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Supporting Your Career, Health & Well-Being
Through our values-based culture, Ï㽶ֱ²¥ is committed to cultivating a positive workplace that puts people first–especially our team members.
Accordingly, Ï㽶ֱ²¥ is proud to offer many exceptional benefits, including health coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, wellness resources, and professional development opportunities that support your career and well-being.
Benefits Overview
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center offers many benefits and programs to care for our team members and their families.
Employer-Paid Health Coverage
Individual health insurance provided at no cost for full-time team members, and at a discounted rate for part-time team members.
Optional Supplemental Insurances
Supplemental coverage options (vision, dental, life, and more) are available with affordable premiums.
Retirement Plans
All benefits-eligible employees are automatically enrolled in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), with additional supplemental retirement plans available.
Paid Time Off
From state holidays, personal vacation, sick leave and more, Ï㽶ֱ²¥ team members enjoy 30+ days of paid leave annually.
Holidays
Ï㽶ֱ²¥ provides a generous number of paid holidays annually + two hours of holiday comp time each month.
Leadership Development
Grow in your role and our institution through professional development opportunities.
Health
Health coverage is provided automatically and at no cost for full-time and part-time team members who work 30 or more hours per week.
All benefits-eligible team members have a wide array of insurance coverage options available, including:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Prescription Drug Coverage
- Disability
- Life
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Retiree Insurance for lifetime medical benefits
Wealth
Ï㽶ֱ²¥ compensation packages are designed to recruit, retain and reward talented team members. Benefits-eligible employees are automatically enrolled as members in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), a statewide pension plan, with automatic contributions by Ï㽶ֱ²¥.
Compensation packages may include a combination of:
- Base pay
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- Differential pay
- Merit pay
- Incentive pay
- Performance rewards
- Longevity pay, increasing every two years
- State of Texas Retirement Plan Participation (TRS or ORP)
RETIREMENT PLANS
Whether you’re just getting started or are revising your savings strategies, Ï㽶ֱ²¥ is proud to offer a range of retirement options to help our team members build a secure financial future.
All benefits-eligible employees must participate in one of the two mandatory retirement plans (TRS or ORP). In addition, Ï㽶ֱ²¥ team members have the option to participate in one or both of the voluntary retirement programs to contribute additional money towards retirement.
Leave
Ï㽶ֱ²¥'s generous leave program includes a combination of many different types of paid leave. As a state agency, Ï㽶ֱ²¥ observes a calendar of paid holidays annually, with 24 additional hours of holiday compensation time to be used according to the employee’s preferences. On top of that, team members accrue sick leave and vacation time each month and can carry forward these leave balances annually.
- Paid leave, including vacation and sick leave, with accrual increase after two years
- 10-15 paid institutional holidays annually
- Sick Leave Pool available to use when you or your immediate family are dealing with catastrophic illnesses or injuries
- Family and Medical Leave
- Parental Leave
- Other available leave for military service, bereavement, jury duty, continuing education and more
Growth
Being a Ï㽶ֱ²¥ team member means being part of a multifaceted and supportive community, with each campus offering its own unique advantages, facilities, and cultural and academic events.
- Tuition Waiver Program
- Learning Incentive Program
- Employee Dependent Scholarships
- (Ï㽶ֱ²¥ is an eligible employer)
- Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning Programs
- Leadership and Professional Development Programs
- Paid Employee Training and Development benefits, such as short courses, workshops, seminars, conferences and technical or professional training
- Campus-wide in-person and digital events, including webinars, symposiums and continuing education opportunities
- Access to the Ï㽶ֱ²¥ Libraries and all associated digital and print journals, publications and resources
- Numerous employee recognition opportunities and programs
Well-Being
Ï㽶ֱ²¥ is committed to creating an environment where our team members can do their best work, with programs and benefits to support head-to-toe well-being.
- with on-site pharmacy
- Mother-Friendly Workplace
- Employee Wellness Resources
- Free membership to â„¢, a skills-based digital weight loss program
- Access to the ® Kit from Catapult Health, a no-cost preventive checkup that can be completed from home
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Provided to all eligible faculty, staff and their eligible household family members who are seeking consultation and therapeutic services. This benefit includes free and confidential counseling sessions for depression, anxiety, family conflict, identity issues and more. These services are provided by experienced, licensed, on-staff counselors with the Counseling Center at Ï㽶ֱ²¥.
Other Perks
Team members enjoy a variety of other perks, such as special membership rates at local gyms and golf courses, access to state-of-the-art software and facilities, and discounts on travel, technology, entertainment, and more.
- Texas Tech Athletics season tickets available at a discounted rate
- Discounted at the Rawls Golf Course
- Access to the Texas Tech Recreation & Aquatic Center at reduced Campus Member rate
- Employee Discount Purchase Program access
- Take advantage of discounts on computers, cell phone plans, dining, travel and more, offered through Beneplace, the state employee Discount Purchase Program.