Administrative Specialist Senior (Non-Merit)

Kentucky Personnel Cabinet

23h•$40,071 - $60,107•Onsite

About The Position

The Appalachian Challenge Academy is hiring an Administrative Specialist Senior positions that provides high-level professional administrative support to internal staff and leadership related to an agency’s business operations. Performs duties in the oversight of intricate processes such as activities involving mandated regulations or procedures, comprehensive research, or collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.
Three years of professional, administrative, or business experience.
Additional education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
Additional administrative, business, research, and/or clerical experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

Prioritizes and manages assigned Mentor caseload for the Appalachian Challenge Academy (ACA) youth participants.
Monitors and supports the ongoing mentoring relationship.
Tracks the placement of program graduates during the Post-Residential phase.
In coordination with other Case Managers, assists in coaching and tracking the placement plans and progress of student Cadets during the residential phase.
Supports and facilitates the Cadet/Mentor relationship.
Maintains contact as necessary with Cadet Mentors to ensure required contact with Cadets are occurring.
Reports and documents any deficiencies in Cadet/Mentor relationships to Program Coordinator immediately.
Develops effective procedures to gather and analyze program data on each Cadet graduate's post- residential performance or placement to assist in program analysis and operational planning.
Ensures all assigned Mentor/Cadet contact, Cadet placement, and other required information is entered into the Cadet Tracking database IAW ACA and NGB policy.
Instructs and ensures compliance of all Mentors with NGB and ACA policy.
Promotes positive placement for Cadet graduates and tracks the post-residential activities and placement of ACA graduates.
Creates or implements effective multimedia presentations that are designed to promote-community engagement, as well as mentor, volunteer recruitment.
Will service as the creator for promotional publications that promote the Academy in areas such as but not limited to Academy Newsletters, promotional social media videos and photography, special Academy event documentation and promotion.