Title: Benefits and Leave Manager

Position Type: Professional Tech Full time

College: Pikes Peak State College

Location: Colorado Springs

Salary Range: $68,000 - $73,000 annual gross

Who We Are:

Pikes Peak State College is the largest and most diverse college in the Pikes Peak region, serving students with a wide range of goals, experiences, and responsibilities. Our students include recent high school graduates, working adults, military-affiliated students, parents, first-generation students, career changers, transfer students, and lifelong learners.

Our mission is to provide high-quality educational opportunities to all, with a focus on student success and community needs. We fulfill that mission by creating affordable, flexible, and accessible pathways that help students transfer to four-year institutions, enter the workforce, advance their careers, and build better futures close to home.

As the needs of our students, employers, and communities continue to evolve, so do we. PPSC embraces innovation that is human-centered, ethical, and focused on student learning. Through strong workforce partnerships and the thoughtful integration of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, we prepare students not only for today's opportunities, but for what's next.

We're looking for people who are passionate about access, collaboration, innovation, and student success. Whether you work in the classroom or behind the scenes, your contributions help create opportunities that change lives. At PPSC, our vision is simple: Students Succeed at PPSC.

Job Summary:

This is a NON-CLASSIFIED employment opportunity and is exempt from the State Classified Personnel System. Visit the State of Colorado for Classified employment opportunities.   

The Benefits and Leave Manager provides strategic support of HR policies to include management and oversight of leave programs, monthly timesheets, and accommodation considerations. Assists with initial intake of concerns as assigned. Collaborates with Benefits & Risk Coordinator, payroll, and carriers to support best practices in employment processes. Requires strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, understanding of leave and accommodation regulations, and a calm, consultative approach in helping others through sensitive and complex situations.

REPORTS TO: Vice President for Human Resource Services

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completed bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Two years of professional level experience in human resources-related functions (i.e. recruitment, benefits management, leave administration, etc.).

Professional level experience is defined by the Colorado Division of Human Resources: A position that involves the exercise of discretion, analytical skill, judgment, personal accountability, and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, or sharing an organized body of knowledge. Colorado revised statute (C.R.S. 24-50-135(1) allows colleges to exempt positions from the State Personnel Classified System that are determined to be professional level work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in higher education.
• Experience managing various leave programs including FML and Colorado FAMLI.
• Experience with ADA reasonable accommodation processes.
• Experience in handling employee concerns.
• Ability to read, write, and speak fluent Spanish 

Duties & Responsibilities:

Time/Leave Coordination
• Responsible for understanding and interpreting time/leave programs related to Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI).
• Serves as college liaison for leave coordination with System Office Leave Coordinator.
• Assists with development of training, communication materials, and guidance related to time/leave processes.
• Reviews and interprets medical certifications and supporting documentation to determine employee eligibility and appropriate leave designation.
• Maintain accurate records and reporting of time/leave, leave without pay, other leave programs ensuring data integrity and compliance.
• Resolves time/leave discrepancies while maintaining compliance with applicable laws and policies.
• Coordinates return to work and fitness for duty processes, including coordination of modified duty as appropriate.
• Produces, sends, and tracks required leave documentation; communicates rights, responsibilities, timelines, and follow up steps to employees.
• Identifies compliance risks and process improvement opportunities within leave programs.
• Calculate make whole assessments, complete necessary leave changes and assist in coordinating payroll adjustments as needed.

Benefits Management
• Supervises benefits & risk coordinator position.
• Responsible for understanding and interpreting benefit coverages applicable for each employee category.
• Assists employees in navigating the various benefit options, including short-term disability and long-term disability.
• Reviews reports, research and resolve discrepancies related to leave and benefits coverages.
• Assists with benefit coverage reconciliation, initiation, and separation processes.
• Assists with collection of benefit payments.
• Collaborates with Benefits & Risk Coordinator, payroll, and carriers to support leave extensions, accommodation considerations, and workers’ compensation processes.

ADA and Intake Processes
• Responsible for understanding and interpreting the employee and applicant ADA process.
• Administers the ADA interactive process for employees and applicants.
• Reviews medical documentation and accommodation requests ensuring timely, documented practices.
• Serves as panel chair and remains current on Title IX and ADA regulations.
• Assists with initial intakes as assigned.
• Develop and deliver educational materials and training.
• Apply discretion with confidential, sensitive, and medical information.

Competencies/KSAs:

• Ability to navigate differences effectively and respectfully in the workplace.
• Maintain consistency and integrity of the college’s processes.
• Interpret and apply compliance with State Board Policies, System Procedures, federal regulations, and higher education practices.
• Provide direction and guidance to ensure employment compliance.
• Foster positive working relationships.
• Ability to maintain professionalism in a high-volume position.
• Ability to identify issues and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Ability to effectively work both independently and as a team member.
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively and simultaneously.

Selection Process:

For full consideration, all application materials must be received by 4:00 p.m. on August 28, 2026.

Pikes Peak State College reserves the right to close the job posting once a sufficient applicant pool has been obtained.  

Must be a State of Colorado resident or able to relocate to Colorado prior to first date of employment.

Visa support is not available for this position.

Application Instructions: 

Application must be submitted online.  Incomplete applications may not receive full consideration.  A complete application will include:

Cover letter - Address the minimum and preferred qualifications in the order listed on the job announcement.
Resume - Reflect experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities.  
Unofficial Transcripts - Unofficial transcripts for all degrees conferred.  Official transcripts are required if hired for the position.  
Professional References - Provide names and contact information for three recent professional references who can address your expertise and background for this position.

Additional Information/Benefits:

Work Life Balance
Pikes Peak State College offers a generous amount of annual leave and sick leave. Depending on your employment category and full or part-time status, Pikes Peak State College offers 15 hours a month of annual leave and 10 hours a month of sick leave accrual. There are paid holidays and alternate paid holidays which allow the college to be closed Christmas Day through New Year's Day. Eligibility is defined by your employment FTE status.

Tuition Reimbursement

Education and your success are a priority at Pikes Peak State College. We encourage you to develop job skills and abilities which will benefit you as well as our college. Eligible employees, their eligible dependents, and spouse/domestic partners may enroll in credit courses at any of the Colorado Community College System. Eligibility is defined by your employment FTE status.

Health, Dental & Vision

Pikes Peak State College offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide you and eligible dependents, spouse/domestic partner, with a broad range of employer paid and employee paid benefit options. In addition to medical coverage, the college offers dental and vision insurance plans to choose from. Eligibility is defined by your employment FTE status.

Retirement

Pikes Peak State College participates in Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) contribution rates. State employees are required to a mandatory contribution of a percentage of their salary to the plan, and the college contributes a percentage as well. While you are enrolled in PERA, you do not pay Social Security. In addition, there are supplemental retirement plans available through three other vendors.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) offer you an easy way to pay for eligible medical and childcare expenses with money that's set aside with a pre-tax benefit. Eligibility is defined by your employment FTE status.

Disability Coverage

Pikes Peak State College offers disability insurance to help you meet needs should you become unable to work due to an illness or injury.

Life Insurance

Pikes Peak State College offers life insurance paid for by the college to eligible employees. Supplemental life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance policies are available for those interested in additional coverage. Eligibility is defined by your employment FTE status.

Additional Leave Programs

Pikes Peak State College offers additional leave programs such as bereavement leave, jury leave, community and parental academic leave, Family and Medical Leave (FML), and Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI).