South Florida State College offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees including:
CAFETERIA PLAN - FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT (full-time employees)
- Medical Reimbursement
- Dependent Care Reimbursement
PAID HOLIDAYS (full-time employees)
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Birthday
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
- Such other days as specified in the college calendar approved annually by the Board of Trustees
INSURANCES (full-time employees)
College Paid:
Health - Florida Blue (a.k.a. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida)
- Effective first day of month after date of hire
- Choice of PPO or HRA plan
- Dependent/family coverage payable through payroll deduction on a pre-tax basis
- If an employee declines the college provided health insurance plan, and has other primary health insurance coverage; dental and vision plans are provided at no cost to the employee
Life – UNUM
- Effective first day of month after date of hire
- Term life equal to one year salary
Voluntary (paid by employee through payroll deduction):
Dental – Delta Dental
- Payable on a pre-tax basis
Life, UNUM (Supplemental Term Insurance)
- Within 30 days of hire date, eligible for a guaranteed issue of an amount equal to annual salary
- Increased coverage available up to three times annual salary
- Dependent insurance
- Other life insurance programs available through approved vendors
Vision - VSP
- Payable on a pre-tax basis
LEAVE ACCRUALS
- Sick Leave – eligible for full-time employees
- Vacation Leave – eligible for full-time, twelve month employees
RETIREMENT
- Florida Retirement System (FRS)
- Eligible for full-time, and part-time, long-term employees
- 3% employee contribution required
- State College Optional Retirement Plan (SCORP) - available to faculty, administrators and instructional supervisors
- 403(b)/457 Tax Deferred Plans through approved providers
TUITION WAIVER AND TUITION ASSISTANCE
- Fee Dependent Waivers
- Staff and Professional Development (SPD) Funding
MISCELLANEOUS
- Artist and Matinee Series Tickets – discount
- 50% discount up to two tickets, as available
- Eligible for full-time employees, and retirees who have a minimum of 10 years of continuous full-time employment
- Employee Assistance Program (E.A.P.) administered through Aetna Resources for Living
- Family Medical Leave (FMLA)
- Prepaid Legal Plan and Identify Theft Plan administered through LegalShield
- Sick Leave Pool
- Eligible for full-time employees, after one year of full-time employment and with a minimum of 96 unused sick leave hours
- Wellness Program
For any benefit questions, please contact:
Sandra L. Turke
Benefits Coordinator
South Florida State College
600 W. College Drive
Avon Park, FL 33825
863-784-7419 (direct line)