Commonwealth of Kentucky Employer Reviews

I have learned a lot of great accounting skill, worked with great people.

Enjoyed my time working in Frankfort. Enjoyed working with all types of people and projects. The most difficult part of the job was the commute each day.

-Conducted outreach to veterans in the community in order to provide employment and referral services to veterans with barriers to employment.
-Provided intensive employment services to individuals needing additional attention and focus.
-Established relationships with community organizations and employers in order to bridge the employment barriers – more... disabled veterans may have upon exiting the military. – less

I worked in the Lexington, KY DCBS (Department for Community Based Services) as a foodstamp counselor or Family Support Specialist. I also spent a brief time at the Scott County DCBS. Bottom line: Family Support Specialists DO NOT make anywhere near what they should for the workload and verbal abuse that they take on a daily basis from the "clients" – more... aka foodstamp recipients. I stayed SO BUSY in the Fayette County office that I was constantly stressed out and had nightmares about my job...seriously, every night I had job related dreams. The phone calls in Fayette County are NONSTOP. The Scott County office was truckloads better than Fayette County. However, it was still very busy and the worst part was interviewing Hispanic clients because most DCBS workers do not speak Spanish, including me, and so the Family Support Specialist must utilize an interpreter over the telephone (Language Line)--using speakerphone. It's so frustrating and time consuming doing the Hispanic interviews with language line. The job can be very rewarding because there were many times that I had a true feeling that I had helped someone in need and they seemed appreciative. However, the pay is around $27,000.00 and is just not worth it. The Family Support Specialists easily deserve to be a paygrade 14 (making around 38k) or better. I have transferred to other areas of state government and almost any other area of state government is better than DCBS and you do half of the work that you would do at DCBS for the same pay. – less

I felt valued as an employee but lacked some upward mobility.

As the overall program manager and project manager, I had direct staff that reported to me, where I was able to leverage not only my team building skills, but a true manager of staff.

I worked at KCIW for 9 months and quit I was an officer and I was treated like an inmate your captains would talk down to you and don't get me started on the overtime if u want to work there be ready for 50plus hours a week and its called mandates I watched everyone that was a good officer either quit or they were dismissed bc of some thing stupid and – more... they didn't like them or they spoke up about what was really going on also I was never given a break for lunch u were not allowed to leave also i was left in a unit all alone for my full 8 hours with close to 200 inmates was not safe at all – less

Short staffed,need to hire more Nurses, Nurse Aides and Medication Aides. Required to work on own time to complete job duties and was advised to do so. Due to heavy work load and short staff ,unable to take breaks and supper breaks on regular basis. Employees have a bad attitude and are not willing to help each other with job duties.

Excellent place to meet real world people, and be able to offer assitance to them, to better their way of life.

Keeping records for court
Helping clients retrieve copies from official court records

A typical day in my office consists of a help desk for the state's financial system, which we receive calls and emails with issues that occur with the system. Also includes training state employees on this system. So coordinating these training events is also a daily duty of mine. Although I do not see any further potential in this current position – more... or office. I do enjoy the co-workers the chance to learn plenty about state government. – less