Full-Time Employee Benefits
VRS ( Virginia Retirement System)
Provides its members with benefits at retirement, or upon disability or death.
VRS (Group Life Insurance)
In the event of death, employee’s beneficiary receives a payment double the amount of the employee’s salary; accidental death coverage is four times the employee’s salary. Both are rounded to next highest thousand.
Anthem Local Choice
The County offers the Anthem Local Choice Plan. Employee coverage is paid 100% by the County. Other plans offered are Employee/Spouse, Employee/Child and Employee/Family at a cost to the employee.
Section 457 Deferred Compensation
Members build additional retirement funds from their pre-taxed income by selecting saving plans to suit their needs.
Tuition Assistance
Provided for approved courses which are job-related. Based on a ratio of one calendar month for each $100 of assistance provided.
Christmas/Savings Accounts
Employees may join through Bank of America or First Bank. Payments are made through payroll deduction.
Shenandoah County Credit Union
Employees are eligible for membership. Payroll deduction is also available for deposits or payments.
Sunshine Club
An employee club, by employees for employees. Includes picnics, Employee of the Month/Year Awards, Brown Bag Fridays, cards and gifts when sick, etc.
Annual Leave
An employee begins to earn annual leave upon appointment. The rate at which it is accrued over time depends on the employee’s total length of service with Shenandoah County as presented below. Accrued annual leave is limited to a maximum amount that may be carried over from one year to the next. This carry over amount is calculated at the end of each calendar year (December 31).
Full Time Employee Annual Leave Accrual (in hours):
| Years of Service | Monthly Rate | Max Annual Carry-Over |
| 0-5 | 6-2/3 (6.67) | 160 |
| 5-10 | 10 | 240 |
| 10-20 | 12 | 288 |
| 20 or more | 13-1/3 (13.33) | 320 |
Sick Leave
Sick leave is a privilege, not a right; it is accrued at a rate of 6-2/3 hours per month (two weeks per year). The maximum number of hours of sick leave an employee may accumulate is 90 days (or 720 hours).
Sick Leave Bank
Employees are encouraged to join the Sick Leave Bank which is used at times of medical emergency or extended illness. To join the Sick Leave Bank, employees donate 8 hours of their sick leave a year. This enables them to draw a further 20 days (160 hours) from the bank once their regular sick leave has been used.
Holidays:
| New Year’s Day | Labor Day |
| Lee-Jackson Day | Columbus Day |
| Martin Luther King Day | Veterans' Day |
| Presidents' Day | Thanksgiving Day |
| Memorial Day | Friday following Thanksgiving Day |
| Independence Day | Christmas Day |
Shenandoah County employees also observe any day designated as a legal holiday by the Governor of Virginia or the President of the United States. In addition, any day approved by the Board of Supervisors will be observed by county employees.
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