
Benefit Information
Faculty Benefits | Non-Instructional StaffFaculty |
Non-Instructional Staff |
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Personal & Professional Days |
Full-time faculty members are given five personal days and five professional days an academic year. These days do not accumulate. | N/A |
Vacation |
N/A | Vacation leave is accrued at 7.5 hours a month for staff hired to work full-time at 12 months per year, until the fifth year of employment is reached then vacation shall accrue at the rate of 12.53 hours per month based upon the anniversary date of employment. For part-time benefit eligible employees, hired to work 20 hours or more, vacation will accrue at 4.00 hours per month. Staff hired to work full-time for nine to eleven months per year will be granted 36 vacation hours per fiscal year. |
Sick Leave |
Full-time faculty members, working under 9-11 month contracts, are given ten days of sick leave per academic year. For all employees, at the end of any fiscal year in which at least 225 hours of sick leave have been accrued, a full 675 hours of sick leave will be granted. Sick leave may be used once it has been accrued. A sick leave bank, upon committee approval, is available for employees suffering serious medical problems without enough sick leave to provide coverage. |
Sick leave is accrued at 7.5 hours a month for staff hired to work full-time at 12 months per year. For part-time benefit eligible employees, hired to work 20 hours or more, sick will accrue at 4.00 hours per month. Staff hired to work full-time nine to eleven months per year will be granted 72 hours of sick leave per fiscal, which will be prorated if the employee enters employment at a partial year. Staff who have accrued 225 hours of sick leave at the end of any fiscal year, will have accumulating factors eliminated and will be granted 675 hours of sick leave. A sick leave bank is available to employees who have exhausted all of their personal accrued time. |
Professional Development Funds |
$600 per year are available and can accumulate up to $2,400. | N/A |
Holidays |
The college observes 8 paid holidays, and in addition offer paid time off during the Spring Break, week of July 4th, Thanksgiving break, and Winter break with the President’s approval. | |
Education Benefit |
Employees and their dependents may attend credit classes at wlÆåÅÆ with no tuition or miscellaneous fees charged. All employees have access to the book loan program as well. |
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Wellness Benefit |
Yoga and weightlifting classes are available to full-time employees at no cost. | |
Retirement |
Employees are required to participate in the (KPERS). After July 1, 2009, a 6% deduction will be required for all new hires with the state providing a match. Employee contributions are not lost when leaving employment before full vesting upon 5 years of service. Previous military and public teaching service may be purchased or applied to pension account. KPERS also includes life insurance coverage equal to approximately 1 1/2 times their annual salary, and the employee can purchase more at a very reasonable cost. |
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KPERS 457 and 403b Accounts |
Employees may voluntarily set up a 403b and/or KPERS457 retirement savings account anytime after hire. Contributions can be deducted from the employee’s pay on a pre-tax or ROTH (after tax) basis. wlÆåÅÆ offers a matching plan of $70 a month. The employee can choose either retirement savings plan for the matching amount, but not both. The vesting time frame for the matching funds is different for each savings plan. | |
Cafeteria Plan |
wlÆåÅÆ offers a Security Flex 125 benefit program that includes medical transport insurance, disability income insurance, group life insurance (reduced payout at age 65 and older), and cancer insurance. |
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Health & Life Insurance |
Health Insurance is offered under the State of Kansas Health Insurance Plan. Under this plan, you have a choice of Blue Cross & Blue Shield (BCBS) or Aetna. The providers offer services for in-network and out-of-network with Plans A, C, J, & N. Coverage starts on the first day of employment. Four levels of coverage are available – employee only and three levels with dependent coverage. The rates vary depending on the plan selected. All plans have no lifetime maximum and include prescription coverage. The college pays 90% of the cost of a single plan and an additional amount for plans that include dependent coverage. Supplemental and optional insurances offered through the State of KS include: Flexible Saving Account (FSA), dependent care, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. Highlights of current dental coverage: Delta Dental under both health insurance plans listed above. Pays 100% for oral exams, cleaning, and X-rays. Covered services are regular fillings, root canals, oral surgery, treatment of gum disease, bridges, crowns, and dentures. Orthodontics is available but has a $1,000 lifetime maximum per person. Per person, per plan year, is a $50 charge, not to exceed an annual family deductible of $150 for the more expensive treatments and the plan has a $1,700 per person yearly maximum benefit. |
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Life Insurance |
The College provides a $15,000 life insurance policy, through Met Life, on each benefit-eligible employee. |