Benefits forRichmond County Schools
Congratulations on your new employment!
Your employment means more than just a paycheck. Your employer also provides eligible employees with a valuable benefits package. Below you will find information about how to enroll in these benefits as a new employee.
Flex and Colonial – You will be eligible to enroll during the next Annual Enrollment.
All Other Benefits – Please contact your Benefits Department within 30 days of your date of hire.
Be sure to also review your group’s custom benefits microsite, that allows for easy, year-round access to benefit information, live chat support, benefit explainer videos, plan certificates and documents, and carrier contacts and forms.
Enrollment Assistance - Benselect
HELPFUL TIPS:
- If you are a new employee and unable to log into the online system, please see the Benefits Representative at your location.
- If you are an existing employee and unable to log into the online system, please contact Pierce Group Benefits at 888-662-7500 between 8:30 am and 5:00pm, or speak with your Benefits Representative at your location.
- Go to https://harmony.benselect.com/richmond
- Enter your User Name: Social Security Number with or without dashes (ex. 123-45-6789 or 123456789)
- Enter your PIN: Last 4 numbers of your Social Security Number followed by last 2 numbers of your Date of Birth Year (ex. 678970)
- The screen prompts you to create a NEW PIN [____________________________].
- Choose a security question and enter answer [______________________________________].
- Confirm (or enter) an email address
- Click on ‘Save New PIN’ to continue to the enrollment welcome screen.
- From the welcome screen click “Next”.
- The screen shows ‘Personal Information’. Verify that the information is correct and enter the additional required information (marital status, work phone, e-mail address). Click ‘Next’.
- The screen allows you to add family members. It is only necessary to enter family member information if adding or including family members in your coverage. Click ‘Next’.
- The screen shows ‘Benefit Summary’. Review your current benefits and make changes/selections for the upcoming plan year.
- HEALTH CARE FSA: Enter annual amount. MAX $2,750/year
- DEPENDENT CARE FSA: Enter annual amount. MAX $5,000/year
- DENTAL: You may enroll online in Dental coverage.
- VISION: You may enroll online in Vision coverage.
- GROUP TERM LIFE: You may enroll online in Group Term Life coverage.
- LEGAL PLAN: You may enroll online in Legal coverage.
- TELEMEDICINE: You may enroll online in Telemedicine coverage.
- DISABILITY – NCK1000: You may enroll online in NCK1000 coverage.
- CANCER ASSIST: You may enroll online in Cancer Assist coverage.
- CRITICAL ILLNESS 6000: You may enroll online in Critical Illness 6000 coverage.
- MEDICAL BRIDGE: You may enroll online in Medical Bridge coverage.
- ACCIDENT 1.0: You may enroll online in Accident 1.0; however persons over 64 age applying for coverage and employees wishing to purchase an individual policy for their spouse must meet with the Benefits Representative
- TERM LIFE 5000: You may enroll online in Term Life 5000; however, employees wishing to purchase an individual policy for their spouse should meet with the Benefits Representative
- WHOLE LIFE 5000: You may enroll online in Whole Life 5000; however, employees wishing to purchase an individual policy for their spouse should meet with the Benefits Representative.
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Click ‘Sign & Submit’ once you have decided which benefits to enroll in.
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Review your coverage. If any items are ‘Pending’, you will need to decide whether to enroll or decline this benefit.
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Click ‘Next’ to review and electronically sign the authorization for your benefit elections.
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Review the confirmation, then if you are satisfied with your elections, enter your PIN and click ‘Sign Form’.
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Click ‘Download & Print’ to print a copy of your elections. Please do not forget this important step!!!
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Click ‘Log Out’.