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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CLERK

Code: 04731 Local Non-Competitive

There is no civil service exam for Employee Benefits Clerk. As a non-competitive local-government title, it is filled on the strength of meeting the listed qualifications.

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Where this title is used

Employee Benefits Clerk is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.

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Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction, performs varied clerical work of limited complexity involved in the processing of enrollments, adjustments, terminations, and additions for employee insurance, hospitalization, benefits, and pension plans; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

  • Completes and processes various forms required for enrollments, adjustments, terminations, and additions to employee insurance, benefits, and pension plans, which may include those required for union dues, garnishments, and other deductions from pay.
  • May assist applicants in filling out required forms.
  • Reviews, checks, verifies, and edits reports, printouts, applications, and other documents for correctness.
  • Obtains and/or gathers additional information.
  • Answers routine inquiries of limited complexity regarding various deductions from pay.
  • Receives, reviews, and adjusts complaints.
  • Provides information to employees regarding their eligibility or entitlement to insurance, health, hospitalization, pension, and other benefits.
  • May assist in processing Social Security and disability applications.
  • May assist in the preparation of various reports of contributions, deductions, arrearage, and surpluses.
  • Gathers information for the review of existing benefits programs and plans by gathering required information.
  • Maintains routine records of various accounts and disbursements.
  • Calculates payroll deductions.
  • Makes extensions and calculates percentages.
  • Establishes and maintains essential records and files.
  • Compiles statistical data.
  • Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Knowledge of accepted clerical procedures and of modern office methods, practices, and equipment.
  • Knowledge of basic arithmetic and the calculation of percentages.
  • Ability to complete, review, and verify various forms, applications, and other documents.
  • Ability to perform basic arithmetical calculations including percentages.
  • Ability to understand, remember, and carry out written and oral directions or instructions.
  • Ability to gather and provide information.
  • Ability to maintain records of accounts and/or disbursements.
  • Ability to establish and maintain essential records and files.
  • Ability to compile statistical data.
  • Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
  • Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.