Are you interested in learning more about employer health care strategies and local projects that are changing the way employer's buy health care? Each month, the Colorado Business Group on Health organizes an event for our members and friends to network and learn about programs that are adding value to the health care system and policies that are affecting our local market. Please visit the Calendar Page at www.cbghealth.org to see when our next meeting will be. Our monthly board packets are available for download here. If you would like to attend one of our upcoming meetings or request additional information about CBGH, please email [email protected] We look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming meetings! Sincerely, Nicole Meyer Communications Manager Colorado Business Group on Health 12640 W. Cedar Drive, Suite A Lakewood, CO 80228 303-922-0939 (phone) 303-922-0938 (fax) Changing The Way Employers Buy Health Care! Upcoming Events Thursday, February 13 CBGH Monthly Meeting Tuesday, February 18 Denver Business Journal: Health Care - What's Next? Thursday, March 13 CBGH Monthly Meeting* *Special Event in Colorado Springs      

Director of Total Rewards (Job ID 71) Original Job Posting: Jan. 9, 2014 Description: Human Resources 235 paid days per year FTE: 1.0 Salary Range: Commensurate with experience Essential Functions and Objectives: The Director of Total Rewards champions innovative, "best in class" Human Resources practices and leadership that will enable the district to meet its progressive goals. Provide direction, leadership and delivery of customer-focused human resources services and solutions to designated district executives, administrators, managers, and employees. Responsible for region/quadrant as well as district-wide programs. Areas of service may include benefits, compensation, and other areas. Directly manages and mentors assigned staff, and effectively oversees budget, fiscal and resource responsibility. Develop, communicate and administer competitive total rewards strategies, including compensation, benefits, retirement, engagement and other work experience programs, that are cost effective and consistent with labor market trends and organizational objectives. Ensure compliance with all governmental regulations related to compensation and benefits programs. Provide leadership to and direct supervision of total rewards team members through effective coaching and performance management. -Resolves disputes and communicates with clients in cases that cannot be routinely handled by members of the total rewards team. Oversee the review, communication, and implementation of the annual benefit programs open enrollment process and the annual total compensation review. Oversees collection, audit and evaluation of data to ensure regulatory compliance and evidence-based decision making. Participates as an active member of the HR Leadership Team to develop high impact solutions that meet organizational objectives. Other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Experience, & Other Qualifications: Professional Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) certification required. CCP or CBP preferred. A minimum of seven (7) years' Human Resources experience. Five (5) years or more management experience in a customer-focused, fast-paced environment. Experience in re-engineering operations and processes, developing new strategies, and leading change initiatives. Demonstrated experience in problem solving, customer relationships and partnerships, project management, risk taking, encouraging diversity and quality orientation. Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint). Education Requirements: Essential: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field. Advanced degree preferred. About Denver Public Schools: Our Human Resources Team is an integral part of DPS. Although we aren’t always in the schools, we’re in it for the kids. We work closely with our school leaders to ensure we’re putting great teachers in every classroom, and take great care to ensure DPS hires and retains the highest quality candidates for all roles throughout the district. We do this by incorporating our Shared Core Values—Students First, Integrity, Equity, Collaboration, Accountability and Fun – into everything we do. Additionally, we support retention of our valued team members in a variety of ways including facilitating professional development and performance management activities and designing and managing Total Rewards Programs to help Team DPS achieve health and wellness for themselves and their families. When you join us, you join a dedicated, diverse team of over one hundred professionals who come from many walks of life. One thing we all share is a deep sense of commitment to support Denver Public Schools’ vision: Every Child Succeeds. Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of 185 schools, including traditional, magnet, charter and pathways schools, with an enrollment of 88,000 students. Of those, 58% of the school district's enrollment is Hispanic, 20% is Caucasian, and 15% is African American. Seventy-two percent of the district's students qualify for free and reduced lunch. Under the leadership of Superintendent Tom Boasberg and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest- growing large school district in terms of student academic growth. DPS is committed to establishing Denver as a national leader in student achievement, high school graduation and college career readiness. Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. For more information about this job, or to apply, please visit https://dpsjobboard.dpsk12.org/ltmprod/CandidateSelfService/controller.servlet?context.dataarea=ltmprod&webappname=CandidateSelfService&context.session.key.HROrganization=1&context.session.key.JobBoard=EXTERNAL&_saveKeys=true&JobPost=1&JobReq=71&context.session.key.noheader=true

Please join Donna Marshall, Executive Director of CBGH, tomorrow afternoon at Business for Health: A Forum on Fostering Healthy Workplaces. Donna will participate in a panel with Kelly Brough of the Denver Metro Chamber, Khanh Nguyen from the Colorado Health Foundation, and Larry Wolk from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. Their panel, “Why do we need healthy workplaces? How can we help businesses create healthy workplaces?”, will explain the impact of health to an employer’s bottom line and productivity. This meeting is hosted by the Vitality Institute and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce at Excel Energy’s offices. For more information, or to register, please visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-for-health-a-forum-on-fostering-healthy-workplaces-registration-9053915505