Correctional Farm Crew Leader
About The Position
The Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC), Division of Adult Institutions operates 13 correctional facilities that house Kentucky's adult inmate population. The mission of the 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, as well as 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.
Requirements
- High school graduate.
- Must have one year of agricultural or landscaping/grounds keeping experience.
- Additional education or training in agriculture or a related field will substitute for the experience on a year-for-year basis.
- Must be twenty-one (21) years of age.
- Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials.
Responsibilities
- Supervises inmates in farm activities (planting, cultivating, harvesting crops, feeding livestock, cleaning out barns, cutting bushes, pulling plants, transplanting seedlings, fence repairs, etc.).
- Provides direction to inmates on proper use of farm tools and care of livestock.
- Enforces safety measures.
- Maintains records and additional logs of supplies and inmate work time.
- Maintains inventory.
- Maintains preventative maintenance schedule on all farm equipment and maintain proper cleaning and storage of tractors and equipment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
