Leave of Absence Specialist

Overview

The purpose of the Leave of Absence Specialist (Temporary or Seasonal) is to ensure team members’ leave of absence (LOA) requests are handled with compassion, discretion, and accuracy.  This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with respect to state and federal requirements, as well as company specific policies.  This position is the first point of contact for most of the company onsite or by other means, and an infallible level of discretion and confidentiality is mandatory. This position will maintain records, electronically and physically, regarding a variety of programs.

Harbor is a friendly, diverse, and fast-paced company where our employees are more than just a spreadsheet.

This is an onsite position only, Monday - Friday.

Salary:  $33-38/hr DOE

Nice sunny office, parking, perks, great management.

Essential Job Functions:

• Administers all required documentation for all leaves of absence and workers compensation (WC) claims.
• Subject matter expert for knowing the details of applicable leave and worker’s compensation laws and internal procedures.
• Walk team members through complex leave situations, including overlapping FMLA/ADA/PFML or PLO, etc.
• Help team members navigate their workers compensation claims with compassion.
• Responsible for the daily maintenance of LOA and WC files.
• Must be resourceful and willing to dig through the employee handbook to address team member concerns

Responsibilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of employment law, state and federal, is essential to this position.  
• Experience with workers compensation is highly preferred.
• Effective skills in using Excel spreadsheets, Microsoft Outlook, and other Microsoft suite programs required.
• Ability to file, possess organizational skills, have excellent written and oral communication skills, and be able to make presentations to small groups.
• Must be resourceful and willing to dig through the employee handbook to address team member concerns
• Ability to counsel employees on a variety of subjects, including company policy, and benefits, and help employees with other issues which may affect their work life.
• Ability to be confidential because of the information this position is exposed to.
• Ability to work well with other employees to foster a respectful and professional work environment

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• BA in Human Resources, Business or a relevant field/or experience equivalent to this education preferred but not mandatory – direct and actual LOA Administration experience may suffice.
• 2-5 years of related Human Resource experience as a Generalist with substantial experience in WA State Leave rules, regulations, policy and process.
• Intermediate to advanced skills with MS Office and prior experience with an HRIS system or equivalent