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Administrative Specialist

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Hodgenville, KYFull-time$48–55K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$48–55K/yr
Location
Hodgenville, 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 staff who determine eligibility for public assistance programs. The role supports citizens and office staff in a fast-paced environment and includes file management, background checks, interpreting policies, responding to inquiries, and document review. The agency encourages career growth through training and mentoring and offers health and life insurance, flexible work schedules, paid leave, and retirement benefits.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationTime ManagementOrganizationWorking Under PressureTeamwork

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree1 Year Professional, Administrative, or Business ExperienceAdditional Education or Experience Substitution

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

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11/1/2026 (11:59 PM ET)

2605562

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

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Hiring Agency

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

Location

105 Howard Street

Hodgenville, KY 42748 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.

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

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

We are seeking an Administrative Specialist who is driven to succeed in helping people and the vulnerable population. The Administrative Specialist will provide support to staff who determine eligibility in various public assistance programs. The employee is expected to perform at the highest quality to ensure services to the vulnerable citizens. Come work in a rewarding, past paced environment, where you assistant with providing support to both citizens and office staff. You will play a vital role in the success of the office.

Career growth is encouraged through training and mentoring. Benefits include health and life insurance, flexible work schedules, paid sick and vacation leave, and retirement benefits.

Responsibilities to include but not limited to:

  • Prepare and maintain files, logs, manuals, correspondence, reports, time and attendance, financial statements or related documents.

  • Create and maintain client files as well as personnel files.

  • Conduct background checks and fingerprint scans to include submission of applications for foster parents and respite providers.

  • Interpret regulations, policies, procedures and/or rules.

  • Answer inquiries and provide information in person, by telephone or e-mail.

  • Proof and/or redact documents for accuracy and assure completion of review.

  • Distribute incoming mail and other materials as well as prepare outgoing mail or parcels.

  • Provide recommendations of office procedures, requisitioning equipment, supplies, and materials.

  • Other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • 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

If you are interested in a challenging, yet rewarding opportunity, we would love to review your application for an Administrative Specialist with DCBS.

The position you are applying has access to or use of federal tax information (FTI). Based on IRS Publication 1075 and 900 KAR 1:009, each prospective employee of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), including contract staff, with access to or use of federal tax information (FTI) shall submit to a criminal background investigation by means of a fingerprint 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=2605562 - Administrative Specialist) or 502-543-0814.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D

How this job compares

Set against the 3,969 open Administrative Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$48–55K/yr
  • US median$53–70K/yr739 salary ranges

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

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 48 open Administrative Support jobs in Kentucky and 3,969 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 (2,060 postings).
Education
142 of the 3,969 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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