Food Service Worker 1
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. No job title heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
- THE POSITION: description: "The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Food Service Worker 1 to join our team and provide culinary services in our long-term care facility for veterans and their spouses. This role keeps daily operations running smoothly and helps create a welcoming dining atmosphere. We value the contributions and sacrifices made by military veterans and are committed to providing them with the highest quality of care and service. If you have a passion for working with people and food, then this is the perfect job opportunity for you. Join us in creating a positive and fulfilling environment for our nation's heroes! Click here to learn more about the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs."
We can treat that as "About the role" section.
- DESCRIPTION OF WORK: includes duties list: Meal Preparation, Tray Assembly, Cart Operations, Sanitation Tasks, Record Keeping, Safety Procedures. Also "Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description ." That's a link; we can drop as boilerplate? It's not substantive; maybe drop.
- Work Schedule and Additional Information: includes: Temporary, part-time employment, 40 hours/biweekly. This position will last up to 9 months with the possibility of being hired as a permanent part-time or full-time employee. Work schedule will vary. Hours may be scheduled as follows: 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM; 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM; 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position. Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
Thus we have schedule details, pay info (salary non-negotiable but not specific amount). The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state schedule (hours) and mentions temporary part-time employment, duration. It also mentions salary non-negotiable but no amount. Should we include Pay section? It says "In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable." That's not a specific amount, but it's still pay info. The rule says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state something about salary (non-negotiable). That's not filler? It's vague but it's stating something. However "non-negotiable" is not a specific amount but it's still info. The rule about filler includes "varies". "non-negotiable" is not listed but could be considered vague. Safer to maybe not include Pay section because it's not a concrete figure. The schedule we have specific hours, so we can include Schedule section.
Benefits: none mentioned.
Qualifications: There's a "QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY" section with Additional Requirements, Preferred Qualifications (not required), Legal Requirements. Also includes "How to Apply" etc which is boilerplate to drop.
We need to extract substantive qualifications: Additional Requirements: You must be able to perform essential job functions. Preferred Qualifications (not required): list many items: Willing and able to work in Duncansville, Blair County, Pennsylvania; Willing and able to work a part-time schedule; Willing and able to work varied hours with rotating days and weekends; Food service experience in an assisted living facility, nursing home, hospital, restaurant, or other food service operation; Work experience interacting with patients, residents, or customers while serving food/cleaning in patient/resident rooms or a dining room setting; Work experience with food safety and sanitation in a dietary department; Experience in the following tasks: (list many). Also Legal Requirements: conditional offer requires medical exam; falls under Older Adult Protective Services Act; requires criminal history reports (PA State Police and FBI clearance). Also maybe mention that resumes not reviewed etc is boilerplate to drop.
We need to decide sections: About the role (from THE POSITION). Responsibilities (from DESCRIPTION OF WORK duties). Qualifications (maybe combine Required Experience/Training & Eligibility). Skills maybe not separate; we could embed skills in qualifications. But we have to use headings only when there is real specific content. Could have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Schedule. Possibly also Requirements? The qualifications section already covers requirements. The rule says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We can choose which to include.
We have schedule specifics, so include Schedule.
We have no benefits specifics, so omit Benefits.
We have no explicit Pay amount, so omit Pay.
We have no Skills separate; could embed in Qualifications.
Thus output:
About the role
... (the paragraph)
Responsibilities
- Meal Preparation: Prepare food items, beverages, and nourishments using correct portions
- Tray Assembly: Assemble trays according to diet requirements and GeriMenu instructions
- Cart Operations: Load, transport, and unload food carts for snacks, meals, and beverages
- Sanitation Tasks: Clean dishes, equipment, furniture, floors, and food preparation areas
- Record Keeping: Record inventories, temperatures, meal counts, and other required information
- Safety Procedures: Follow safety rules, report hazards, and use protective equipment when needed
Qualifications
Additional Requirements: You must be able to perform essential job functions.
Preferred Qualifications (not required): Willing and able to work in Duncansville, Blair County, Pennsylvania; Willing and able to work a part-time schedule; Willing and able to work varied hours with rotating days and weekends; Food service experience in an assisted living facility, nursing home, hospital, restaurant, or other food service operation; Work experience interacting with patients, residents, or customers while serving food/cleaning in patient/resident rooms or a dining room setting; Work experience with food safety and sanitation in a dietary department; Experience in the following tasks: cleaning, washing, peeling, slicing, and dicing food items; using kitchen equipment such as VCM, food processor, tabletop chopper, and garbage disposal; chopping, dicing, and slicing meats, poultry, fish, and cheeses; heating simple foods such as eggs, sandwiches, and hamburgers; preparing sandwiches, assembling salads, and serving portions, including desserts; plating and serving meals from hot food cart; cleaning and sanitizing equipment, utensils, dishes, pots, pans, work surfaces, and other kitchen items; transporting and assisting in loading and unloading food delivery trucks from kitchen and dining rooms; transporting food and supplies to and from freezers, refrigerators, and storeroom; selective menu, taking food orders, waitressing, and dining room service; food cart and dining room serving area set up; reading meal and tray tickets or tags; tray assembly and working on a tray line; operating commercial kitchen equipment.
Legal Requirements: A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination. This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act. Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.
Schedule
Temporary, part-time employment, 40 hours/biweekly. This position will last up to 9 months with the possibility of being hired as a permanent part-time or full-time employee. Work schedule will vary. Hours may be scheduled as follows: 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM; 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM; 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
We need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like "Click here to learn more..." etc. We omitted that. Also omitted "How to Apply", "EEO", etc. Check that we preserved all substantive info: The initial paragraph about DMVA, mission, etc. Yes. Responsibilities list: we captured all six duties. Qualifications: we captured Additional Requirements, Preferred Qualifications (list), Legal Requirements. Did we miss any? There's also "Additional Requirements: You must be able to perform essential job functions." included. Also "Preferred Qualifications (not required):" list includes many items; we captured them as a semicolon-separated list. Might be better to break into- but rule says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The Preferred Qualifications is a list; we could make a
- . However we already used
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should convert that to a list. Similarly Legal Requirements could be a list but it's short; could be
. But we can keep as
. For consistency, we can make Preferred Qualifications as
- items.
Let's restructure Qualifications section:
Qualifications
Additional Requirements: You must be able to perform essential job functions.
Preferred Qualifications (not required):
- Willing and able to work in Duncansville, Blair County, Pennsylvania
- Willing and able to work a part-time schedule
- Willing and able to work varied hours with rotating days and weekends
- Food service experience in an assisted living facility, nursing home, hospital, restaurant, or other food service operation
- Work experience interacting with patients, residents, or customers while serving food/cleaning in patient/resident rooms or a dining room setting
- Work experience with food safety and sanitation in a dietary department
- Experience in the following tasks: cleaning, washing, peeling, slicing, and dicing food items; using kitchen equipment such as VCM, food processor, tabletop chopper, and garbage disposal; chopping, dicing, and slicing meats, poultry, fish, and cheeses; heating simple foods such as eggs, sandwiches, and hamburgers; preparing sandwiches, assembling salads, and serving portions, including desserts; plating and serving meals from hot food cart; cleaning and sanitizing equipment, utensils, dishes, pots, pans, work surfaces, and other kitchen items; transporting and assisting in loading and unloading food delivery trucks from kitchen and dining rooms; transporting food and supplies to and from freezers, refrigerators, and storeroom; selective menu, taking food orders, waitressing, and dining room service; food cart and dining room serving area set up; reading meal and tray tickets or tags; tray assembly and working on a tray line; operating commercial kitchen equipment
Legal Requirements: A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination. This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act. Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State
- items.
Let's restructure Qualifications section:
for the list; but rule says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should convert that to a list. Similarly Legal Requirements could be a list but it's short; could be