Benefits Assistant - Winnipeg, Canada - Manitoba Government

Manitoba Government

Verified Company

Winnipeg, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Benefits Assistant:

CL3 Clerk 3

Regular/full-time

Manitoba Public Service Commission

Health Wellness and Safety, Employee Experience

Winnipeg MB

Advertisement Number: 41600

Salary(s): CL3 $43, $49,968.00 per year

Closing Date:
August 20, 2023

The Manitoba government recognizes the importance of building an exemplary public service reflective of the citizens it serves, where diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, identities, languages and perspectives drives a high standard of service and innovation.

The Manitoba government supports equitable employment practices and promotes representation of designated groups (women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities).

Employment Equity is a factor in selection for this competition. Consideration will be given to Indigenous people and persons with disabilities.

An eligibility list may be created for similar positions and will remain in effect until exhausted.

The Manitoba government is recognized as one of the top employers within the province and provides a comprehensive compensation and benefits package for its employees which includes extended health care, health spending account, dental care, vision care, long term disability insurance, group life insurance, maternity/paternity and parental leave, family related leave and a defined pension plan.

The Manitoba government is also committed to supporting the development of its employees through training and career development opportunities.

Conditions of Employment:

Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
Must provide and maintain a satisfactory Criminal Records Check
Must provide and maintain a satisfactory Enhanced Security Check

Qualifications:

Essential:

Experience performing a wide range of clerical administrative duties including drafting correspondence (i.e. letters and reports), data entry, maintaining filing systems, reporting, and managing, assessing and responding to inquires
Experience in preparing documents, and analyzing reports for management
Experience working with highly sensitive and confidential information
Experience working cooperatively as part of a team
Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize individual workloads to adjust to varying demands
Strong verbal communication skills
Strong written communication skills with experience proofreading, editing and formatting with accuracy and attention to detail
Experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and SAP or other equivalent software
Effective interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to effectively communicate and provide client service to internal and external stakeholders

Desired:

Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in French
Experience working with employee benefits plans and understanding of insurance principles and medical terminology
Experience with basic financial processes including cash flows, budgets and accounts payable

Duties:

The Benefits Assistant performs a key role in the review and processing of long term disability claims including the responsibility of data entry, related reports, statistics and claim file management.

The Benefits Assistant provides support to the Disability Specialist in obtaining and documenting required information for the Canada Life Case Manager.

The position also provides overall administration support for the branch including reception, processing mail, filing, timekeeping, and providing back up to the Office Manager.

Advertisement # 41600
PSC-HRO
Human Resource Services

Carlton Street

Winnipeg MB, R3C 3H8
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***Please be advised that job competitions for represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file will be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.