Leave Administrator (Project Management)

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When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community.

RTD Employee Benefits: https://www.rtd-denver.com/careers/benefits

(RTD Represented Employee Benefits: Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.)

The position is responsible for administering, processing and maintaining the organization's leave policy (FMLA, LOA, PLOA, Military Leave, and return to work physicals) for represented employees in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Duties & Responsibilities:    
ESSENTIAL:

• Manages the leave program for represented employees by administering and processing leave requests and return to work physicals consistently and in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and state and federal laws.
• Responds to employee questions or concerns regarding leave issues, researches questions or refers to other resources for a response.
• Investigates and researches leave policy issues and problems and responds with appropriate action in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement and state and federal laws.
• Identifies and advises management of FML trends, problems, and issues as well as a recommended course of action; informs management of new procedures and ideas for continuous process improvement.
• Ensures that the leave policy is being applied consistently and properly by managers and supervisors by providing proactive education, guidance, and training regarding the policy and monitoring management's leave time tracking.
• Participates and assists in the ADAAA interactive process when an employee informs the employer of a need for accommodation.

OTHER:

•  All job-related duties as assigned.

 
 QUALIFICATIONS:

•  Associate's Degree in Business or a related area
•  A minimum of two years of experience processing FMLA, employer leave policy and handling ADAAA requests.
•  Professional in Human Resources (PHR) preferred.
•  Proficiency in HIPAA, FMLA, FLSA, CBA, and the ADAAA.
•  Ability to use sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.
•  Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
•  Ability to manage time and workload effectively which includes planning, organizing, and prioritizing with attention to details.
•  Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

OR

•  An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and color vision.
• The work environment is a typical office environment with minimal exposure to excessive noise or adverse environmental issues.

CORE COMPETENCIES: ADMINISTRATIVE

SAFETY: Promotes safety as agency's number 1 priority in decision-making, reporting, learning, mitigation and follow-up. Zero tolerance for unsafe conditions or acts. Promotes continuous improvement of safety culture.

COMMUNICATION (E): clear and concise verbal and written communication, polite and respectful of others, verifies understanding

CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTATION: treats all customers as #1 priority, views all staff as internal customers, assists customers without prompting, acts pro-actively on behalf of the customer, focuses on customer satisfaction

WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT (E): prioritizes tasks and requests for assistance, timely completion meeting deadlines, detail oriented

ETHICS AND INTEGRITY: perceived fairness; tolerance; honesty; consistent in application of policies and procedures.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

ANALYSIS: evaluates different alternatives and selects or recommends the one that best meets the business and professional need of the situation without regard for personal biases

INFORMATION SEEKING: gathers information and differentiates critical from non-critical information; identifies key sources; systematically obtains information through research

SELF DIRECTED: acts independently; accomplishes goals without direct management supervisor or relying on other team members; understands gaps in personal skill set and knows where to go to acquire the support needed to get the job done

CAREER MAP

Based on job performance, experience, education and position availability the next step on the career map for this position may be:

Supervisor, Labor Relations  

Pay Range:

$77,437.00 - $109,380.25 Annual

RTD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy [ https://www.rtd-denver.com/sites/default/files/files/2022-12/EEO%20Policy%20Statement-%20UPDATED.pdf ]

RTD posts a compensation range that represents a good faith estimate of what RTD anticipates paying for the position at the time of posting.  Starting salary is based on the candidate's relevant and verified education, training and work experience.  Applicants should submit all relevant and verifiable education, training and work experiences at the time of application.