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Retirement Benefits Specialist II Jobs in Santa Rosa, USA at Government Jobs
Retirement Benefits Specialist II
Bring your communication, problem-solving, and office management skills to Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement Association (SCERA)! Starting salary up to $41.60/hour ($86,824/year
) and a competitive total compensation package!
Join Our Team:
The Sonoma County Employees Retirement Association (SCERA) is a small office that values customer service, collaboration, professionalism, consistency, proactive planning, flexibility, and innovative problem-solving. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where individuals from all backgrounds are welcomed, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. This Retirement Benefits Specialist II position works in a team environment with a Senior Retirement Benefits Specialist, a Retirement Benefits Specialist, and a Member Services Manager.
This position will report to the Member Services Manager and will advise members on the application process for retirement benefits, as well as review and process member applications for benefits such as deferred retirement, disability retirement, and general retirement.
Responsibilities
Additional responsibilities include:
determining eligibility for retirement benefits, calculating retirement benefits based on factors such as service credits, purchasing contracts, retirement programs, and reciprocity agreements with other agencies, maintaining and updating member files, creating retirement benefit communications for newsletters and other publications for SCERA, providing information to active members regarding retirement, service purchases, and disbursement of funds, reviewing and processing beneficiary change forms, preparing and delivering presentations to various groups of members, providing backup support for the receptionist.
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of academic coursework and/or training that would provide the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and abilities listed. Normally, this would include college-level coursework in public administration, communications, business administration, management, benefits administration, finance, accounting, economics, paralegal, human resources, or related fields, and one year of responsible office support work experience involving contact with the public, the use of advanced elements of word processing, spreadsheet, pension system administration, and presentation software, and/or the review or preparation of legal documents, OR one year of experience equivalent to that of a Retirement Benefits Specialist I.
Some experience in communications, bookkeeping, accounting, workers’ compensation, disability benefits, employee benefits, or insurance benefits is desirable. License:
Possession of a valid driver’s license at the appropriate level including special endorsements, as required by the State of California, may be required depending upon assignment to perform the essential job functions of the position. The position advertised on this announcement does not require possession of a valid California Driver’s License.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Working knowledge of:
County Employees Retirement Law of 1937; the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013; policies and regulations related to pensionable compensation and retirement benefits processing; information gathering techniques, business and legal writing formats; interviewing techniques; the use of electronic information systems and pension administration software systems; office support and SCERA practices, procedures, programs, services, policies, and regulations; the purpose and processing of diverse forms and documents;
English grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, and composition; basic mathematics; methods and techniques used in researching, proofing, evaluation, gathering, organizing, presenting, and arranging data. Ability to: communicate effectively orally and in writing; understand and apply specific rules, codes, regulations, procedures, policies, and precedents; use reference material; select, interpret, and explain regulations and procedures; speak effectively in public; work effectively under deadlines;
follow written and oral instructions; locate, identify, and correct technical inaccuracies; use independent initiative and discretion in organizing work and carrying out instructions; establish and maintain effective work relationships with other employees and the public; work effectively with individuals in sensitive and stressful circumstances; establish, organize, and revise the maintenance of SCERA files; research, proof, audit, evaluate, gather, organize, and arrange diverse information;
prepare materials, including graphs, charts, statistical statements, specifications, purchase orders, reports, and standardized forms; independently research and prepare correspondence in answer to inquiries about SCERA records, programs, services, and regulations; maintain and process a variety of records and transactions; make accurate and…
Title: Retirement Benefits Specialist II
Company: Government Jobs
Location: Santa Rosa, USA
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