Company Introduction
WorldStrides is the global leader in educational travel and experiential learning. The company was founded in 1967 to provide middle school travel programs to Washington, D.C. and has grown to provide a wide range of programs for more than half a million students annually to over 100 countries around the world. WorldStrides offers experiential learning programs in educational travel, performing arts, language immersion, career exploration, service-learning, study abroad, and sports. Each of these experiences helps students to see beyond the classroom and to see the world – and themselves – in new ways.
Job Description
WorldStrides is seeking a detail-oriented Benefits Coordinator with a strong focus on excellence and continuous improvement, who takes pride in delivering an exceptional team member experience. This role supports the administration of team member benefits, including health, dental, vision, supplemental plans, retirement, wellness programs, and leave management. oriented Benefits Coordinator to support the administration of team member benefits, including health, dental, vision, supplemental plans, retirement, wellness programs, and leave management. This role provides day-to-day service to team members, ensuring accurate enrollments, strong customer support, and compliance with regulations.
The Benefits Coordinator provides high-touch, day-to-day support to team members, ensuring accurate enrollments, timely issue resolution, and clear guidance, while also identifying opportunities to improve processes, communication, and service delivery. This role partners closely with HR and external vendors to maintain compliance and elevate how benefits are experienced across the organization
Responsibilities
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, WorldStrides is committed to building a diverse workforce, supported by an environment that promotes inclusion and belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
WorldStrides will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, J-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire. Select seasonal roles may consider students on J-1 or F-1 visas.
WorldStrides is the global leader in educational travel and experiential learning. The company was founded in 1967 to provide middle school travel programs to Washington, D.C. and has grown to provide a wide range of programs for more than half a million students annually to over 100 countries around the world. WorldStrides offers experiential learning programs in educational travel, performing arts, language immersion, career exploration, service-learning, study abroad, and sports. Each of these experiences helps students to see beyond the classroom and to see the world – and themselves – in new ways.
Job Description
WorldStrides is seeking a detail-oriented Benefits Coordinator with a strong focus on excellence and continuous improvement, who takes pride in delivering an exceptional team member experience. This role supports the administration of team member benefits, including health, dental, vision, supplemental plans, retirement, wellness programs, and leave management. oriented Benefits Coordinator to support the administration of team member benefits, including health, dental, vision, supplemental plans, retirement, wellness programs, and leave management. This role provides day-to-day service to team members, ensuring accurate enrollments, strong customer support, and compliance with regulations.
The Benefits Coordinator provides high-touch, day-to-day support to team members, ensuring accurate enrollments, timely issue resolution, and clear guidance, while also identifying opportunities to improve processes, communication, and service delivery. This role partners closely with HR and external vendors to maintain compliance and elevate how benefits are experienced across the organization
Responsibilities
- Support open enrollment, new hire benefits orientations, and benefits self-service processes.
- Process benefits enrollments, changes, terminations, and COBRA events.
- Maintain accurate benefits data, documentation, and payroll deduction updates.
- Assist team members with benefits questions, claims, and issue resolution.
- Partner with third party administrators on disability and leave cases.
- Conduct benefits audits and support compliance reporting.
- Contribute to communications and support wellness initiatives.
- Maintain confidentiality and deliver excellent customer service.
- 3–4 years of benefits administration experience required, payroll experience preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field preferred (or equivalent experience).
- Strong communication, organization, and time management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with HRIS/benefits platforms.
- Comfort working in an AI driven, technology enhanced environment.
- Ability to handle confidential information and work independently or collaboratively.
- Fun & driven environment.
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, life, accidental death and dismemberment, accident, critical illness, and disability insurance, FSA healthcare, FSA dependent care, HAS with employer contribution, and generous 401k match
- 10 paid floating corporate holidays, 1 paid volunteer day & 25 PTO days to start – accrue up to 28 over 3 years, 4 mental health days, and 5 bereavement days.
- Tuition reimbursement up to five thousand, two hundred fifty dollars annually or one thousand dollars towards professional certification annually.
- Opportunities for paid and discounted travel.
- Flexible work schedule providing on-site, remote, and virtual office opportunities.
- Encouraged participation in our Employee Resource Groups and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion council.
- Fitness Center and café onsite at select locations.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Parental, Caregiver, and Disability leave.
- Team Member Discount Program
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, WorldStrides is committed to building a diverse workforce, supported by an environment that promotes inclusion and belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
WorldStrides will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, J-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire. Select seasonal roles may consider students on J-1 or F-1 visas.