Overview
HR Specialist – Leave & Workers’ Compensation Jobs in Greater Houston at Harmony Public Schools
Title: HR Specialist – Leave & Workers’ Compensation
Company: Harmony Public Schools
Location: Greater Houston
JOB GOAL: The purpose of this position is to assist with the processing of leave and accommodation requests as well as worker’s compensation cases.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
- Minimum 1 year of professional experience (preferred)
- Experience in HR Leave and/or Workers’ Compensation (preferred)
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Understands and supports the mission, vision and values of Harmony Public Schools.
- Serves as a subject matter expert for Leaves, Accommodations, and Workers’ Compensation.
- Assists with all administrative aspects of Leave and Workers’ Compensation claims including tracking hours used/taken and working closely with Payroll and Benefits to ensure that pay for associates is accurate and correct.
- Serves as the primary point of contact for employees, supervisors, insurance carriers, and medical providers regarding workers' compensation cases.
- Files, tracks, and monitors workers’ compensation claims to ensure timely resolution.
- Provides guidance to injured employees on the claims process, treatment options, and return to work policies.
- Works closely with employees to ensure that all relevant completed medical documentation is submitted for timely review.
- Assists maintaining appropriate contact with all employees on leave and coordinates all aspects of return to work for associates on leave.
- Effectively assists with the coordination all cases/claims to ensure program compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Texas Worker’s Compensation Act, and all state and local policies/laws.
- Provides exemplary customer service and assistance to all employees and requestors.
- Performs personnel and clerical duties related to employee leave requests including but not limited to FMLA, Bereavement Leave, Emergency leave, ADA requests, and worker’s compensation.
- Communicates with school principals and other supervisors regarding employee absences, accommodations, and Workers’ Compensation.
- Assists in maintaining, generating, and providing statistical data relative to leave and worker’s compensation.
- Maintains employment and other personnel records including timely and accurate updating of electronic employee databases.
- Prepares, updates, maintains and processes a variety of records, reports, lists and files according to established policies, procedures, and regulations while ensuring the confidentiality of employee medical & benefits records is preserved.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of federal and state laws/regulations pertaining to leave, worker’s compensation, and other applicable laws.
- Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external to the district.
- Strong customer service, attention to detail, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships both internal and external to the district.
- Ability to use computer including software, spreadsheet and word processing software, calculator, copy machine and telephone.
- Ability to analyze data
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Light Work: may require the occasional light lifting.
- Nights and weekend activities will be occasionally required.
- Position is in office setting and may involve prolonged work at a desk in one location.
- Light travel is required.
