Correctional Farm Supervisor: Lead Crew & Equipment

Commonwealth of Kentucky; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Corrections, seeks a Correctional Farm Crew Leader at Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington, Kentucky.

You will supervise inmates in farm operations, ensure safe use of tools, maintain equipment and logs, assist TRF horse care, supervise visitors, and cover winter snow removal; this is a full-time executive branch position with overtime eligibility.

Qualifications

• High school graduate.
• One year of agricultural or landscaping/grounds keeping experience.
• Education can substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Must be twenty-one (21) years of age; maintain required licensure/certification for length of employment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise inmates in farm activities (planting, cultivating, harvesting crops, cleaning barns, etc.).
• Provide direction to inmates on proper use of farm tools.
• Enforce safety measures.
• Maintain preventative maintenance schedule on all farm equipment and proper cleaning/storage of equipment.
• Assist in care of horses for TRF in absence of Farm Manager.
• Supervise visitors to the farm and TRF as needed.
• Winter months: supervise snow removal and road clearing; salt spreading.

Skills

Inmate supervision

Farm machinery operation

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Farm equipment maintenance

Job description

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Corrections, seeks a Correctional Farm Crew Leader at Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington, Kentucky.

You will supervise inmates in farm operations, ensure safe use of tools, maintain equipment and logs, assist TRF horse care, supervise visitors, and cover winter snow removal; this is a full-time executive branch position with overtime eligibility.