Team Kentucky Internship Program

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12/31/2025 (8:00 PM EDT)

Team Kentucky Internship Program - Education & Labor - Office of Legal Services

Pay Grade

03

Salary

Undergraduate Student - $16.444

Graduate Student - $19.096

TKIP participants will receive additional compensation ($1/hour) for each year that they return as an Intern, after previously completing the program.

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | LESS THAN 9 MONTHS MAXIMUM | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Education & Labor Cabinet | Office of the Secretary

Location

500 Mero Street, 3rd Floor

Frankfort, KY 40601 USA

Description

About Team Kentucky Internship Program

The Team Kentucky Internship Program brings talented and motivated college students into the world of public service. The program provides meaningful and relevant work experience, professional development activities, and offers interns networking opportunities with other interns across the Commonwealth, all while working alongside program and field professionals, state government leaders. The Team Kentucky Internship Program is a prestigious and competitive program; therefore, interested applicants must complete an online application and be vetted through an interview process. Those selected for the program will perform valuable work in our state agencies.

To be considered for a position in the Team Kentucky Internship Program, applicant must:

• Be enrolled at an accredited Kentucky post-secondary school* or other educational institution approved by the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet.
• Be in good standing with the school with at least a 2.5 grade point average at hire.
• • Graduating high school seniors enrolled in college courses with a 2.5 GPA may also qualify and apply to participate in the program. Candidates must be 18 years of age by May 15, 2026.

Interested applicants must upload their unofficial transcript when applying to TKIP positions.

Program Requirements –

• Attend TKIP Orientation
• Attend at least 1 Professional Development Day
• Attend at least 1 Agency Tour
• Complete 300 working hours throughout the program
• Submit the final project
• Attend TKIP Reception

About Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet:

Educate - Promote early childhood through 12th grade, postsecondary education, adult education and credentialed training to provide lifelong opportunities for Kentuckians.

Encourage - Use of resources and data to improve the prosperity of Kentucky's workforce.

Employ - Actively engage employers to drive Kentucky's workforce system by creating opportunities for and removing employment barriers for Kentuckians.

Enforce - Create a culture of accountability to promote best practices, fairness, and compliance with Kentucky's wage and hour, employees' safety, health and worker's compensation requirements.

A day in the life:

• Become familiar with the three legal divisions within the Office of Legal Services and the work they do, including the Workers' Claims Legal Division, the Workplace Standards Legal Division, and the Workplace Development Legal Division.
• Work with cabinet leaders to gain an understanding of how the cabinet is organized and managed in order to provide excellent legal service to its agencies.
• Research law, investigate facts, prepare legal memoranda and other legal documents. and legal documents.
• Gain experience in reviewing briefs, pleadings, and contracts, as well as open records requests and open-records request responses.
• Attend hearings, mediations, administrative hearings, settlement meetings and court proceedings.

What You'll Need to Succeed –

Be dependable: Comply with a designated work schedule and meet assigned deadlines. Communicate with your supervisor ahead of time if you are unable to follow your work schedule, would like to request a schedule adjustment, or if you need further support to meet a deadline.

Take initiative: Look for ways to go above and beyond in your day-to-day work to show your supervisor that you are a self-motivated problem solver.

Take advantage of learning opportunities: Seek out new opportunities to learn about your state agency and state government. Request feedback on your job performance - this will show you are receptive and searching for opportunities to grow. Ask questions if you are unsure how to complete an assigned task or need additional support or guidance.

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: NONE

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must be 18 years of age at the time of employment. Must be enrolled on a full-time basis in high school as a graduating senior currently enrolled in college level courses OR a college-level student enrolled at an accredited Kentucky post-secondary school or other educational institutions approved by the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet. Applicants must furnish proof of enrollment in such a program to the Personnel Cabinet. Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials.

Working Conditions

Working conditions will vary based on agency and position.

Probationary Period

NONE

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Dondra Meredith at

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D