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Administrative Specialist

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Frankfort, KYFull-time$48–55K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$48–55K/yr
Location
Frankfort, KY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Kentucky Department for Community Based Services seeks an Administrative Specialist to support day-to-day operations in a fast-paced office. The role provides professional administrative support for developing, implementing, and maintaining projects. It includes coordinating staff activities, supporting county procedures, communicating with community partners and the public, preparing meeting materials and correspondence, and maintaining records and case materials for reviews.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationTime ManagementOrganizationTeamworkSelf-MotivationMultitaskingPrioritization

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or EquivalentOne Year Administrative ExperienceFingerprint-Based Background Check

Full job description

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10/31/2026 (11:59 PM ET)

2605539

Administrative Specialist

Pay Grade12

Salary

$48,211.92 - $54,639.12 Annually

Employment Type

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

Click here for more details on state employment. (https://personnel.ky.gov/Pages/Careers.aspx)

Hiring Agency

Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Dept for Community Based Services

Location

677 Comanche Trail

Frankfort, KY 40601 USA

Description

The Kentucky Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) is a multi-faceted agency that provides services and programs to enhance the self-sufficiency of families, improve safety and permanency for children and vulnerable adults, and engage families and community partners in a collaborative decision-making process.

We are seeking an Administrative Specialist to assist with the day-to-day operations of a fast-paced office setting. This position provides professional support of administrative nature in developing, implementing and maintaining various complex and routine projects.

For more information on the Department for Community Based Services, please visit our website at:

https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/pages/default.aspx

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Performs administrative duties and coordinates work activities such as: schedules for staff, meeting preparation, notifications, tracking of inventory or building management.

  • Participates in the development and assists in the implementation of county specific procedures for day-to-day functioning.

  • Plans, organizes, checks or assists with work of other staff engaged in performing administrative duties.

  • Schedules meetings or phone conferences and communicates as needed with the community partners or the public concerning issues of the county.

  • Compiles, prepares and disseminates staff meeting minutes or other meetings as required.

  • Prepares correspondence regarding interviews, hiring information or memorandums to staff.

  • Interprets department policies or procedures for staff and general public.

  • Compiles information or reports as needed to analyze workload information utilizing the Workers Information System (TWIST) or Benefind as needed or required.

  • Maintains current filing, logs or manuals as requested.

  • Organizes files as required by standards of practice or operation manual.

  • Updates, tracks and provides cases for internal and external reviews upon request for entities such as foster care review board.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills and abilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Good time management and organizational skills

  • The ability to work well under pressure

  • A willingness to work as part of a team

  • Self motivated

  • Organized

  • Ability to multi-task

  • Ability to prioritize work assignments

The position you are applying for has access to or use of federal tax information (FTI) or meets the statutory definition of front-line staff. Therefore, pursuant to IRS Publication 1075 and 900 KAR 1:009 or KRS 194A.062 and 900 KAR 1:050, applicants for this position in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) shall submit to a fingerprint-based criminal background check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

CHFS also participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 orhttps://www.e-verify.gov/.

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 Marian Brooks [email protected] ([email protected] ?Subject=2605539 - Administrative Specialist) or 502-543-0814.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D

How this job compares

Set against the 3,781 open Administrative Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$48–55K/yr
  • US median$55–72K/yr680 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $51K, is 18% below the US median midpoint ($63K) — in the lowest quarter of Administrative Support salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 40 open Administrative Support jobs in Kentucky and 3,781 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kentucky
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Administrative Support postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (1,921 postings).
Education
139 of the 3,781 open Administrative Support jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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