Benefits
Messiah College provides an excellent benefits package for all active employees who are regularly scheduled to work 1560 hours or more per year or teach 12 credit hours or more per semester. Employees who are regularly scheduled to work between 1040 and 1559 hours per year are eligible for a pro-rated benefits package. You are eligible for coverage the first of the month following or coincident with your date of hire. There is no exclusion for pre-existing conditions if you are timely enrollee. You are not enrolled until you attend a benefit orientation and submit your enrollment forms to Human Resources.
This information is intended to provide current and prospective employees with a general understanding of Messiah College's benefits and is not intended to substitute for attending the benefit orientation.
INSURANCE
More information is available via the Benefits Overview and the Human Resources Manual.
| Health Insurance: | Capital Blue Cross PPO |
| PPO Medical Plan Customer Service: 1-800-962-2242 PO Box 779503 Harrisburg, PA 17177-9503 www.capbluecross.com |
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| >>>CVS/Caremark | Customer Service: 1-800-585-5794 www.caremark.com |
| Dental Insurance: | Guardian DentalGuard Preferred |
| DentalGuard Preferred Customer Service: 1-888-278-4542 The Guardian Northeast Regional Office PO Box 26040 Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-6040 www.guardiananytime.com |
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| Vision Insurance: | Capital Blue Cross Vision (NVA Provider Network) |
| Customer Service: 1-800-905-4102 National Vision Administrators PO Box 2187 Clifton, NJ 07015 www.e-nva.com |
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| Group Life Insurance: | Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America |
| Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America P.O. Box 26160 Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-6160 Phone: 800-268-2525 www.guardianlife.com |
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| Short Term Disability: | Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America |
| Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America P.O. Box 26160 Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-6160 Phone: 800-268-2525 www.guardianlife.com |
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| Long Term Disability: | Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America |
| Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America P.O. Box 26160 Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-6160 Phone: 800-268-2525 www.guardianlife.com |
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| Supplemental Life: | MetLife |
| MetLife Insurance Company 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 www.metlife.com |
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| Long Term Care: | Genworth Life Insurance Company |
| Genworth Financial Phone: 1-800-416-3624 www.genworth.com/groupltc (username: MESSC; access code: groupltc) |
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| Supplemental Plans: | Aflac Personal Accident Indemnity Aflac Personal Cancer Indemnity Aflac Personal Sickness Indemnity |
| Aflac Capital Region Office 2405 Park Drive, Suite 205 Harrisburg, PA 17110 Phone: 717-234-5110 Fax: 717-234-7271 Contact Rep: kristen_murray@us.aflac.com |
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| Retirement: | The Standard |
| Customer Service: 1-800-858-5420 www.standard.com/retirement |
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| Capital View Wealth Management 212 S Front Street Wormleysburg PA 17043 (717) 412-4966 Denny Browne: Denny.browne@capitalviewwealth.com Rob Teague: Rob.teague@capitalviewwealth.com Andy Grace: Andy.grace@capitalviewwealth.com |
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| Health Advice | Health Advocate |
| Phone: 1-866-695-8622 www.HealthAdvocate.com/messiah/ |
OTHER BENEFITS
| Flexible Spending Accounts: | AmeriFlex Health Care Account |
| AmeriFlex Dependent Care Account | |
| AmeriFlex (Claims Dept) Customer Service: 1-888-868-FLEX (3539) Fax: 1-888-631-1038 302 Fellowship Road, Suite 100 Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-1218 service@flex125.com www.flex125.com |
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| Counseling Benefits: | Work-Life Matters |
| Phone: 1-800-386-7055 www.ibhworklife.com (company name: Matters; password: wlm70101) |
COUNSELING BENEFITS
Work-Life-Matters: Balancing work and home life is not always easy. As such, Messiah provides access to WorkLifeMatters, a confidential employee assistance program, for all benefit eligible employees and their dependents.
Employees are also eligible to receive counseling services through the Engle Health Center on campus.
RETIREMENT
Messiah College provides a voluntary retirement plan through The Standard to help employees prepare for retirement through contributions to a 403(b). The amount Messiah contributes to the plan is based on the employees' contributions as follows:
| By the Participant | By the College | Total |
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| 2.5% | 3% | 5.5% |
| 5% | 6% | 11% |
| 7.5% | 9% | 16.5% |
The Department of Labor has an online retirement toolkit to help employees identify key issues related to retirement planning. This toolkit goes beyond the retirement plan and discusses topics like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
Messiah offers three types of educational benefits to employees.
Educational Assistance: A three-tiered educational assistance benefit program is available to employees to support the undergraduate education of their dependents. The program provides financial support for:
- students attending Messiah College
- students attending other Christian colleges
- students attending any other two- and four-year accredited colleges and universities.
Employee Development: Messiah College recognizes the mutual benefits employees derive from personal growth and career growth and therefore, provides assistance to its staff and administrative employees interested in furthering their formal educational or training.
Graduate Aid: Messiah College recognizes the mutual benefits employees derive from personal growth and career growth. This program has been designed to financially assist employees who show potential for expanded responsibilities or advancement and wish to enroll into a post baccalaureate program of study. At total of 15 employees may participate in the graduate aid program at one time.
TIME OFF AND LEAVE
Staff and administrative employees accrue vacation and sick leave based on the number of hours they are scheduled to work as well as their length of service. For more information, see the Benefits Overview or the Human Resources Manual.
| Sick Leave: | Up to 10 days (80 hours) per fiscal year with full pay, accrued |
| Vacation: | Varies based on employee type, years of service and regularly-scheduled hours |
| Personal Days: | Up to 2 days (16 hours) per fiscal year with full pay. Unused hours do not accrue. |
| Paid Holidays | |
| Personal Leave | |
| Professional Leave | |
| Administrative Leave | |
| Missions/Service Leave | |
| Public Service Leave |
DISCOUNT PROGRAMS
Campus Store Discount: All employees receive a 10% discount on purchases from in-stock inventory in the Campus Store. Certain items are not eligible for this discount.
Employee Discount Purchasing Program: A number of local businesses offer various discounts for personal use. A comprehensive list can be found at: http://www.messiah.edu/discount.
