Director - Talent Search
The University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law · Sioux Falls, SD · 1 mo ago
Full-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate.
We need to parse posting details.
Key info:
- Institution: The University of South Dakota
- Working Title: Director - Talent Search
- Department: USD-Talent Search
- Physical Location: Sioux Falls
- Posting Text: description.
Let's extract content:
"The University of South Dakota TRIO Educational Talent Search program has an immediate opening for a full-time 11-month Director to lead their team in Sioux Falls, SD. The TRIO Educational Talent Search Program assists students in grades 6-12 in the identification, preparation, and attainment of their educational goals. Program objectives include supporting participants in graduating from high school in four years and enrolling in postsecondary education the following fall. The TRIO Talent Search Director Will Provide oversight to the TRIO Talent Search program in Sioux Falls Hire, train, and supervise TRIO Talent Search staff Develop and facilitate cooperative relationships with target school personnel and parent/guardians of prospective and current program participants Oversee direct services provided to TRIO Talent Search participants in classroom settings, small group meetings, and/or individual visits; including activities designed to help students graduate from high school and enroll in postsecondary education Develop and execute plan to recruit participants, meet program objectives, and report progress as outlined by federal guidelines Maintain a record keeping system including student files to document student assistance and all professional activity. Oversee annual budget, communicate with various grant stakeholders, and write and submit proposals as needed"
Then Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in education, social services, school counseling, or a related field is required. Demonstrated understanding of students from varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Valid driver’s license
Preferred Qualifications: 2+ years of experience working with USD Talent Search Team Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to work independently. Knowledge of secondary and postsecondary education requirements. The ability to relate to middle school, high school, and postsecondary students. Exceptional organizational abilities.
Positions are grant funded with continued employment contingent on availability of funds.
Posting Date 09/21/2026 Closing Date Open Until Filled Yes First Consideration Date 09/29/2026 Advertised Salary commensurate with qualifications, plus benefits Duration of the Term 11 months If Other, describe duration n/a Appointment Percent 100 Work Hours Typical Hours Worked Per Week Appointment Type Regular Faculty Status No Scope of Search External (includes Internal) If internal, define scope of search This position requires Travel, Valid Drivers License If other, please indicate Department Description and Cultural Expectations Talent Search – Educational Talent Search is a federally-funded program that encourages students to graduate from high school and enroll in post-secondary education. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement ... (boilerplate) Contact Information Working Conditions Cognitive Requirements ... (boilerplate) etc.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, contact info, working conditions, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to include sections only if there is real specific content.
Potential sections:
- About the role: could include overview of program and position purpose. We have description: "The University of South Dakota TRIO Educational Talent Search program has an immediate opening for a full-time 11-month Director to lead their team in Sioux Falls, SD. The TRIO Educational Talent Search Program assists students in grades 6-12 in the identification, preparation, and attainment of their educational goals. Program objectives include supporting participants in graduating from high school in four years and enrolling in postsecondary education the following fall." That's suitable.
- Responsibilities: list of duties: oversight, hire/train/supervise staff, develop relationships, oversee direct services, develop/execute recruitment plan, maintain record keeping, oversee budget, communicate with grant stakeholders, write/submit proposals.
- Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in education, social services, school counseling, or related field required. Demonstrated understanding of students from varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Valid driver's license.
- Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: 2+ years experience with USD Talent Search Team, excellent oral/written communication, ability to work independently, knowledge of secondary/postsecondary education requirements, ability to relate to middle/high/postsecondary students, exceptional organizational abilities.
- Skills: maybe combine some? But we have skills listed in preferred qualifications; could put under Skills. However we already have Qualifications section for preferred? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have both Qualifications and Skills. We need to decide what goes where.
Minimum Qualifications could go under Requirements. Preferred Qualifications could go under Qualifications or Skills. Since they include experience, communication skills, etc., we could put under Skills. But we also have Qualifications heading; maybe we put preferred qualifications under Qualifications. Let's see typical: Requirements = minimum qualifications. Qualifications = preferred qualifications. Skills = specific abilities like communication, organizational, etc. But we can decide.
We have also Benefits: posting mentions "plus benefits" but not specific. The rule: never create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It says "Advertised Salary commensurate with qualifications, plus benefits". That's vague; not specific benefits. So we should NOT create Benefits section because no specific benefits listed.
Pay: "Advertised Salary commensurate with qualifications, plus benefits". That's not specific; it's "commensurate with qualifications". According to rule: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). So we should NOT create Pay section.
Schedule: we have duration 11 months, full-time, typical hours? Not given. There's "Appointment Percent 100" and "Work Hours Typical Hours Worked Per Week" but not specified. So we should not create Schedule section unless specific. We have "Duration of the Term 11 months". That's specific but it's duration, not schedule. Could we put under About the role? Maybe we can include duration in About the role. But we should not create a Schedule heading with vague info.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications (or Skills). Let's decide to have Requirements (minimum) and Qualifications (preferred). We'll not add Skills separately to avoid thin sections.
We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's list:
About the role:
- University of South Dakota TRIO Educational Talent Search program immediate opening for full-time 11-month Director in Sioux Falls, SD.
- Program assists students grades 6-12 in identification, preparation, attainment of educational goals.
- Program objectives: support participants graduating high school in four years and enrolling in postsecondary education following fall.
Responsibilities (as bullet list):
- Provide oversight to the TRIO Talent Search program in Sioux Falls.
- Hire, train, and supervise TRIO Talent Search staff.
- Develop and facilitate cooperative relationships with target school personnel and parent/guardians of prospective and current program participants.
- Oversee direct services provided to TRIO Talent Search participants in classroom settings, small group meetings, and/or individual visits; including activities designed to help students graduate from high school and enroll in postsecondary education.
- Develop and execute plan to recruit participants, meet program objectives, and report progress as outlined by federal guidelines.
- Maintain a record keeping system including student files to document student assistance and all professional activity.
- Oversee annual budget, communicate with various grant stakeholders, and write and submit proposals as needed.
Requirements (minimum qualifications):
- Bachelor’s degree in education, social services, school counseling, or a related field is required.
- Demonstrated understanding of students from varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
- Valid driver’s license.
Qualifications (preferred qualifications):
- 2+ years of experience working with USD Talent Search Team.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Knowledge of secondary and postsecondary education requirements.
- The ability to relate to middle school, high school, and postsecondary students.
- Exceptional organizational abilities.
Additional info: Positions are grant funded with continued employment contingent on availability of funds. This is substantive; maybe we can put under About the role or a separate section like "Appointment Details". But we don't have a heading for that. Could incorporate into About the role as a sentence.
Also: "Posting Date 09/21/2026 Closing Date Open Until Filled Yes First Consideration Date 09/29/2026" - these are metadata; we should drop per instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can drop them. Also: "Advertised Salary commensurate with qualifications, plus benefits" - we decided not to include Pay. "Duration of the Term 11 months" - we could include in About the role: "full-time 11-month Director". Already we have that. "Appointment Percent 100 Work Hours Typical Hours Worked Per Week" - not specific. "Appointment Type Regular Faculty Status No" - not needed. "Scope of Search External (includes Internal)" - not needed. "This position requires Travel, Valid Drivers License" - we already have valid driver's license requirement; travel mention could be added to Responsibilities or Requirements. Could add bullet: "Position requires travel and a valid driver's license." But we already have valid driver's license; travel is extra. We'll include under Responsibilities maybe. "Department Description and Cultural Expectations Talent Search – Educational Talent Search is a federally-funded program that encourages students to graduate from high school and enroll in post-secondary education." This is similar to About the role; we can incorporate. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, contact info, working conditions, etc. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...