Administrative Specialist Senior (FFTL)

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6/28/2026 (8:00 PM EDT)

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Administrative Specialist Senior (FFTL)

Pay Grade 13

Salary

$3,333.38 Monthly

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

 

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Hiring Agency

Education & Labor Cabinet | Office of Unemployment Insurance

Location

500 Mero St 4th Fl
Frankfort, KY 40601 USA

Description

The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet advances education, workforce development, and economic opportunity across the Commonwealth. The Cabinet provides education and training programs, employment and reemployment services, unemployment insurance, and disability determination services to help Kentuckians gain skills, find work, and maintain economic stability. It partners with education providers, workforce boards, and employers to align training with labor market needs and oversees labor programs that promote fair and safe workplaces.

This is a federally funded time limited (FFTL) position. This means it is a position that is paid entirely as the result of a federal grant. The duration of employment shall not exceed the life of the federal grant that funds the position. An employee appointed to an FFTL position is required to meet the minimum requirements for the classification. Further, an employee appointed to an FFTL position is designated as an unclassified (non- merit) employee. An FFTL employee is eligible to receive benefits at the same level as a classified (merit) employee in a permanent position.

This position will have access to confidential and sensitive information. The successful candidate will be required to ensure the safeguarding and security of all confidential and sensitive information and will be required to complete trainings, sign acknowledgments, follow all policies and adhere to all statutes and requirements pertaining to the safeguarding and security of confidential and sensitive information while employed and after employment ends.

Job Duties:

• Provides overall administrative support to OUI.
• Drafts and prepares various reports, memos and letters for requests from claimants, employers and attorneys made of the Executive Director's Office.
• Creates complex reports on UI data.
• Assists in compiling info for state and federal audits.
• Provides assistance and guidance to temporary employees on questions for incoming correspondence, claimants, info requests.
• Processes complex open records requests and maintains a tracking system.
• Reviews, coordinates and gathers info for open records request in accordance with KRS 341.190.
• Ensures requests are completed by required timelines.
• Issues response of approval or denial of request.
• Sends subpoenas to Legal Services in a timely manner for their review.
• Stays abreast of agency memorandum of understandings with outside organizations for releasing info.
• Assists claimants and or employers regarding issues with their unemployment claim.
• Accesses KEWES and KyNet for claimant and or employer information and enters information into database.
• Determines and resolves issues for ID verification issues.
• Reviews employer returned correspondence and creates issues as necessary. If issue is determined to be system related, escalates to the helpdesk.
• Examines claimant and employer base period wages for accuracy.
• Provides information to the claimant, the employer and the public pertaining to UI and other workforce programs.
• Answers phones and emails, sorts and distributes correspondence throughout the Office of Unemployment Insurance and maintains filing system.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure

If you are interested in a challenging yet rewarding career with the Office of Unemployment Insurance, where you can make a positive difference in the Commonwealth, we would love to review your application.

The Education and Labor Cabinet (ELC) participates in E-Verify. It will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. The Cabinet will only use E- Verify once you have acc