Youth Challenge Cadre I -Department of Military Affairs (Non-Merit)
Fort Knox, KYFull-time$43K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The Commonwealth of Kentucky is hiring three Youth Challenge Cadre I employees for the Bluegrass Challenge Academy. The role supervises and instructs youth ages 16–18 during the 22-week residential phase of the Youth Challenge program. Cadre monitor daily activities, teach physical and leadership components, provide guidance, address behavioral issues, and help maintain youth safety and security.
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11/15/2026 (11:59 PM ET)
2605506
Youth Challenge Cadre I -Department of Military Affairs (Non-Merit)
Pay Grade12
Salary
$42,945.76 Annually
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | NON-CHAPTER | 40.0 HR/WK
Click here for more details on state employment. (https://personnel.ky.gov/Pages/Careers.aspx)
Hiring Agency
General Government Cabinet | Department of Military Affairs
Location
114 Conroy Ave Building 5549
Fort Knox, KY 40121 USA
Description
The Bluegrass Challenge Academy is hiring three (3) Youth Challenge Cadre I positions that, at entry level, supervises and instructs enrolled youth ages (16-18) during the 22 week residential phase of the Youth Challenge program.
Job duties include but are not limited to the following:
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Monitors and oversees the daily activities of youth in areas such as study time, meals, work details, physical trainings, etc.
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Teaches physical and leadership and followership components of the program;
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Mediates conflict as prescribed by policies and procedures.
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Provides guidance and informal counseling to youth;
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Ensures that counselors and shift supervisors are made aware of behavioral problems identified.
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Conducts security checks and ensures safety and security of youth.
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Identifies behavioral problems, maintains a log of observations and completes incident reports.
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Performs inspections and demonstrates proper use of tools and equipment; Supervises housekeeping functions.
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION:High school graduate
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:NONE
Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE:NONE
Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION:NONE
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.):Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license prior to appointment in this classification. Must successfully complete the National Youth ChalleNGe Program Basic and Cadre courses and all other training required within the prescribed time-frame or at least within six months of appointment. Must maintain any required licensure(s), certificate(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certificate(s), or other credentials.
Working Conditions
Typically works in a residential or school based setting. At times may be required to work at off-site locations to facilitate various requirements. May be exposed to hazards and dangers associated with operating a motor vehicle while providing transportation services.
If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Crystal Simpson [email protected] ([email protected] ?Subject=2605506 - Youth Challenge Cadre I -Department of Military Affairs (Non-Merit)) or 502-607-1541.
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D
How this job compares
Set against the 4,576 open Instructor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$43K/yr
- US median$71–94K/yr713 salary ranges
This rate, $43K, is 46% below the US median midpoint ($80K) — in the lowest quarter of Instructor salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 42 open Instructor jobs in Kentucky and 4,576 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
- Western Kentucky University23 open
- Gateway Community and Technical College4 open
- Commonwealth of Kentucky (this employer)3 open
- Experience
- Instructor postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (1,702 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,840 of the 4,576 open Instructor jobs (62%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 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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