Employment

Employee Benefits


HEALTH INSURANCE

Employees working at least 20 hours or more are eligible for health insurance.  Health insurance begins the first of the month following 30 days of employment. DCPC will pay 75% of the monthly premiums of either the single or the family plan and the employee pays 25% of either the single or the family plan through payroll deduction. 

DENTAL INSURANCE
Employees working at least 20 hours are eligible for dental insurance.  The agency will pay 50% of either the single or the family plan and the employee pays 50% of either the single or the family plan through payroll deduction.  Dental insurance begins the first of the month following 30 days of employment.

LIFE INSURANCE

The first of the month following 30 days of employment, employees working 20 hours or more per week are automatically enrolled in a term life insurance policy equal to one and one-half times the employee’s annual salary.  DCPC pays the entire premium.

LONG-TERM DISABILITY

The first of the month following 30 days of employment, employees working 20 hours or more per week are covered by long-term disability insurance up to two-thirds of the employee’s salary after a 90-day elimination period.  DCPC pays the entire premium.

WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE

DCPC provides a comprehensive workers’ compensation insurance program.  If injured at work, Worker’s Compensation insurance will pay lost wages and medical expenses per mandatory state parameters.  If injured at work please contact your supervisors to fill out an incident report.

FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS

Employees can enhance their benefits by participating in Flexible Spending Accounts. 

DEPENDENT CARE

Employees regularly working 20 hours or more per week, with qualified dependent care expenses, are eligible to enroll in a dependent care spending account plan effective immediately upon employment.  Predetermined costs will be deducted from your paycheck before taxes (pre-tax dollars). 

HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES

Employees regularly working 20 hours or more per week, with qualified health care expenses, are eligible to enroll in a health care flexible spending account plan effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment.  Predetermined costs will be deducted from your paycheck before taxes (pre-tax dollars).

RETIREMENT PLANS

SRA (Supplemental Retirement Annuity):
Employees working 20 hours a week or more can start contributing to DCPC’s Supplemental Retirement Annuity (SRA) Plan on the first of the month following their date of employment.

RA (Retirement Annuity):
Employees working 20 hours or more a week, and upon completion of two years of service (a year of service is defined as working at least 1,000 hours in a 12-month period) can participate in DCPC’s Retirement Plan.  Employees are required to  contribute at least 1% of their gross earnings and the Agency will contribute 5%.

DIRECT DEPOSIT

Did you know your paycheck could be directly deposited into any bank account?  Once payroll receives your form, there will be a practice run with your account number and your first paycheck will be mailed to you.  The second check will be directly deposited.  You will still receive a check, which will be voided, as well as your check stub with vacation/sick accruals, taxes, etc.  All employees are eligible for direct deposit immediately.

MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT

Employees will be reimbursed $.33 per mile for approved automobile travel.  Employees must maintain the following levels of coverage on any personal vehicle used for employer-approved travel:  $100,000 bodily injury per individual, $300,000 bodily injury per occurrence, and $50,000 property damage per occurrence.

HOLIDAYS

New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day*
President’s Day*
Good Friday (1/2 day)*
Memorial Day*
Independence Day
Labor Day*
Thanksgiving Day*
Day after Thanksgiving*
Christmas Eve (1/2 day)
Christmas Day
New Year’s Eve (1/2 day)

*Part-year employees are only eligible for these (starred) holidays.

VACATION

Employees shall accrue vacation based on the number of hours paid each pay period.  For each 80 hours worked, vacation is earned as follow:

1st & 2nd year - 3.692 hours
3rd & 4th year - 4.615 hours
5th Plus years - 6.154 hours

Vacation will be scheduled between DCPC and the employee. DCPC reserves the right to request that vacations coincide with periods that DCPC’s programs are not in operation. Employees who are assigned to year-round positions (full-year staff) which do not have scheduled vacation periods may take their vacation at other times, subject to obtaining approval from DCPC.  DCPC may require full-year employees to use up to one week of vacation while programs are not in session.

SICK LEAVE

Full-time (32-40 hours per week) and part-time (20-31 hours per week) shall accrue sick leave on a payroll-by-payroll basis.  For each 80 hours paid, sick leave is earned as follows:

1st & 2nd year - 3.692 hours
3rd & 4th year - 4.615 hours
5th Plus years - 6.154 hours

An employee may accrue sick leave in excess of fifteen 15 days (120 hours for full-time employees) up to a maximum of 50 days (400 hours) for use during periods which qualify for state or federal FMLA leave.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is available to help employees and their family members to resolve personal problems.  Our EAP provides a free and confidential 24-hour help line to assist employees during difficult times. This help line is staffed with qualified counselors to discuss situations by telephone or by scheduling an appointment for an individual session. 

TRAINING

Many on-going training opportunities are available throughout the year.

MORE INFORMATION

For more details on any of these benefits, contact someone in the Human Resources department at (608) 275-6740.