Offender Information Specialist

Final date to receive applications 1/25/2026 (7:00 PM EST)

Job
-00248

Position:
Offender Information Specialist I

Pay Grade: 12

Salary: $38,093.28 Annually

Employment Type:

Executive Branch | Full Time | Eligible for Overtime Pay | 18A | 40.0 HR/WK

Hiring Agency:
Justice & Public Safety Cabinet | Department of Corrections

Location:

3000 Ash Avenue, Pee Wee Valley, KY 40056, USA

The mission of the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women is to provide humane program and service opportunities for offenders that will enhance their community re‑integration and economic self‑sufficiency; and that will be administered in a just and equitable manner within the least restrictive environment consistent with public, staff, and inmate safety.

Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women is seeking candidates for an Offender Information Specialist I. This position performs sentencing calculations to determine parole eligibility and release of inmates as well as maintains offender inmates’ records within the facility.

• Maintain electronic information and manual filing systems for all female inmate files; admissions, active inmates, paroled, shock probation, serve‑outs, in‑active.
• Respond to requests for information according to open records statutes.
• Review, implement, and process court order trips; calculate and compute inmate sentences; coordinate placement and removal of detainers.
• Implement all functions associated with receiving and discharging inmates to and from the Department of Corrections.
• Communicate with courts, county and state agencies, public, inmates, and institutional staff regarding inmates’ official record. Interpret, adhere to, and enforce all rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to inmate records.

Education: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor’s degree.

Experience, Training, or

Skills:

None.

Substitute Education for

Experience:

None.

Substitute Experience for

Education:

Administrative, legal, paralegal, law enforcement, or offender records work experience will substitute for the required education on a year‑for‑year basis. Current or prior military experience will substitute for the required college on a year‑for‑year basis.

Special Requirements (Age, Licensure, Regulation, etc.): None.

Work is typically performed in an office setting.

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Becky Poe .

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D