Administrative Specialist

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7/8/2026 (8:00 PM EDT)

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Administrative Specialist

Pay Grade12

Salary

$38,093.28 Annually

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 40.0 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Justice & Public Safety Cabinet | Department of Corrections

Location

200 Road to Justice
West Liberty, KY 41472 USA

Description

The Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC), Division of Adult Institutions operates 13 correctionalfacilities that house Kentucky's adult inmate population. The mission of DOC is to protect the citizens of theCommonwealth and to provide a safe, secure and humane environment for staff and offenders in carrying out themandates of the legislative and judicial processes; and, to provide opportunities for offenders to acquireskills which facilitate non-criminal behavior.

The Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex is seeking applicants for an Administrative Specialist. Thisposition will play a key role in supporting the Human Resources operations of the institution.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Managing employee identification processes
• Preparing new hire packets
• Maintaining departmental filing systems, and processing employment-related documentation
• Assisting with tracking and maintaining records such as the Documentation Required Leave (DRL), Employee Gone
• List, Auxiliary List, and databases for contract staff.
• Submitting and tracking DOC and contract employee drug screenings, processing LAC drug screens and clearanceletters.
• Coordinating Correctional Officer interviews, posting job announcements, and preparing ACA files annually
• Providing general administrative support by ordering office supplies, processing departmental mail, preparingmemorandums, and sorting, stamping, and filing new hire paperwork.

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.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D