What are the responsibilities and job description for the Apprentice I position at Commonwealth of Kentucky?
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5/29/2023 (8:00 PM EDT)
23-04469
Apprentice I
Pay Grade
05
Salary
$23,922.74
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME, ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK
Hiring Agency
Justice & Public Safety Cabinet | Kentucky State Police
Location
919 Versailles Road
Frankfort, KY 40601 USA
Frankfort, KY 40601 USA
Description
Kentucky State Police is the premier, full-service law enforcement agency in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. With the highest level of professionalism and integrity the Kentucky State Police works to prevent, reduce, and deter crime and the fear of crime; enhance highway safety through education and enforcement; protect and safeguard individual rights; and provide leadership, training, technical, and operational support to the criminal justice community.
Primary Role:
The Kentucky State Police Apprenticeship Program is designed to recruit individuals interested in becoming a Kentucky State Police Trooper upon turning twenty-one (21) years of age and to provide hands on experience and education in the law enforcement and public safety career fields. The Police Administration Apprentice I- telecommunication or CVE inspector concentration is twenty nine hundred (2900) hours in duration with six hundred (600) additional hours of job shadowing, in the areas of criminal justice programs and records, investigative, forensic sciences, administration and a Telecommunication / CVE inspection overview. Upon successful completion, the apprentice is eligible to apply for the Kentucky State Police Academy, gaining Trooper Applicant Point System (TAPS) points, or transition into permanent fulltime employment with the department. Apprenticeship graduates are considered novices in their chosen concentration.
Key Responsibilities:
Primary Role:
The Kentucky State Police Apprenticeship Program is designed to recruit individuals interested in becoming a Kentucky State Police Trooper upon turning twenty-one (21) years of age and to provide hands on experience and education in the law enforcement and public safety career fields. The Police Administration Apprentice I- telecommunication or CVE inspector concentration is twenty nine hundred (2900) hours in duration with six hundred (600) additional hours of job shadowing, in the areas of criminal justice programs and records, investigative, forensic sciences, administration and a Telecommunication / CVE inspection overview. Upon successful completion, the apprentice is eligible to apply for the Kentucky State Police Academy, gaining Trooper Applicant Point System (TAPS) points, or transition into permanent fulltime employment with the department. Apprenticeship graduates are considered novices in their chosen concentration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Learns to provide direct support to law enforcement officers and public safety efforts in multiple areas.
- Learns to provide administrative support for investigative and forensic duties.
- Spends time training in the police telecommunications field including classroom and on the job training.
- Learns to receive calls, dispatch calls, and follow officer safety procedures.
- Learns written, oral communication, computer literacy and other skills necessary for law enforcement endeavors.
- Strong work ethic
- Multi-tasking
- Active Listening
- Customer Service
- Stand and sit for extended periods of time
- Written and oral communications
- Critical thinking
- Social Perceptiveness
- Computer Literacy
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION: See Special Requirements
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: See Special Requirements
Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE
Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must meet all requirements of and remain in compliance with the standards defined by the apprenticeship program for which the employee has enrolled for the full length of enrollment in the apprenticeship program. Must maintain any required licensures(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials.
Working Conditions
Conditions vary by apprenticeship program.
Probationary Period
This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 12 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.
If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Kate Hourican at Kate.Hourican@ky.gov
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D
