Benefits & HR Administration Specialist

Central Office; Nags Head (NC); On-site; USD 41,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Dare County Schools Central Office in Nags Head, NC is seeking a Benefits Specialist to coordinate employee benefits programs and administer district benefits systems. The role reports to the Director of Human Resources and supports retirement accounts and insurance administration.

Responsibilities include maintaining employment and benefit forms, onboarding new hires, processing vendor payments, administering NCID/UID and ACA, and assisting payroll with deductions and leave balances.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and two years of administrative office experience preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products preferred.
• Knowledge of office practices and basic bookkeeping.

Responsibilities

• Maintains all necessary employment forms for newly hired personnel.
• Meets with new hires to complete hiring paperwork and review benefits.
• Maintains employment and benefit forms for changes.
• Processes payments to vendors and interacts with payroll as needed.
• Manages retirement accounts (401K, 403B, 457B) and benefits education.
• Maintains leave balances and communicates updates to retirees as needed.
• Serves as district administrator for NCID/UID, ACA, workers' comp and COBRA.

Skills

General office practices

Bookkeeping basics

Office equipment operation

Data entry

Attention to detail

Education

Associate’s Degree preferred

High School Diploma with experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Dare County Schools Central Office in Nags Head, NC is seeking a Benefits Specialist to coordinate employee benefits programs and administer district benefits systems. The role reports to the Director of Human Resources and supports retirement accounts and insurance administration.

Responsibilities include maintaining employment and benefit forms, onboarding new hires, processing vendor payments, administering NCID/UID and ACA, and assisting payroll with deductions and leave balances.