First for a reason

First Student is the largest school transportation provider in North America with more than a century of experience providing safe and reliable transportation. We work with 1,250 school districts in 39 states and 8 Canadian provinces carrying approximately five million students in 21,000 schools daily.

Major Responsibilities

• Operate as the strategic owner and ultimate point of contact for Field HR Directors/Manager, and the HR Department for all leave of absence requests, accommodations, and related issues.

• Develop best practices to lead the leave process through the entire life cycle of leave administration, including new leave processing, communication, document review, return to work processes, follow-up, and accommodation requests

• Develop and manage effective mechanism for seamless monitoring and reporting of leave of absence data. Create and distribute periodic leave reports to senior management and other appropriate stakeholders

• Manage and evaluate vendor relationships associated with leave process to include contract and service level review

• Partner with H&W team and Retirement Teams to assure that the LOA impact to the company cost of Benefits is not inflated due to invalid or un-monitored LOA’s.

Minimum Education or Certifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience required.

Minimum Experience or Skills Required

• Five (5) to seven (7) years progressively more experience in leave of absence administration, occupational health, disability management, or a related HR role that had responsibility for these programs.

• Minimum of two (2) years of previous supervisory leadership experience.

• Professional, detail oriented and able to manage multiple responsibilities in a timely manner.

• Advanced knowledge and experience in program / strategy development, trend analysis, vendor management, regulatory compliance, and policy / procedure interpretation and enforcement

• Knowledge of Union CBA agreements and exposure to Union Leaves of Absences (preferred but not required)

First for a Reason

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation and benefits (which vary based on role, location, and business), including physical and mental health initiatives, medical/dental/vision, 401(k), and paid holiday/vacation.

Professional Advancement

Start here. Go far. We believe in promoting from within which means tremendous opportunities for you, thanks to our strong presence across North America. In addition, our 3 to 5 month Manager-In-Development program prepares future leaders at First Student.

Extensive Training

Build skills and knowledge in such areas as safety and security, injury prevention, technology and equipment, and job efficiency.

Diversity & Inclusion

Because we’re stronger together, we aspire to have a culture where all people are First. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and diverse working environment for everyone every day.

Community Service & Impact

Go where opportunity meets community. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. As the face of First in your community, you’ll have a positive impact on others.

Apply today and get your career on the road with First Student!

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf .