Employee Benefits

Medical coverage is administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield. Methodist Children’s Home offers two PPO plans: Traditional and a Health Savings Account (HSA).

The HSA is administered through PB&H. Employees’ payroll contributions to their HSA are tax-free. Annual contribution maximum for employee only is $4,400. Annual contribution maximum for family is $8,750. There is no limit to annual rollover amount.

Dental and Vision coverages are administered through Lincoln Financial.

This Voluntary Life Insurance is provided by Lincoln Financial and paid for by Methodist Children’s Home employees who elect to purchase coverage for their dependents. Dependent benefit amount for a spouse is half of the employee’s benefit amount with a maximum of $100,000, and for children is $10,000.

Methodist Children’s Home offers additional voluntary coverages. These supplemental plans are administered by Lincoln Financial and paid for by Methodist Children’s Home employees who elect to purchase coverage through payroll deduction. Lincoln Financial administers three separate pre-tax plans that include accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness coverage. These coverages can be elected for the employee, employee + spouse, employee + children, or for the whole family. Additional after-tax insurance coverage is available or the employee only and can be used in conjunction with the employer-paid life insurance provided by Lincoln. These insurance plans are portable, allowing employees to continue their coverage even when they face a change in employer-provided coverage.

Group Life Insurance is provided by Lincoln Financial and paid for by Methodist Children’s Home. Employee benefit amount is two times an employee’s annual earnings with a maximum of $250,000. (A cash benefit will be paid for certain losses not resulting in death.)

Short Term Disability is administered by Lincoln Financial and paid for by Methodist Children’s Home. Employee Benefit Amount is 60% of weekly earnings with a maximum of $1,500. Benefits become payable after 15 days of disability, and last a maximum of 11 weeks.

Long Term Disability is administered by Lincoln Financial and paid for by Methodist Children’s Home. Employee benefit amount is 60% of monthly earnings with a maximum of $6,000.

The FSA is administered by PB&H. There are two types of FSA accounts offered: medical and dependent care. Employees’ payroll contributions to their FSA are pre-taxed. The FSA Medical has an annual contribution maximum of $3,300 and an annual rollover amount of $660. The FSA Dependent Care allows for an annual contribution maximum of $5,000 for single taxpayers and married couples filing jointly, and $2,500 for married individuals filing separately, with no annual rollover.

The Retirement Plan is a 401k plan administered by Lincoln Financial. Employees are eligible to participate in the Methodist Children’s Home Retirement Plan the 1^st of the month following 60 days of employment after their hire date. After completion of one full year and 1,000 hours of service with the agency, employees will begin receiving a 3% non-elective employer contribution regardless if the employee contributes any money of their own. Additionally, Methodist Children’s Home will match 100% of employee contributions up to a maximum of 6% of compensation. The 3% non-elective employer contribution and the employee’s contribution are automatically 100% vested. The match amount is on a six-year graded vesting schedule (2 years of service = 20%, 3 years of service = 40%, 4 years of service = 60%, 5 years of service = 80%, 6 years and up = 100%). Free financial advisor consultations for MCH employees are available with Winnow Wealth.

Methodist Children’s Home holds a partnership with local financial advisory group, Winnow Wealth (WW). WW offers a personalized blend of expertise when it comes to wealth management. They are available to assist employees with their 401K plans, designating a beneficiary, selecting the right investment choices for their unique situation, and ensuring maximalization of employer contributions. This is a free service available to all employees.

MCH offers all employees free access to Rocket Lawyer which provides tools for creating and signing legal documents, consulting attorneys and receiving discounted legal services. This benefit also includes a discount on tax preparation services with a U.S.-based tax professional.

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) service includes up to five face-to-face emotional work-life counseling sessions per occurrence per year. EAP is paid for by MCH and provided by Lincoln Financial. Employees, spouses and dependents can access EAP at any time, 24/7.

On-call pay is based on the availability of an employee to deliver services during a time period they are not regularly scheduled to work. This time requires the employee to remain at or near their workstation to be able to return to duty as needed.  On-call is a formalized status, often on a scheduled rotation, to carry one or more of the following functions: deliver client intervention, safety and support; provide a safe and secure work and living environment; and limit disruption of services and operations.

Weekend differential pay is a premium pay rate for hours worked at untraditional times, such as weekends. Weekend pay is based on a shift range and offered as an incentive to employees who work during higher-intensity times outside of the normal work week.

The multilingual stipend is based on the added value an employee brings to MCH by utilizing language skills regularly to provide services to clients, employees, and the community. Utilization of multilingual services includes delivering enhanced client connection; increased utilization and access to services; and translation and/or training services.

Methodist Children’s Home (MCH) is committed to empowering employees to develop skills and abilities that support their role. The Learning, Education and Development (LEAD) Program is designed to provide financial assistance for employees pursuing professional learning opportunities that enhance their ability to assist MCH in its mission to equip children, youth and families to flourish by offering hope through Christ-centered relationships, services and support.

Service Hours Off (SHO) is a benefit that gives employees the opportunity to be compensated for up to 8 hours of work during the calendar year while completing service hours in the community. These hours can be divided across multiple days or taken all together. SHO hours can be used serving a community program (ex. food bank, homeless shelter, youth center), church, school or other 501(c)(3) (nonprofit) organization of the employee’s choosing.

PTO is earned by all active, full-time employees and regularly scheduled part-time employees. PTO is available for use on the first of the month following 60 consecutive days of employment after your hire date. Employees being accruing PTO at date of hire and accruals are credited each pay period. Employees must receive approval from their immediate supervisor prior to taking PTO unless otherwise stated by state or federal laws. PTO accruals are based on position and years of service with MCH. Upon termination of employment, unused PTO will be paid to the separating employee pending approval of the Director of Human Resources.

Accruals per Pay Period:

Full Time Staff (40 hours per week):  6.50 hours (under 5 yrs), 9.00 hours (5 yrs and above)
Full Time Staff (30 hours per week): 4.50 hours (under 5 yrs), 6.00 hours (5 yrs and above)
Live-In Staff: 8.00 hours (under 5 yrs), 10.00 hours (5 yrs and above)
Part Time Staff: 3.25 hours (under 5 yrs), 4.50 hours (5 yrs and above)

Rollover Amounts per Calendar Year:

Full Time Staff (40 hours per week): 120.00 hours
Full Time Staff (30 hours per week): 90.00 hours
Live-In Staff: 240.00 hours
Part Time Staff: 60.00 hours

All regular, full-time and regularly scheduled part-time employees will receive 11 holidays each year with the exception of Live-In Staff. Full-time staff will receive eight hours of pay for each scheduled holiday and part-time employees will receive four hours of pay for each scheduled holiday provided the employee is regularly scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week. Holidays include:

New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Day
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Friday after Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Service Day Off

When approved by the Board of Directors, MCH pays a Christmas Bonus based on the employee’s salary and years of service.