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The PHA provides a generous sick leave policy. The number of sick days varies by union and by full-time vs. part-time status. Unused time is paid out at the end of each year.

Fulltime employees are entitled to 3-5 days of bereavement leave, dependent upon employment status/union affiliation, for the death of an immediate family members and 1 day of leave for other family members.

Fulltime employees receive two personal days per calendar year.

Fulltime employees will earn up to 3 weeks of vacation leave per year when hired. The number of weeks of leave increases up to a maximum of 5 weeks per year based on years of service and union affiliation.

Employees who are members of a collective bargaining agreement are enrolled in their union’s pension plan where the PHA makes contributions on your behalf.

Dental insurance, administered by Delta Dental of Rhode Island, is offered to full-time employees of the Housing Authority. Providence Housing Authority offers employees the choice between two plans: the Base Plan and the Buy-Up Plan. The base dental plan is provided to full-time employees and their families at no cost. Employees can “buy-up” to a higher level of coverage for a minimal cost. Coverage begins on the first of the following month after hire.

Health insurance, offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, begins on the employee’s date of hire or on the date of a qualifying event. The following health insurance plan options are offered to full-time employees of the Housing Authority:

• Individual Plan
• Employee + Dependent Plan
• Employee + Spouse Plan
• Family Plan

Employees share in the cost of the premiums, however, the contribution is adjusted based on the employee’s annual salary.

Full-time employees of the Providence Housing Authority are eligible to purchase a voluntary vision plan through Delta Dental of Rhode Island. The cost is paid entirely by the employee. The plan provides for vision hardware coverage in addition to an annual vision exam.

• Healthcare FSA’s: You can elect up to $1,500 in this plan year to be used to pay for items such as doctor’s visit copays, prescription copays, dental expenses, prescription glasses/contacts, and some over the counter items.

- Your entire annual healthcare election is made available to you on a pre-loaded debit card on the first day of your eligibility and you pay it back through pre-tax payroll deductions over the course of the plan year.

Full time employees of the Housing Authority are also provided with a $5,000 life insurance policy from Housing Authority Insurance at no cost to the employee.