Administrative Specialist

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9/10/2026 (11:59 PM ET)

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Administrative Specialist

Pay Grade12

Salary

$35,712.48 - $53,568.48 Annually

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Dept for Behav Health, Dev & Int Disab

Location

2400 Russellville Rd
Hopkinsville, KY 42240 USA

Description

Are you compassionate and caring? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of others? If you answered YESthen Western State Hospital (WSH) may be the place for you! With a 172-year history in the Hopkinsvillecommunity WSH is a State acute care, adult psychiatric facility, and is on the National Register of HistoricPlaces. WSH provides in-patient psychiatric evaluation and treatment for adults from 34 counties of WesternKentucky who have severe mental illness. Every employee is part of our caring and competent team committed toexcellent in behavioral healthcare for our patients and we have an opening for an Administrative Specialist tojoin our team.

A COVID19 vaccination is recommended for these positions.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Performs inventory of patient belongings upon patient's admission to the facility.
• Maintains a database of patient belongings and retrieves the belongings at time of discharge.
• Assists Discharge Coordinator when needed and serves as backup when discharge facilitator is absent.
• Mailspatient belongings if necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate would have:

• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal soft skills.
• Team-oriented.
• Ability to lift heavyobjects.

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federalgovernment with your form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. CHFS willonly use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the form I-9.

For more information on E-Verity, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities,please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at View phone number on click.appcast.io or


Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: One year of professional, administrative, or business experience.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Additional education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Additional administrative, business, research, and/or clerical experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE

Working Conditions

Incumbents working in this job title primarily perform duties in an office setting.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Tracy Buttram at View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D