Retirement Benefits Asst. Administrator

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　　Retirement Benefits Asst. Administrator

　　Salary

　　$4,784.00 - $9,381.00 Monthly

　　Location

　　Baton Rouge, LA

　　Job Type

　　Promotion

　　Job Number

　　LSERS011224MOB

　　Department

　　LA School Employees' Retirement System

　　Opening Date

　　01/22/2024

　　Closing Date

　　1/27/2024 11:59 PM Central

　　Description

　　Benefits

　　Questions

　　Supplemental Information

　　This position is only open to LA School Employees’ Retirement System employees.

　　No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

　　To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

　　Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

　　For further information about this vacancy contact:

　　Marcie Berkholz

　　La. School Employees' Retirement System

　　Human Resources

　　8660 United Plaza, Baton Rouge

　　[email protected]

　　Qualifications

　　MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

　　A baccalaureate degree plus five years of professional level employee benefits experience or professional experience at the managerial level in administrative services. Two years of the required experience must have been as a supervisor over two or more professionals.

　　SUBSTITUTIONS:

　　Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.

　　Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:

　　A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

　　30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

　　60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

　　90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

　　120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

　　College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

　　An International Foundation for Retirement Education (INFRE) or a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) or Certified Retirement Counselor (CRC) certification will substitute for one year of the required general experience.

　　NOTE:

　　Employee benefits experience is defined as eligibility and/or benefit determination for regular or disability retirement, deferred compensation, survivor benefits, health insurance, or workers compensation; or responsibility for assisting or advising employees about their employee benefits.

　　NOTE:

　　Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

　　Job Concepts

　　FUNCTION OF WORK:

　　To serve as an assistant to the Retirement Benefits Administrator of a statewide retirement system or to manage the retirement department of a statewide retirement system.

　　LEVEL OF WORK:

　　Administrator.

　　SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

　　Broad direction from the Retirement Benefits Administrator or unclassified executive.

　　SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

　　Direct over managers and/or appropriate level supervisors.

　　LOCATION OF WORK:

　　Statewide Retirement Systems.

　　JOB DISTINCTIONS:

　　Differs from Retirement Benefits Manager by the presence of responsibility for serving as an assistant to the Retirement Benefits Administrator.

　　Differs from Retirement Administrator by the absence of full administrative responsibility for the Retirement Benefits and Membership Divisions.

　　Examples of Work

　　EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

　　Manages multiple functional units within the member services areas of statewide retirement systems by supervising the work of subordinate managers and their supervisors.

　　Monitors budget expenditures.

　　Oversees planning and coordination of staff orientation, training and education.

　　Reviews and composes correspondence relating to multifaceted provisions of system laws, policies, and regulations.

　　Writes, implements and monitors policies and procedures for all divisional processes and establishes standards for quality assurance.

　　Plans and projects personnel, budgetary, equipment and space needs. Compiles data and provides recommendation for administrative review and consideration.

　　Develops goals and performance standards on the various processes for staff. Creates and monitors productivity reporting criteria for all units relative to the various processes.

　　Reviews current legislation and provides recommendations for changes.

　　Amends system board and committee meetings as well as legislative committee meetings.

　　May serve as a liaison between division and executive management for special projects.

　　Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

　　As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

　　Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

　　Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

　　More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

　　Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

　　New Year's Day

　　Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

　　Mardi Gras,

　　Good Friday,

　　Memorial Day,

　　Independence Day,

　　Labor Day,

　　Veteran's Day,

　　Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

　　* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

　　State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

　　Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

　　Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

　　Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

　　Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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　　Are you a current LA School Employees' Retirement System employee?

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　　State of Louisiana

　　Address

　　For agency contact information, please refer to

　　the supplemental information above.

　　Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

　　Phone

　　(866) 783-5462

　　Website

　　http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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