Staff Assistant (Benefits)

Under general supervision, an incumbent of this position, located in the Benefits unit of the Department of Finance, performs moderately complex administrative support, financial record keeping and auditing functions. Work involves responsibility for enrolling/terminating employees in the various health plans the department administers, including logging workers compensation claims and issuing case numbers, maintaining benefits records and files of more complex transactions including health insurance payment and billing transactions from employees and retirees, and Medicare certification and reimbursement coding, or on other matters relating to benefit inquiries or concerns. Supervision may be exercised over clerical personnel. Does related work as required.

Possession of a high school or equivalency diploma and five years of administrative support experience in a governmental agency in either: (a) assisting in the administration of health insurance plans; or (b) preparing, processing, and auditing benefits, personnel, or payroll transactions, which included ensuring compliance with regulations, policies, procedures, or collective bargaining agreements.

Satisfactory completion of 30 credits may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the above experience.

1. The number of years of experience required in the minimum qualifications is based upon the presumption of full-time employment. Part-time experience will be prorated based on a 35 hour workweek.
2. Verified and documented volunteer (unpaid) experience will only be credited when specifically allowed by the job description or examination announcement.

Education beyond the secondary level must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education.

Filing an application for a posting does not substitute or relieve you of the requirement to file appropriate application and fee when the civil service exam may be announced.