Safety and Claims Coordinator

The City of Bothell's Employee and Technology Services Department (HR Division) is seeking a Safety and Claims Coordinator to manage workers' compensation claims, evaluate reports, ensure compliance, and support safety training. This is a part-time position and will be paid at an hourly rate averaging 20 hours per week.

Schedule: Mondays - Thursdays (5 hours per day). This role will begin as onsite for up to the first six months, with opportunities to work a hybrid schedule after six months. First round of review will take place: Monday, June 8th.

What will you do in this position?

• Coordinate the City's workers' compensation program, ensuring claims follow L&I guidelines while processing claim documentation, maintaining accurate records, and monitoring and analyzing claim data.
• Communicate with employees, medical providers, and management regarding claims; coordinate with physicians on light duty offers, work restrictions, and return-to-work capabilities.
• Analyze claim data, provide recommendations on claims management, coordinate documentation for audits, and process related administrative records and reporting.
• Assist with onboarding new employees into safety programs, including administrative tracking, data entry, compliance monitoring, and follow-up on expired or incomplete trainings across a variety of safety, risk management, and personnel-related programs and processes.

A successful candidate in this position will:

• Apply objective reasoning and action, maintaining perspective when evaluating both qualitative and quantitative information.
• Strengthen internal and external partnerships to enhance collective success.
• Take ownership of decisions, follow through on commitments, and hold yourself accountable.
• Manage time and resources efficiently to complete work tasks.
• Ensures confidentiality of work-related issues, client records, and City information by handling all sensitive and organizational information appropriately.

The City of Bothell is comprised of 13.6 square miles within both King and Snohomish Counties and is home to 51,760 people (2025). This figure is projected to grow to nearly 75,000 over the next 20 years in tandem with Bothell's increasingly vibrant downtown and life sciences employment cluster near the I-405 corridor.

The City of Bothell is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. The City of Bothell recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We seek to recruit and hire talented and engaged job candidates from a widely diverse range of backgrounds. We celebrate the diversity in our workplace and community and believe it makes us stronger.

Bothell offers a career-enriching opportunity to apply your skills and experience in a way that has a positive effect on the community. We encourage professional growth and for employees to "think outside the box". We value work-life balance and provide paid vacation and sick leave benefits.

As a part-time employee, we offer ample time off including prorated 11 paid holidays and prorated 2 personal holidays. Part-time employees are also eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, which includes prorated medical and dental coverage for your entire family, along with vision insurance where the City pays 100% premium for you and your family. We also offer life and disability insurance, state pension and deferred compensation for retirement. Commute trip reduction, alternative work schedules, flexible work environment, and hybrid work options are available when appropriate. The City of Bothell creates an environment that supports wellness practices which enhance the quality of life for City employees, and encourage and incentivize participation in an employee wellness program. As a result, the City is a recipient of the Association of Washington Cities WellCity Award.