Benefits and Leaves Trainee

Who We Are
The State of Connecticut is centralizing its Human Resources function with the following goals:

• Support Connecticut's Growth - To serve our citizens, businesses, state agencies and other branches of government by providing the highest quality services at the lowest possible cost.
  
• Drive Continuous Innovation - To increase the efficiency and effectiveness of state government using best practices from the public and private sectors.
  
• Provide Rewarding Careers - To attract and retain a workforce of hardworking, dedicated public servants committed to leading our phenomenal state forward.
  

The Role 
Are you a hardworking individual looking for a challenge? Are you searching for an opportunity to learn and grow within the benefits and leaves career field? Do you have what it takes to build and maintain a rapport with people of diverse backgrounds and professional levels?

If so, the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has an exciting opportunity for you!

As a Benefits and Leaves Trainee (Leadership Associate), you will participate in a 1 to 2 year development program designed to provide the knowledge and technical skills required to perform the full functions of the target class of Human Resources Associate.

In this role, you will learn how to administer statewide employee benefits and leaves programs. This position is ideal for individuals who desire to work in and thrive in a challenging fast pace, high demand, multifaceted environment.

This is a full time, 40 hour per week position. The work schedule is Monday through Friday on first shift. However, work schedule flexibility is required in order to meet the demands of the job.

Anticipated start date is July 2020. Degree(s) must be conferred prior to starting if used for qualifying experience.

Please include your resume within the "Resume Tab" of your application.

Note: The certification list generated from this recruitment may be considered for future Benefits and Leaves Trainee (Leadership Associate) opportunities with a target class of Human Resources Associate for a period of one year.

Questions about this recruitment should be directed to the hiring agency's human resources office: Raisa Capellan at Raisa.Capellan@ct.gov,.

In a state agency incumbents in this class participate in a formal development program designed to provide the necessary knowledge and skills to qualify for appointment to a designated managerial or professional confidential class assigned to the MP Pay Plan.

• Provide assistance in areas of leaves including family, medical and military leave.
  
• Assist with ADA accommodations.
  
• Enter benefits and leaves related information into our Human Resources Information System (HRIS).
  
• Assist in answering benefits and leaves related questions.
  
• Assist in interpreting, coordinating, and maintaining compliance with human resources laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
  
• Prepare reports, manuals and correspondence.
  
• Participate in Lean activities and projects, as assigned.
  
• Other ad hoc tasks, as assigned.

Considerable oral and written communication skills; interpersonal skills; considerable ability to understand and apply state and federal laws, statutes and regulations; considerable ability to analyze and solve problems; considerable ability to effect and manage change; considerable ability to plan for and implement excellent customer service; considerable ability to learn a new knowledge base in functional area; considerable ability to learn and apply policy and procedure; managerial aptitude.

Candidates must be able to meet the experience and training requirements of the designated class at the completion of the development program.

We'd love to hear from you if you possess the following experience:

• using a Human Resources Information System (HRIS) to research and track employee benefits and leaves;
  
  
• interpreting statutes, regulations, laws and collective bargaining agreements;
  
  
• using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook;
  
  
• providing customer service to employees and supervisors.
  

Preferred Education:

• A Master’s degree in human resources management, business administration, public administration, or other closely related field.
  

1. Prior to appointment to this class there must be an approved managerial or professional confidential designated class identified to which the incumbent will be appointed upon successful completion of an approved development program. Incumbents in this class must meet the experience and training requirements of the identified designated class at the end of the development program.
2. The work schedule for this classification is full-time. Incumbents must work a full-time forty (40) hours per week schedule.
3. Incumbents in this class will be eligible for reclassification to the designated class without competitive examination upon successful completion of the development program and satisfactory service. The length of the development program should be designed around the requirements of the designated class and the prior experience of the incumbent but in no case should be less than one (1) year or exceed three (3) calendar years in accordance with C.G.S. 5-234.
4. All appointments to this class shall be under terms of an approved development program and in accordance with a time schedule approved by the Department of Administrative Services.
5. No additional working test period shall be required upon successful completion of the development program.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.