Ralph LaMontagna, PHR

Experience

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  Parsons Child & Family Center (Northern Rivers affiliate)

  Jan 1992 - now

  -Agency contact person responsible for managing the following employee benefits:Workers' Compensation claims: report all claims electronically, identify and address safety issues; actively provide risk management to maintain low experience rating.. Annually create, maintain and report electronically all OSHA documents. Implement Section 110 rules when applicable.Short term disability, long term disability, life insurance (including supplemental) claims.Family and Medical Leave Act as it applies to each individual situation. Initially populated and maintain an on line FMLA data base. Unemployment Claims: strategize, collect case material, attend with legal staff, testify and secure witnesses for hearings at NYS DOL (annual savings $120K+).Defined Benefit Pension Plan: process transactions with employees and third party administrator.Involved in planning, implementing for employees when the agency pension plan was frozen.Agency 403b and 401k plans: assist with staff questions, on-line enrollment, salary reduction agreements, work with third party administrator, etc. Very familiar with retirement and financial planning, products and legislation. -Available to assist with Health Insurance: open enrollment and plan administration as needed.-Responsible, using HRIS system, for screening, coordinating program interviews, and hiring quality staff in direct service areas: Education, Family Support, Early Head Start, Nursing, Maintenance, other disciplines as needed. -Present at monthly new staff orientation: provide agency tour, Sexual Harassment Training, deliver Welcome Message when executives cannot attend.-Provide input on contracts/proposals for: Workers Compensation Insurance, retirement products, supplemental life, and various benefits.-Provided training on various HR topics: hiring procedures, interview skills, FMLA, STD, unemployment.-Assist in planning/implementation of Annual Benefits Fair & Staff Recognition Dinner. Show less Oversaw the direct care component and supervision of child care staff in two 24-hour, campus based programs for emotionally needy children. Directly supervised senior staff, clergy, and a farm based program. Responsible for interviewing, hiring and presenting at agency orientation of new staff. Co-coordinated "World Night", an annual program for the children and staff in residential care that recognizes and embraces cultural diversity. Organized, oversaw and provided parent education courses using the STEP curriculum. Program description nationally published in STEP magazine "Effective Parenting" (Fall 1996).Coordinated and supervised the campus wide portion of a student intern program with Hudson Valley Community College. Supervised the administrative and campus 24-hour On-call systems which provided crisis intervention for the campus residences; created a procedural manual with a required test for eligibility to maintain these responsibilities.Maintained administrative on-call responsibilities. Show less

  • Human Resources Manager

    Jan 1998 - now

  • Group Care Supervisor

    Jan 1992 - Jan 1998