Absence Management Specialist (Temporary)

About the role

Absence Management Specialist (Temporary) Temporary Position **This position pays between $29.70 - $36.50 depending on experience** By embodying our core purpose of customer obsession, new ideas, and driving innovation, and delivering excellence, you will help ensure that every touchpoint is meaningful and contributes to our mission of redefining the possible in healthcare. The Absence Management Specialist is an important part of the HR team with a customer service focus, ensuring that leave and accommodation requests are handled in a timely, efficient, compliant, confidential and compassionate manner. The Specialist will work closely with associates and leaders to provide subject matter expertise in the complex area of absence management, including Leaves of Absence, Disability, ADA accommodations, Workers' Compensation, and Payroll. Job Competencies: Valuing Differences - Works effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, interpersonal styles, abilities, motivations, or backgrounds; seeks out and uses unique abilities, insights, and ideas. Considers the collective. Collaboration - Works cooperatively within teams and partners with others, both internally and externally as needed, to achieve success; focuses on the results of the team, not the achievements of one person. It's "All for One and One for All" Accountability - Accepts personal responsibility and/or consequences of failure and successes, delivering on commitments and refocusing effort when needed. Someone who is willing to step up and own it. Time Management - Effectively manages personal time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Developing Trust - Gains others' confidence by acting with integrity and following through on commitments; treats others and their ideas with respect and supports them in the face of challenges. Takes Initiative - Takes prompt action to accomplish goals and achieve results beyond what is required; is proactive and pursues relentlessly. Essential Job Functions: Administers all aspects of Ensemble's Leave and Disability program with solid knowledge of Federal and State laws/regulations related to absence management, including FMLA, ADA, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability benefits, PTO, Workers' Compensation and State PFML/TDB. Ensemble is a national employer with associates in all States + DC Advises associates and managers on the complex interaction of leave laws with pay Works closely with outside leaves and disability vendors Prioritizes requests and responds in a timely manner, ensuring that issues and concerns are handled accurately and respectfully protecting the confidentiality of employee medical and personal information Interprets Human Resources policies and procedures, guides application consistent with employment law and company culture in the administration of leaves Drives continuous improvements to absence processes, service delivery and technology via Workday and Absence Management systems This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Associates may be required to perform other job related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation Other Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 3 - 5 years of progressively responsible experience in HR/leave administration and integrated disability management duties in a multi-state environment; experience with NJ, NY, CA, WA highly desirable Excellent organizational, analytical and follow-up skills including attention to detail Excellent written and verbal communication abilities Advanced skills in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint); familiarity with other data management systems such as Workday Bachelors Degree, preferred area of