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Southtexascollege · Pecan Plaza, McAllen Texas
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Special Instructions

Dear Applicant,

The South Texas College Office of Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential or sensitive information from the documents that you attach to your application. Confidential and sensitive information include the following:

  • Social Security Number
  • Date of Birth
  • Age
  • Citizenship Status
  • Gender
  • Ethnicity/Race
  • Marital Status
  • Applicant Photos
     

* A redaction guide can be found by clicking here.


Please make sure that you omit this information from your application prior to submission. We are advising you that the Office of Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the hiring department as per your submission.

Transcripts
Transcripts must be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Foreign transcripts
Applicants submitting employment applications with foreign transcripts must provide transcript equivalency documentation from an approved evaluation service. The evaluation service must be a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). The evaluation service links on the following site are provided by South Texas College for your convenience but are not affiliated with South Texas College: NACES Members

Job Description

Department: Office of Human Resources

General Statement of Job

The Benefits and Leave Analyst will facilitate the administration of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and accommodations under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Benefits and Leave Analyst works with the Senior Benefits Manager to ensure leave cases are handled accurately and in compliance with state/federal laws.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

  • Manage complex and escalated leave of absence cases, including FMLA, ADA, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and military leave.
  • Support the ADA interactive process: evaluate restrictions, explore accommodation options and document each step.
  • Ensures compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations and institutional policies.
  • Ensures compliance with Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations and institutional policies.
  • Review and process leave requests, determine eligibility, and account for various types of leave, including intermittent and continuous.
  • Escalate discrepancies or compliance risks to the Senior Benefits Manager and/or Director of Benefits and Compensation; accompanied by documented findings.
  • Prepares all payroll maintenance and supporting documentation related to extended absences in a timely manner to comply with applicable federal and state laws and College policies and procedures.
  • Develops and conducts training sessions regarding Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Leave of Absence, other extended absences and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  
  • Provides vendors with appropriate documentation for work related injuries/illnesses, life, pension, and disability benefits claims.
  • Maintains confidentiality related to sensitive information.
  • Assists with policy and procedure maintenance related to benefits and absences.
  • Works closely with the Senior Manager – Benefits and Director of Benefits and Compensation for ad hoc requests.   
  • Travels throughout campus as needed.
  • Assists with coordinating and attends annual enrollment, benefits, wellness, and retirement fairs, as needed.
  • Coordinates and facilitates employee benefit plans.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • At least two (2) years of Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or Americans with Disability Act (ADA) experience required.
  • Working knowledge and experience of benefit programs in higher educational setting is highly preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Excellent customer service.
  • Advanced computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
  • Bilingual, English/Spanish, preferred.
  • Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed; willing to travel throughout Hidalgo and Starr counties using own means of reliable transportation.
  • Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret policies and procedures, and/or governmental regulations.
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

  • Security Sensitive position: All applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
  • Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver's license and proof of liability insurance.

Physical Requirements

  • Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
  • Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
  • Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
  • Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
  • Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
  • Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
  • Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
  • Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
  • Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
  • Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
  • Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
  • Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
  • Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
  • Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Minimum Compensation

$58,789.00

Desired Start Date

September 01, 2026

Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank)

18 August 2026 11:59pm
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