About Us

Employment
Benefits
Benefits at Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota are for all employees who work 32 hours per week or more. These benefits include:
Paid Vacation:
- Earned and prorated on percentage of time worked for eligible employees.
- Non-exempt / hourly employees: 10 days per year, increases with seniority.
- Exempt employees: 15 days per year, increases with seniority.
Paid Sick Leave:
- Eight hours paid sick leave per month, prorated based on amount of time worked.
Paid Holidays:
- Ten paid holidays per year.
Health Insurance:
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. Employee qualifies on the 1st of the month following date of hire.
- Employer pays all but $34 a month toward single coverage. Dependent/family coverage may be added at employee’s expense.
Dental Insurance:
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. Benefits begin the first day of the month following hire.
- Employer pays for single coverage. Dependent dental insurance may be added at employee’s expense.
Vision Insurance:
- Avesis Insurance.
- Voluntary insurance coverage for employee and/or family available at employee’s expense.
- Benefits begin the first day of the month following hire.
COBRA:
- Self funded continuation of employer-sponsored health plan after certain conditions met.
Medical Flex Benefits:
- Benefits begin the first day of the month following hire.
- Allows employee to use pre-tax dollars for medical/dental/vision and dependent care expenses.
- Maximum amount allowed is $6000 for medical (not including premium conversion) and $5000 for dependent care.
Pension:
- 5% of salary paid by employer after one full year.
- Benefits begin January 1 and/or July 1.
- Employee is fully vested after four years.
403:B
- Self funded, tax sheltered retirement plan.
Life Insurance:
- Benefits begin the first day of the month following hire.
- Term life equal to employee’s annual salary/wage rounded up to the whole thousand.
- Dependent insurance may be added at employee’s expense.
Supplemental Life Insurance:
- Voluntary life insurance coverage for employee and/or family available at employee’s expense.
- Benefits begin first of the month following hire.
Long Term Disability:
- Benefits begin the first day of the month following hire.
- The long-term disability benefit is 60% of the employee’s salary to start after 90 days.
Liability Insurance:
- Agency provides professional liability for bona fide agency activities.
Benefits for all employees:
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP).
- Relationship Banking.
- Unemployment Insurance.
- Worker’s Compensation.
- Employer’s matching FICA.
