Child and Youth Program Assistant
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. The posting includes summary, duties, requirements, qualifications, education, additional info. No explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should not create those sections. We need sections: About the role (maybe from summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (conditions of employment), Qualifications (entry/intermediate/target levels), Skills maybe part of qualifications? Could combine. But we must not create thin sections. Let's decide: About the role (summary paragraph). Responsibilities (duties categories). Requirements (conditions of employment). Qualifications (education and experience levels). Possibly Skills could be omitted if covered. We'll not add Skills if not distinct.
We must preserve all substantive info, not invent. Remove boilerplate like EEO etc. The posting includes a lot of text; we need to keep it but format.
We'll produce:
About the role
... summary ...
Responsibilities
- ... each duty bullet? The duties are grouped into categories with descriptions. We could list each category as a li with its description. Or we could keep paragraphs. The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to convert duties into list items. Could list each category as a li with its description inside maybe
inside li? Simpler: each li contains the category heading and description. We'll produce li for each: Curriculum, Indoor and Outdoor Environment, Interactions and Relationships, Supervision of Children and Youth, Parent and Employee Communication, Assessment, Compliance, Additional Responsibilities. Inside each li we can put the description as text. Similarly for Requirements: list items for each condition: Must be 18+, complete training certificates, pass background checks, undergo drug testing, pass pre-employment physical, provide immunization evidence, employment contingent on proof of education, marijuana statement, Test Designated Position, reside within 50 miles. Qualifications: list items for each level: Entry Level, Intermediate Level, Target Level, Education. We must not repeat job title. No Job ID. We must not include sections like Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Let's craft. We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info. That's a lot; we need to include all details from the posting. Might be lengthy but okay. We'll extract the summary: "CYP ASSISTANTS MULTI-LEVEL - FLEXIBLE CYP Assistants work directly with children and youth, keeping them actively engaged, well-cared for, and safe while participating in the CYP. The CYP Assistant's day includes helping children develop social skills such as making friends and conflict resolution; make healthy choices whether it be choosing nutritional snacks or appropriate recreational activities; build self-help and school readiness skills; and explore the environment around them." We'll put that in About the role. Now Responsibilities: We'll list each category with its description as given. We need to copy the description text exactly? We should preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include the details as given. We'll copy the paragraphs for each category. Let's copy each: Curriculum: "Develops schedules and activity plans. This may include reviewing and providing input into schedules and activity plans developed by the entry level and intermediate level Educational Aids (CY Program Assistants), CY-1702-I. Ensures that program plans and activities incorporate the observed needs of individual children and youth. Implements activities and special events that meet the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs of children and youth. Incorporates special instructions provided by parents such as special dietary needs, physical needs, or other information that may affect the child or youth's experience in the program. Prepares and implements program options for children and youth with special requirements. Cares for children and youth with special needs as directed by the supervisor. Demonstrates, instructs, leads, and facilitates planned and spontaneous program activities. Role models developmentally appropriate practice and classroom or activity area management techniques. Promotes and models safety, fitness, health, and nutrition practices. Helps arrange for and/or serve appropriate snacks or meals where applicable." Indoor and Outdoor Environment: "Helps prepare, arrange and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedules. Sets up displays and bulletin boards. Inventories equipment on a recurring basis and recommends replenishing damaged, missing, and depleted supplies. Secures supplies, equipment, and facilities." Interactions and Relationships: "Establishes a program environment that sustains participant interest and promotes positive interactions with other children, youth and adults. Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques." Supervision of Children and Youth: "Provides care and supervision, oversight, and accountability for program participants in compliance with the Department of Defense (DoD), NAF Component, and local installation policies, guidance, and standards. Maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children and youth. Supervises children and youth during daily schedule of indoor and outdoor activities and on field trips, outings, and special events. Ensures children and youth (as applicable) depart with authorized person according to written parental instructions. Observes program participants for signs that may indicate illness, abuse, or neglect and reports as directed. Incumbent is a mandatory reporter to Family Advocacy and Child Protective Services as prescribed by local policy in the case of suspected incidences of child abuse and neglect." Parent and Employee Communication: "Interacts professionally with employees, parents, and local installation command personnel. Provides parents with daily verbal or written feedback about their child/youth or program activities. Participates in conferences with parents and employees." Assessment: "Observes children and youth and documents developmental progression and/or concerns. Uses the information in planning. Participates in program evaluation using designated instruments such as programmatic rating scales, risk assessment tools (as required), self-inspection materials, and national accreditation tools." Compliance: "Assists in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent. Ensures compliance with law, policies, and regulations applicable to DoD CY programs Notifies supervisor of health, fire, and safety compliance concerns." Additional Responsibilities: "Collects, maintains, and reports program participation data. Performs other related duties as assigned." Now Requirements (Conditions of employment): List each: - Must be 18 years of age or older. - Complete required training certificates, and maintain certifications or credentials required by Federal, State, and/or national accreditation institutions used as part of DoD's Child and Youth Programs. - Pass all applicable records and background checks. - Undergo pre-employment and random drug testing. A positive drug test, or failure to submit for testing, is a basis for removal from this position. - Pass a pre-employment physical, provide evidence of immunization, be free of all communicable diseases, and obtain appropriate immunization against communicable diseases. - Employment contingent upon proof of education if not provided at time of application. - Marijuana is a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act and therefore use of marijuana is illegal under Federal law regardless of State laws. A positive drug test result for marijuana (or any other drug tested for) will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and ineligibility to apply for a position within the Department of Defense for 6 months from the date of the drug test. - This position has been identified as a Test Designated Position (TDP). The incumbent of this position will be subject to and must consent to a pre-employment and random drug testing. - Must reside within 50 miles of the chosen hiring installation at the time of application. Also later: "Conditions of Employment Cont.: Incumbents must satisfactorily complete all background checks for child care positions, including fingerprint checks, a Tier 1 with Child Care check, and a State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) check. All individuals involved in the provision of child care services on a Department of Navy (DON) installation or in a DON-sanctioned program must complete the Installation Records Check (IRC). The IRC includes a check of the Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program (SARP) records in the Alcohol and Drug Management Information Tracking System (ADMITS) database, a check of the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) records in the Fleet and Family Support Management Information System (FFSMIS), and an installation security/base check via the Navy Justice Information System (NJIS) database and/or other law enforcement systems. This information will be used to determine suitability for the applicant in accordance with criteria for automatic and presumptive disqualifiers, per DoDI 1402.05. Per Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1402.05 Background Checks on Individuals in DoD Child Care Services Programs, incumbents will be automatically disqualified for a conviction in either civilian or military court (to include any general, special, or summary court-martial conviction or if they received non-judicial punishment [under Article 15 or chapter 47 of Title 10, U.S.C]) for any of the following: a sexual offense, any criminal offense involving a child victim, or a felony drug offense. Additionally, the incumbent will be automatically disqualified if he/she has been held to be negligent in a civil adjudication or administrative proceeding concerning the death of or serious injury to a child or dependent person entrusted to the individual's care. Some positions have special requirements. Selectee may be required to complete a one (1) year probationary period. Participation in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer within the first 30 days of employment is required. We utilize E-Verify to confirm selectee's eligibility to work in the United States. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal governmen" We need to include all that as part of Requirements. It's a lot; we can keep as list items but maybe better to keep as paragraphs? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to make each requirement a list item. However many of these are sentences; we can break them into separate li items. Could combine related sentences into one li if they belong same bullet. But to preserve all info, we can split. We'll create li for each distinct requirement: - Must be 18 years of age or older. - Complete required training certificates, and maintain certifications or credentials required by Federal, State, and/or national accreditation institutions used as part of DoD's Child and Youth Programs. - Pass all applicable records and background checks. - Undergo pre-employment and random drug testing. A positive drug test, or failure to submit for testing, is a basis for removal from this position. - Pass a pre-employment physical, provide evidence of immunization, be free of all communicable diseases, and obtain appropriate immunization against communicable diseases. - Employment contingent upon proof of education if not provided at time of application. - Marijuana is a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act and therefore use of marijuana is illegal under Federal law regardless of State laws. A positive drug test result for marijuana (or any other drug tested for) will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and ineligibility to apply for a position within the Department of Defense for 6 months from the date of the drug test. - This position has been identified as a Test Designated Position (TDP). The incumbent of this position will be subject to and must consent to a pre-employment and random drug testing. - Must reside within 50 miles of the chosen hiring installation at the time of application. - Incumbents must satisfactorily complete all background checks for child care positions, including fingerprint checks, a Tier 1 with Child Care check, and a State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) check. - All individuals involved in the provision of child care services on a Department of Navy (DON) installation or in a DON-sanctioned program must complete the Installation Records Check (IRC). The IRC includes a check of the Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program (SAR
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to convert duties into list items. Could list each category as a li with its description inside maybe