. Incumbents may be assigned to one of the specific areas based on experience but are expected to develop a working knowledge in all of the other areas.

The Benefits Associate I assigned to Benefits Administration maintains accurate records on insurance programs in accordance with City policies and relevant ordinances and laws including federal and state laws governing health and life insurance administration. Incumbent reconciles monthly premium payments to all carriers; manages the on-line information system to enroll, update or terminate employee benefits and conducts any necessary audits or census counts. The incumbent maintains the HRIS system with benefit enrollment options for each employee and will generate reports as needed to monitor enrollment. 

The Benefits Associate I assigned to Worker’s Compensation investigates, manages and processes assigned Worker’s Compensation claims and associated requests for injury leave. The incumbent will process routine claims based on knowledge of worker’s compensation law, City policies and procedures and applicable labor agreements. The Benefits Associate I works with the Third Party Administrator to coordinate independent medical examinations for worker’s compensation related conditions and the individual City departments. 

The Benefits Associate I assigned to labor relations is responsible for the daily labor agreement administration and assists in the labor negotiations preparation to facilitate sound labor-management relations. The incumbent prepares all formal written charges, specifications and findings for review by the Law Department and assists in preparing Civil Service appeal cases. The Benefits Associate I maintains information on grievances, ensures compliance with time limits by management representatives and represents labor relations as required through the grievance procedure.

The Benefits Associate I assigned to classification and compensation will be required to utilize Banner and Kronos for reporting, data verification and analysis in the verification and proper processing of employee position class, pay identification, worked hours, overtime, shift differential, salary, incentives and other compensation types. Prepares and assists in reviewing for accuracy but not limited to personnel action forms, overtime requests, FMLA documentation, leave forms, and accrual conversions.