The Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs (KDVA) is a state agency and all our employees work for the Commonwealth. Accordingly, all hiring practices strictly adhere to guidlines set forth by the Personnel Cabinet. To be considered for state employment with KDVA you must have application for a particular available position on file with the
Personnel Cabinet.
In 2007, KDVA and the Personnel Cabinet collaborated to ensure that veterans are able to take full advantage of the state employment opportunities available to them. Phil Franz is the Veterans Liaison at Personnel. He helps veterans to identify jobs appropriate for them and compose applications that fully explore the skills they learned in the military.
Click here for more information about veterans applying for state employment.
You can
email Phil Franz, call him at 502-564-5299, fax him at 502-564-0512, or write to him at 501 High Street, 1st Floor, Office 107, Frankfort, KY, 40601.
Questions concerning a specific position in the Commissioner's office or the Field Operations office should be directed to:
Office of the Commissioner, ATTN: Personnel Administrator, 1111B Louisville Road, Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 564-9281 / (888) 724-7683 / FAX (502) 564-4036
Questions concerning a position in one of our Nursing Homes should be directed to:
Thomson-Hood Veterans Center, ATTN:
Personnel Administrator, 100 Veterans Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 (859) 858-2814 / (800) 928-4838 / TTYS (859) 858-3829
Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center, ATTN:
Personnel Manager, 200 Veterans Drive, Hazard, KY 41701 (606) 435-6196 / (877) 856-0004 / TTYS (606) 435-6203
Western Kentucky Veterans Center, ATTN:
Personnel Manager, 926 Veterans Drive, Hanson, KY 42413 (270) 322-9087 / (877) 662-0008 / TTYS (270) 322-9752