Your Benefits at Bethel New Life, Inc.

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Bethel New Life, Inc. is Community-Based
We are based in the community, founded in 1979 by members of the Bethel Lutheran Church. We have grown a lot in the past 24 years, but remain rooted in the community. Many of our employees are residents of West Garfield Park, and are helping their own community in ways they never thought possible.

Bethel is an Equal Opportunity Employer
It is Bethel's policy to provide equal opportunity, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, mental or physical handicaps (provided the employee can perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodations), marital status, or sexual preference.

Comprehensive Health Coverage and Life Insurance:
•  Humana HMO / PPO (BNL and the employee share this cost)
•  Fortis Dental Plan (paid by employee)
•  Reliance Standard Life Insurance (paid by employee)
•  AFLAC Supplemental Insurance (paid by employee)

Direct Deposit:
We support direct deposit of your paycheck into your checking and/or savings account.

Credit Unions:
Credit Union deductions are provided at the discretion of the employee. We have affiliations with two credit unions:

Chicago Municipal Employee Credit Union
(Formerly Austin-West Garfield)
4909 W. Division (773-287-2943)

1st Financial Credit Union (formerly AT&T)
5500 W. Touhy in Skokie (847-676-8000)

Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan (403B
A tax sheltered annuity (403B) is offered to qualified employees as an optional benefit which BNL will match up to $75 per quarter after you have been employed at BNL for one (1) year.

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
This service is available to you and members of your family to provide personal and confidential phone counseling services regardless of your need 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 1-800-272-7255.

Holidays:
12 paid holidays per calendar year
•  New Year's Day
•  Martin Luther King's Birthday
•  Good Friday
•  Memorial Day
•  Fourth of July
•  Labor Day
•  Thanksgiving (2 days)
•  Christmas (2 days)
•  Floating Holidays (2 days)

Paid Vacation Time (per year):
Non-Management (non-exempt):
•  years 1-5            10 days
•  year 5-beyond    15 days

Management (exempt):
•   years 1-5            15 days
•   year 5-beyond    20 days

Paid Sick Time:
8 accrued days per calendar year

Personal Days:
3 Personal Days after 1 year of employment

Ex-Offender Support
Bethel New Life, Inc. is committed to achieving equality and diversity in employment, and to hiring the right people in a fair, consistent and cost-effective manner. In practice, this means that all appointments are made on the basis of clear and justifiable job related criteria. We aim to ensure that no applicant or employee suffers unfair treatment on the basis of unjustifiable criteria, this includes discrimination on the grounds of criminal convictions.

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