Teamsters Local 251 Health Services and Insurance Plan

Administrative Assistant

Based in Providence, RI

 

Successful candidates will demonstrate these types of strengths:

• Work as a team with Fund staff, Fund Trustees, Teamsters Local 251 representatives, Employers, Fund vendors, and members and families.  
• Applicants who are fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese, or otherwise multilingual, are strongly preferred.
• Experience in Taft Hartley Health Funds preferred. 
• Experience with healthcare and insurance preferred.
• Undergraduate degree considered. 
• Experience in social work and employee assistance, or other similar experience, considered.
• Experience working with Unions, and helping members and families, preferred.
• Experience in public speaking considered. 
• Ability to work in a union-represented environment.
• Good computer and administrative skills. 
• The ability to perform additional duties and projects as assigned by the Trustees and Fund Administrator.

Additional Information:
Teamsters Local 251 HSIP (www.teamsters251hsip.org) is a Taft Hartley healthcare fund. The position has a starting wage rate of $29 per hour, with full employer-paid healthcare and retirement benefits. This position is regularly 40 hours/week, with opportunities for overtime as may apply. Fund staff are union-represented, terms and conditions of employment are determined by collective bargaining.

How to Apply:
Please provide a résumé and cover letter to Teamsters Local 251 Health Services & Insurance Plan, c/o Gursky Wiens Shanley Law, 20 Centerville Rd, Warwick, RI 02886 or by email at: rfilipposullivan@rilaborlaw.com.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but to ensure full consideration, we suggest you apply by the 15th of May 2026.

Teamsters Local 251 Health Services & Insurance Plan strongly encourages women and people of color to apply.