Benefits
Work Hours
8:00 to 4:30 Monday through Friday (½ hr for lunch)
Holidays
Our office is closed the following holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day. The following are deferred holidays: MLK Day, President's Day, Juneteenth Day, Native American Day which means you can take the actual holiday or a different day.
Sick Leave
Employees accrue 1 day a month of sick leave to a maximum of 80 days. Also, vacation accrues at the rate of 1 day per month with accrual rates increasing with additional years of service to a maximum of 21 days of vacation per year after 15 years of service.
Clothing Allowance
Field Staff - $200 per year
Office Staff - $125 per yearScreening Tests
You will be required to pass an initial pre-employment drug screening test. We will pay all the costs for the test and can typically be done in Brookings or some other location we determine acceptable.
Premium info as of 1-1-2024
- Wellmark ($3000 single/$6000 family deductible)
- Globe Life GAP ($4000 outpatient, $6000 Inpatient)
- Eligibility date: first of the month following date of employment.
- Employee Monthly Cost is only 10% of monthly premium.
- Your cost 10% of the premium and based on age and family composition:
- Single – Employees monthly cost ranges from $60 to $140
- EE/Spouse – Employees monthly cost ranges from $140 - $280
- Family – Employees monthly cost ranges from $200 to $350
- Principal Life Ins. Co. as of 1-1-2024
- Eligibility date: first of the month following date of employment.
- Employee Monthly Cost is 10% of monthly premium.
- Your cost: $13.14/family, $6.46 EE/Spouse, $9.18 EE/Child(ren) or $3.24 single
- SDARWS Long Term Disability Plan
- Eligibility date: 1st of the month following 30 continuous days of employment
- Employee Monthly Cost – none
- Principal Life Insurance Co.
- Eligibility date: first of the month following date of employment
- Employee Monthly Cost – none - $25,000 of coverage
- Employee can purchase Voluntary Life coverage at their own expense
- National Telephone Cooperative Association
- Eligibility date: Beginning of the 1st of the month following 6 mo. of employment)
- Savings Plan - 8% Employer and an optional 401K employee contribution
OPTIONAL –
- Principal Vision and AFLAC (all employee paid)
- Eligibility date: first of the month following date of employment
- Principal Vision Monthly Cost: single-$6.29; EE/spouse-$13.04, EE/child(ren)-$14.08 or, family-$22.41
- AFLAC – based on coverage purchased
