Correctional Farm Crew Leader

Job Details

  • Date Posted: July 31, 2023
  • Location: La Grange, Kentucky 40031
  • Company: Commonwealth of Kentucky
  • Salary: $10 an hour

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  • La Grange, Kentucky 40031
  • $10 an hour

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Correctional Farm Crew Leader

Pay Grade
10

Salary
$27,732.72

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

Hiring Agency
Justice & Public Safety Cabinet | Department of Corrections

Location
Roederer Correctional Complex

4000 Morgan Road

La Grange, KY 40031 USA

Description
Are you ready to Brave the Challenge?

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 Correctional Farm Crew Leader at Roederer Correctional Complex supervises a crew of inmates in the farm operations area of the institution.

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

  • Supervises inmates in farm activities (planting, cultivating, harvesting crops, feeding livestock, cleaning out barns, cutting bushes, pulling plants, transplanting seedlings, fence repairs, etc.
  • Provide direction to inmates on proper use of farm tools and care of livestock.
  • Enforce safety measures.
  • Maintains records and additional logs of supplies and inmate work time.
  • Maintain inventory.
  • Maintain preventative maintenance schedule on all farm equipment and maintain proper cleaning and storage of tractors and equipment.

Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION: High school graduate.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have one year of agricultural or landscaping/grounds keeping experience.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Additional education or training in agriculture or a related field will substitute for the experience on a year-for-year basis.

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must be twenty-one (21) years of age.

Working Conditions
May risk injuries associated with working with animals and with farm machinery and tools. Work is performed in all types of weather conditions.

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 Joseph Craft at [email protected].

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D