Lexington Public Safety to hold upcoming job fair

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – More job opportunites are opening up as the Department of Public Safety will host a Public Safety Job Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 4 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Police Training Academy at Bluegrass Community & Technical College Newtown campus, 500 Newtown Pike.

Hiring representatives from the Lexington Police Department, Lexington Fire Department, Community Corrections, E-911 and Code Enforcement will be present to meet with.

According to a post on the Lexington Fire Department Facebook page, open positions include police officers, firefighters, correction officers, telecommunicators (911 dispatchers, call takers and supervisors) and code enforcement officers.

Additionally, Lexington Emergency Management will also be at the event looking for volunteer coordinators for emergency response positions such as logistics, planning, finance and public information. Volunteers help with coordinating transportation, communications, public works and engineering, healthcare and public health, social services, utilities, agriculture, schools and multicultural services.

For more information on the positions, visit lexingtonky.gov/jobs.