Employee Benefits

Grays Harbor College offers a comprehensive benefit package to serve the needs of our employees.

Benefits for full-time Classified, Exempt, and Faculty benefits eligible positions:

PEBB (Public Employees Benefits Board) Benefits:

Benefit packages for Classified, Administrative Exempt, and Full Time Faculty positions include:

• Medical (including vision) & dental coverage
  • Premiums for health care range from $29 to $483 per month depending on the plan and dependents covered.
  • Use the Medical Benefits Comparison Tool to help determine which plan would be best for you.
  • 3 dental plan options (selections will vary based upon each individual/family’s needs) with low or no deductibles
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Arrangements & Dependent Care Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Optional home/auto insurance with Liberty Mutual

Other Benefits

• Vacation leave, sick leave, personal leave, and personal holidays (for eligibility, see the applicable labor agreement)
• Optional GET (Guaranteed Education Tuition) program
• Tuition waiver at GHC (for approved classes)
• VEBA HRA  – (Exempt employees)
• Health Equity HSA (CDHP Participants)
• Navia FSA/DCAP
• Employee Assistance Program
• Giving Back

Retirement Benefits

• Public Employees Retirement System (PERS I, II, III) - classified/civil service & exempt positions are eligible to participate in select plans.
• Teacher's Retirement System (TRS I, II, III) – Faculty and available for those who have been enrolled and vested in the past.
• State Board Retirement plan (SBRP) - full-time faculty and administrative/exempt positions are eligible to participate.
• Two voluntary retirement savings options: Deferred Compensation Program (DCP)  and State Board Voluntary Investment Program (SBVIP) 

Benefits for Part-time Faculty & Part-time Employees

Part-time Faculty: A part time faculty member becomes eligible for benefits at the beginning of the second consecutive quarter of half-time or more employment at one or more Washington state institutions of higher education. Spring and Fall quarters are considered consecutive quarters for benefits eligibility. Half time is determined based on each institution's definition of full time.

A faculty member may become eligible by working as faculty for more than one higher-education institution, the faculty member must notify both employers that he or she works at more than one institution and may be eligible for PEBB benefits through stacking.

A part-time faculty member must qualify each quarter they teach, to maintain eligibility. Once eligible, part-time faculty will be notified of their benefit and retirement options.

Part-Time Employees: A part time employee becomes eligible for PEBB Benefits An employee expected to exceed 6 months of employment at 1/2 time or more is eligible for health benefits.  If it is determined that the employee will exceed this limit at the start of employment, we begin paying for health care the firs to the month after the position begins. Employees who work 480 hours or more (an average of 80 hours/month) within a rolling 6 month period become eligible for health care benefits on the 1st day of the seventh month.  These benefits will continue as long as the employee works at least 8 hours each month.  If, after establishing eligibility, the employee does not work at least 8 hours during one month, their health care benefits are dropped. (Does not apply to employees in the Work-Study program).

A part-time employee becomes eligible for retirement benefits when an employee works more than 69 hours per month (5 non-consecutive months or more) during the school year, for 2 consecutive years.