Human Resources Specialist - Benefits - Filled - 1/8/26

Jay Peak Resort • Jay, VT

51d • $20 • Onsite

About The Position

The Human Resources Specialist – Benefits administers policies relating to all phases of human resources activity as well as specializing in benefits. Responsible for the administration of various employee benefit plans such as life, health, dental, vision and disability insurances, retirement plans, PTO & Sick Time, FMLA, Workers Compensation by performing the following duties.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or two to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Knowledge of Payroll systems and a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite of products.
• This position requires strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a wide variety of people, from entry level employees, to Executive Managers, to Insurance Brokers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain library of current benefit plan documents, including all executed plan amendments, and be readily able to produce the documents to employees upon request.
• Maintain an active database of all eligible employees, participating employees, and current elections/dependent information. Perform hours testing periodically to determine benefit eligibility.
• Reconcile monthly billing statements of all benefit plan providers, communicates necessary changes with providers and ensures timely payment of all providers. Maintain vendor contact to investigate discrepancies and provide information in non-routine situations.
• Update benefit policy postings and other required notices on campus and on the employee website (Boot room).
• Organize and facilitate annual open enrollment meetings and processes. Assist in preparing materials and presenting benefit plan changes to employees during open enrollment period. Includes contacting all providers and presenters, setting up room availability and other logistics, and presentation and follow up with employees on necessary paperwork completion.
• Ongoing administration and compliance of Jay Peak Resort’s HIPAA Privacy and Procedures.
• Enroll new employees in benefit plans and provide benefits orientation.
• Provide vendors appropriate documentation for life and disability benefits claims.
• Upload bi-weekly contributions to 401k and HSA/FSA vendors.
• Analyze employee utilization of current benefits and develop specific recommendations for review by management.
• Maintain employee benefit files and other record keeping.
• Create and maintain employee wellness programs.
• Report all employee injuries to workers compensation insurance carrier and maintain injury files.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor, which could be directly related, or unrelated to original position.

Benefits

• $20/hour
• Paid Vacation & Sick Time
• Paid Maternity & Parental Leave
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Life & Disability Insurances
• 401k program eligibility with employer match after a year of employment with 1,000 hours of service
• FREE or deeply discounted season passes for you and your dependents
• Employee Recognition Programs (including daily, monthly, yearly, and seniority programs)
• Seasonal employee parties
• Regular free employee breakfasts/lunches, family events, and parties

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees