Engineering Assistant I
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content to these headings.
We have:
- Approximate Salary $5,727.94 - $6,962.35/month => Pay section.
- Opening Date, Closing Date, Employment Type Full-Time, maybe schedule? Not given schedule specifics. Could include Schedule if present; but not given. So we may omit Schedule.
- Benefits: detailed list.
- Typical Duties: responsibilities.
- Minimum Qualifications: education, experience, substitution, license => Qualifications/Requirements.
- Knowledge, Ability, Physical/Mental Requirements: could be Skills or Requirements.
- Selection Procedures: maybe not needed as heading? Not in list; but we could include under "Selection Process" but not allowed headings list only those given. Probably we should omit or incorporate into Qualifications? The instruction: "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., implying those are examples, but we should likely stick to those headings. It says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". So we can choose which of those headings apply.
We have content for:
- About the role: introduction paragraph.
- Responsibilities: Typical Duties.
- Requirements: Minimum Qualifications (education, experience, license) plus maybe Knowledge/Ability/Physical.
- Qualifications: could be same as Requirements; but we need to avoid duplication. Perhaps we treat Requirements as minimum qualifications, and Qualifications as preferred? But not given. Could combine.
- Skills: Knowledge, Ability, Physical/Mental Requirements.
- Benefits: detailed.
- Pay: salary range.
- Schedule: not given, so omit.
We must not repeat job title. Must not include metadata like Job ID, requisition numbers, opening/closing dates? Those are minor metadata; instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." Opening/Closing dates could be minor metadata; we could include in a short paragraph under About the role or separate? Probably we can include them in a short paragraph about the recruitment timeline. But we must not create a heading for them. We must remove boilerplate: navigation, EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, etc. Also remove "NOTE: All correspondences..." etc. That's application instructions? It's about correspondence; maybe considered boilerplate? It's not exactly EEO but still procedural. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The correspondence note is application instructions? It's about how they'll contact; could be considered application instructions. Safer to remove. Also remove "Pre-Employment Drug Screening and Background:" maybe that's substantive? It's a condition of employment; could be kept under Requirements? Might be considered a requirement. We'll keep. We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like salary range, benefits details, duties, qualifications, knowledge, ability, physical/mental requirements, selection procedures? The selection procedures may be considered substantive; but not in allowed headings. Could we include under "Requirements" or "Qualifications"? Might be okay to include as a paragraph under "About the role" or separate heading like "Selection Process" but not allowed. The instruction says use h3 for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings (e.g...). Likely they expect only those headings. So we should not add other headings. We could incorporate selection process into a paragraph under About the role or Responsibilities? Might be odd but okay. We must not include duplicated lines. Let's extract substantive content: Introduction paragraph: "The San Joaquin County Public Works Department is recruiting to fill one full-time Engineering Assistant I vacancy and to establish an eligible list which may be used to fill future vacancies. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application. A completed application must be postmarked or received online by the final filing deadline. Pre-Employment Drug Screening and Background: Potential new hires into this classification are required to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and a background investigation as a condition of employment. Final appointment cannot be made unless the eligible has passed the drug screen and successfully completed the background process. The County pays for the initial drug screen." We could keep that as About the role. Then Typical Duties: list of duties (multiple sentences). We'll convert to
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Minimum Qualifications: Education, Experience, Substitution #1, Substitution #2, AND License.
Knowledge: list.
Ability: list.
Physical/Mental Requirements: list.
Benefits: detailed list.
Pay: salary range.
We also have Opening Date, Closing Date, Employment Type Full-Time. Could include in About the role as a short paragraph.
We must not include "NOTE: If you are receiving a retirement allowance..." that's part of Benefits? Actually it's under Benefits section but it's a note about retirement allowance; it's substantive? It's a note about retirement plan interaction. Might be considered part of Benefits/Retirement Plan. We'll keep it under Benefits maybe as a note.
We must not include "Equal Opportunity Employer" etc.
We must not include "Accommodations for those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):" duplicate; we can keep one mention under Benefits? Actually it's under Benefits? It's a separate paragraph after Benefits heading. It's about ADA accommodations; could be considered part of Benefits? Not exactly. Might be considered legal boilerplate; but it's about accommodations; could be kept under Benefits? Might be considered part of Benefits? The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. ADA accommodations is not EEO but could be considered legal. Might be safe to keep? The instruction says remove legal boilerplate. ADA accommodations is legal. So we should remove that paragraph.
Also remove "San Joaquin County complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and, upon request, will consider reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions." That's duplicated earlier; we should remove.
Also remove "For more information go to Equal Employment Opportunity Division (sjgov.org)." etc.
Also remove "NOTE: If you are receiving a retirement allowance..." maybe keep as part of Benefits? It's about retirement plan interaction; could be considered legal but it's substantive about retirement. Might keep.
We need to be careful not to include too much boilerplate.
Let's craft HTML.
We'll have:
About the role
... (intro plus opening/closing dates, employment type, drug screen note)
Responsibilities
- ... each duty as separate li
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: Completion of 60 semester units at an accredited college with major coursework in engineering science, construction management, or a related field.
- Experience: Two years of varied engineering experience at a level comparable to a Senior Engineering Aide in San Joaquin County service.
- Substitution #1: Additional experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
- Substitution #2: Additional education may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
- License: Possession of a valid California driver’s license.
Skills
Knowledge:
- Basic principles and practices of engineering and materials, including physics, mathematics, chemistry, drafting, real property description, surveying, design, construction, hydraulics and mechanics; basic computer and modern office automation technology, including pertinent software; principles of supervision.
Ability:
- Apply required engineering knowledge in varied work assignments; train and direct others; learn to perform a wide variety of computer applications; operate computers and related software; direct the work of others; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the public; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Physical/Mental Requirements:
- Mobility-Frequent operation of a data entry device, sitting for extended periods, standing for long periods, walking, pushing/pulling, bending, squatting, driving, climbing stairs or other objects; occasional crawling;
- Lifting-Frequently 5-30 pounds or less; occasionally 30-70 pounds; occasionally restraining, lifting and/or turning heavy objects;
- Vision-Good overall vision, color perception, depth perception; frequent reading and close-up work; normal hand and eye coordination; good field of vision/peripheral;
- Dexterity-Normal dexterity with frequent writing and repetitive motion;
- Hearing/Talking-Frequent hearing and talking on the telephone and in person; frequent exposure to construction and traffic noise;
- Special Requirements-May require occasional overtime, weekend or evening work;
- Emotional/Psychological-Frequent public contact and decision making; frequent concentration required;
- Environmental-May be exposed to dust, fumes, and varied weather conditions.
and then
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Benefits:
- Health Insurance: San Joaquin County provides employees with a choice of three health plans: a Kaiser Plan, a Select Plan, and a Premier Plan. Employees pay a portion of the cost of the premium. Dependent coverage is also available.
- Dental Insurance: The County provides employees with a choice of two dental plans: Delta Dental and United Health Care-Select Managed Care Direct Compensation Plan. There is no cost for employee only coverage in either plan; dependent coverage is available at the employee’s expense.
- Vision Insurance: The County provides vision coverage through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is no cost for employee only coverage; dependent coverage is available at the employee’s expense.
- Life Insurance: The County provides eligible employees with life insurance coverage as follows: 1 but less than 3 years of continuous service: $1,000; 3 but less than 5 years: $3,000; 5 but less than 10 years: $5,000; 10 years or more: $10,000. Employee may purchase additional term life insurance at the group rate.
- 125 Flexible Benefits Plan: This is a voluntary program that allows employees to use pre-tax dollars to pay for health-related expenses that are not paid by a medical, dental or vision plan (Health Flexible Spending Account $2550 annual limit with a $500 carry over); and dependent care costs (Dependent Care Assistance Plan $5000
Benefits