Correctional Farm Crew Leader

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About the role

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 Blackburn Correctional Complex supervises a crew of inmates in the farm operations area of the institution.

Location: 3111 Spurr RD Lexington, KY 40511 USA

Employment type: Executive Branch, full‑time, eligible for overtime pay (18A).

Responsibilities

• Supervise inmates in farm activities (planting, cultivating, harvesting crops, cleaning out barns, cutting bushes, pulling plants, transplanting seedlings, fence repairs, etc.)
• Provide direction to inmates on proper use of farm tools.
• Enforce safety measures.
• Maintain preventative maintenance schedule on all farm equipment and maintain proper cleaning and storage of equipment.
• Maintain records and additional logs of supplies and inmate work time.
• Assist in the care of horses in the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation in the absence of the Farm Manager.
• Supervise visitors to the farm and TRF as needed.
• During inclement weather months will be in charge of the snow removal crew; ensure that salt gets spread and roads are cleared during winter months.
• Will assist in maintaining the grass on the farm if needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education: High school graduate.

Experience: Must have one year of agricultural or landscaping/grounds keeping experience. Substitution: Additional education or training in agriculture or a related field will substitute for the experience on a year-for-year basis. No substitution of experience for education.

Qualifications

Must be twenty‑one (21) years of age. Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment.

Pay

Pay Grade 11; Salary $35,326.80 annually.

Schedule

Full‑time, 40.0 hours per week; eligible for overtime pay.