Benefits and Rewards of Working at Sweetser
Sweetser is pleased to offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits program to our employees. We feel confident you and your family will appreciate its value.
Our benefit-eligible employees (those who work 24 hours or more a week) receive benefit dollars each pay period to use towards the cost of their benefits. Employees are provided the option to designate these funds towards the cost of their selected benefits, contribute unused benefit dollars towards their retirement plan, or simply cash out a prorated portion of these dollars. Sweeter provides the flexibility and our employees make the decision.
Our per-diem employees also have the opportunity to receive benefits. Clinicians who meet certain productivity requirements have the option to buy into Sweetser's health insurance plan and contribute to a retirement savings plan.
Health Insurance
- Four comprehensive health plans offered with prescription drug coverage.
Dental Insurance
- Our plan provides coverage for all types of services. For example, 100 percent coverage for diagnostic and preventive services and 50 percent orthodontia coverage for dependents.
Life Insurance
- Sweetser pays for one times your annual salary and offers employees the option to purchase additional coverage up to five times the employee's annual salary.
- Dependent life insurance is available for an employee's legal spouse, qualified domestic partner or dependents.
Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Sweetser pays 100 percent of the premium for short- and long-term disability coverage.
Reimbursement Accounts
- Health Care Reimbursement Account - annual employee contribution maximum of $3,000.
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Account - annual employee contribution maximum of $5,000.
Retirement Savings Plan
- 403(b) Retirement Plan is an employee-contribution retirement plan. Employees may defer up to the annual allowable contribution level. After two years of employment, Sweetser matches the contribution up to three percent.
Employee Assistance Program
- Provides short-term counseling and referral for employees and immediate family at no cost. It is available 24-hours a day and provides for three free counseling sessions per occurrence.
Earned Time
- Employees receive a generous earned time plan. Employees accrue time immediately and can access their time after 90 days of employment.
Holidays
- Immediately upon hire employees are eligible for seven paid holidays per year.
Tuition Assistance/Continuing Medical Education Funds
- After one year of employment, employees are eligible to receive tuition assistance for approved degree programs.
- Physicians and nurse practitioners are eligible to receive reimbursable funds exclusively for the purpose of continuing medical education required to maintain their credentials.
Training Workshops
- Sweetser employees are offered free attendance at workshops provided by it's own world-class training institute, which hosts local, national, and international experts in the field of mental health.
Employee Referral Program
- Help us recruit great new employees and receive a bonus.
Recognition Program
- Sweetser has an ongoing employee recognition program to honor employees for their service.
What Our Clients Are Saying
May 22, 2009 Amy Ackroyd, SupervisorSweetserHi-Fidelity Wrap-Around Program17 Walnut StreetRockland, ME 04841 Dear Amy, As I leave my position here at the Department of Health and Human Services, I wanted to take a moment to let you know what a total inspiration April Perkins-Monahan has bee...

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