The Freshwater Trust believes in investing in our employees, their health, and their future through our benefits offerings. Our total rewards package includes health and dental coverage, automatic employer retirement contributions, and cell phone reimbursement. Because we are all in, we value getting out, and support our staff with 5 weeks of paid time off plus over 10 paid holidays per year. We also offer perks such as staff retreats, sabbatical for full-time staff after seven years, and professional development opportunities.

Health Benefits
The Freshwater Trust offers comprehensive, flexible benefits to our eligible employees. Employees must work full-time (30 hours per week) to be eligible for benefits.

• The Freshwater Trust contributes towards the employee’s monthly premium for Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage, with multiple plans to select from.
• Flexible Spending Accounts are available for both healthcare and dependent care.
• Supplemental coverage plan offerings include Short-Term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness & Term Life Policies.

PTO
Full-time regular employees of The Freshwater Trust are eligible to accrue 16.67 hours of PTO per month for a total of 25 days (200 hours). After two full years of employment, full-time regular employees are eligible to accrue PTO at 20 hours per month for a total of 30 days (240 hours). Regular employees working less than 40 hours per week will have pro-rated PTO benefits.

401k
The Freshwater Trust offers a 401k plan to all employees working 1,000 hours or more per year. The Freshwater Trust contributes the equivalent of five percent (5%) of the employee’s gross salary to their 401k account every pay period. This amount is subject to change. Employees may also choose to contribute additional funds to their 401k plan via a payroll deduction consistent with applicable law and plan rules.