Administrative Specialist
Eddyville, KYFull-time$39K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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The Kentucky State Penitentiary is seeking an Administrative Specialist to perform administrative office support duties for management. The role supports daily operations through correspondence preparation, records and filing, scheduling, document review, supply tracking, and phone coverage. The position is based at the penitentiary in Eddyville and is listed as full-time, with a 40-hour workweek and eligibility for overtime pay.
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11/1/2026 (11:59 PM ET)
2605532
Administrative Specialist
Pay Grade12
Salary
$38,854.56 Annually
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 40.0 HR/WK
Click here for more details on state employment. (https://personnel.ky.gov/Pages/Careers.aspx)
Hiring Agency
Justice & Public Safety Cabinet | Department of Corrections
Location
266 Water Street
Eddyville, KY 42038 USA
Description
The Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC), Division of Adult Institutions operates 13 correctional facilities that house Kentucky's adult inmate population. The mission of DOC is to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth and to provide a safe, secure and humane environment for staff and offenders in carrying out the mandates of the legislative and judicial processes; and, to provide opportunities for offenders to acquire skills which facilitate non-criminal behavior.
The Kentucky State Penitentiary is seeking candidates for an Administrative Specialist position. This position will perform administrative office support duties to facilitate details for management.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
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Prepare and draft various correspondence to include manuals, records, memos, and other records.
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Maintain filing system according to set procedure.
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Schedule appointments.
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Provide general information to institutional staff.
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Interpret procedures and regulations for the completion of daily work.
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Review documents according to set procedure.
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Order and track office supplies.
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Answer incoming phone calls.
The ideal candidate for this position will have the ability to multi-task, ability to work under pressure concerning deadlines, detail oriented, excellent communication and telephone skills, organized, and a team- player.
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 Candy Dickerson [email protected] ([email protected] ?Subject=2605532 - Administrative Specialist)
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D
How this job compares
Set against the 3,943 open Administrative Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$39K/yr
- US median$53–70K/yr738 salary ranges
This rate, $39K, is 38% below the US median midpoint ($63K) — in the lowest quarter of Administrative Support salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 48 open Administrative Support jobs in Kentucky and 3,943 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
- Commonwealth of Kentucky (this employer)20 open
- UPS3 open
- Edward Jones2 open
- 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 (2,034 postings).
- Education
- 140 of the 3,943 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 31, 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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