Benefits & Compliance Coordinator

BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS; Brockton (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Brockton Public Schools is seeking a Benefits Coordinator to manage employee benefit programs, enrollments, and plan changes. The role supports HR, Payroll, and Finance with timely, accurate benefit processing and communications.

The ideal candidate will handle COBRA, open enrollment, and compliance tasks while maintaining confidential employee information and coordinating with carriers and vendors. A degree in a related field and relevant experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in employee benefits administration, especially health/dental/life insurance.
• Experience in public-sector or unionized environments is preferred.
• Experience with HRIS, benefits administration, and payroll systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administers health, dental, life insurance, and other employee benefit programs.
• Processes enrollments, coverage changes, lifecycle events, and employment status changes.
• Review benefit elections and documentation for eligibility and accuracy.
• Assist employees with plans, enrollment procedures, deadlines, and options.
• Coordinate COBRA and continuation procedures; manage terminations and carryovers.
• Reconcile insurance invoices with enrollment records and payroll deductions.
• Coordinate with carriers, brokers, and other departments to resolve issues.
• Maintain confidential benefit records across HR, benefits, insurance, and payroll systems.
• Coordinate annual open enrollment communications, timelines, and elections.
• Develop benefit communications, forms, FAQs, and informational materials.
• Support implementation of new benefit plans and program changes.
• Ensure benefits administration complies with policies, contracts, and laws.

Skills

Benefits administration

Enrollment processing

Regulatory compliance

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Confidentiality

MS Office / HRIS

Payroll systems

Multi-tasking

Vendor/Carrier coordination

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, or related field

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

Databases

Spreadsheets

Job description

Brockton Public Schools is seeking a Benefits Coordinator to manage employee benefit programs, enrollments, and plan changes. The role supports HR, Payroll, and Finance with timely, accurate benefit processing and communications.

The ideal candidate will handle COBRA, open enrollment, and compliance tasks while maintaining confidential employee information and coordinating with carriers and vendors. A degree in a related field and relevant experience are preferred.