Generalist II
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Overview: "Under supervision and within the framework of the Library policies and practices, assume responsibility for the effective execution of the Library’s programs of service to a diverse population characteristic of an urban setting and to perform professional work requiring the application of substantial professional knowledge and experience. Reports To Branch Librarian or ranking staff member. Supervises As assigned, professional and non-professional staff members."
That's about the role. Could be "About the role". We'll put that as About the role
then
with that content. Responsibilities: The long list after "Responsibilities". We'll put
Responsibilities
then- each bullet. Need to split by sentences? The responsibilities paragraph is a long run-on with many duties separated by periods. We'll break each sentence into a list item. Let's extract responsibilities sentences: "Initiates, develops, plans, and implements the Library’s programs of service to adults, young adults, and children as assigned through personal consultations, reference and readers’ advisory services, outreach, and programs." "Develops interactive relationships within a defined neighborhood and implements activities to stimulate use of the Library’s resources by the community and local service agencies and organizations." "Plans and conducts comprehensive programming for assigned segments of the general public in keeping with the programming responsibilities found in other P2 branch positions." "Works with administrators and staff at the branch to develop, deploy, and support outreach services for all ages and to identify service populations in the neighborhood." "Performs readers’ advisory services and difficult or involved reference work for the general public." "Provides instruction to increase patrons’ skills in the use of book resources and electronic databases." "Manages program funds as assigned." "Responsible for the development of assigned book collections and managing the appropriate materials budget." "Compiles annotated lists and bibliographies involving book and non-book materials." "Recommends and/or plans changes in service or new services." "Responsible for oral presentations and written reports on assigned activities within the branch library." "Assists in training professional and non-professional staff." "May be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the branch in the absence of the Branch Librarian or other ranking staff member." "Actively participates in system-wide committees, training, and other professional activities." "May be called upon to represent the Library on city-wide and state-wide committees." "Performs other related and/or comparable duties as assigned." We'll put each as
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Now Minimum Entrance Qualifications: This is qualifications/requirements. We need to decide sections: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. The posting includes "Minimum Entrance Qualifications" with bullet-like sentences. Also there are many "Demonstrated ..." statements that could be skills or qualifications.
We need to decide how to split. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Include a section only when posting has real specific content. So we can have Requirements, Qualifications, Skills sections if content fits.
We have:
- A bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university.
- A master’s degree in library science from an accredited library school.
- In exceptional instances, specialized education, training, and/or experience may be substituted for part or all of the educational requirements.
- Two (2) years of pertinent professional library experience or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training sufficient to indicate ability to do the work.
- Broad knowledge of Library policies, practices, and procedures.
- Extensive knowledge of popular book and non-book materials, including bibliographic tools and sources.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the techniques of programming.
- Demonstrated interest in community and library work.
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to develop strong, interactive community relationships.
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to assume responsibility and to carry out assignments independently.
- Proven oral and written communication skills as well as Internet and other electronic database searching experience.
- Demonstrated ability to work well with staff and the public; initiative, dependability, good judgment, tact, and courtesy.
- Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job.
- CORI & SORI CHECK REQUIRED - Must successfully clear a Criminal Offenders Record Information check with the City of Boston.
- Terms BOSTON RESIDENCY REQUIRED Union/Salary Plan/Grade: PSA/P-2 Hours per week: 35
We need to separate into Requirements (maybe education/experience), Qualifications (maybe knowledge/abilities), Skills (maybe specific skills). But we can also combine into one section if content thin. However we have plenty.
We need to avoid filler like "not specified". All content is specific.
We'll create:
Requirements
with education and experience items.Qualifications
with knowledge statements (broad knowledge, extensive knowledge, demonstrated knowledge, demonstrated interest, etc.)Skills
with abilities: communication, working well, judgment, detail, etc. Also we have CORI & SORI check and Boston residency requirement, union/salary plan/grade, hours per week. Those could go under Requirements or maybe a separate "Terms" but we don't have a heading for Terms; we have Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting includes Union/Salary Plan/Grade: PSA/P-2 Hours per week: 35. That's schedule (hours per week) and maybe pay grade but not explicit pay amount. We should not create Pay section unless posting states pay. It does not state salary amount, just grade. So we should not create Pay. Schedule: we have hours per week: 35. That's specific, so we can create Schedule section with that. Benefits: not mentioned. So skip. We also have Union/Salary Plan/Grade: PSA/P-2. That's not pay amount but could be considered part of schedule? Probably not. Could be included in Requirements? Might be considered as "Union/Salary Plan/Grade". Since we don't have a heading for that, we could include it in a short paragraph under Requirements or maybe under a generic "Details". But instruction: only use those headings. We could put union/salary plan/grade in aunder Requirements or maybe under a separate section like "Details" but not allowed. Better to incorporate into Requirements as a line. Also CORI & SORI check and Boston residency required: those are requirements. Thus Requirements section will include: education, experience, CORI check, Boston residency, union/salary plan/grade, hours per week? Actually hours per week goes to Schedule. Let's decide: Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university. - Master’s degree in library science from an accredited library school. - In exceptional instances, specialized education, training, and/or experience may be substituted for part or all of the educational requirements. - Two (2) years of pertinent professional library experience or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training sufficient to indicate ability to do the work. - Must successfully clear a Criminal Offenders Record Information (CORI) check with the City of Boston. - Must successfully clear a Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) check with the City of Boston. - Boston residency required. - Union/Salary Plan/Grade: PSA/P-2. Schedule: - Hours per week: 35. Qualifications: - Broad knowledge of Library policies, practices, and procedures. - Extensive knowledge of popular book and non-book materials, including bibliographic tools and sources. - Demonstrated knowledge of the techniques of programming. - Demonstrated interest in community and library work. - Demonstrated ability and willingness to develop strong, interactive community relationships. - Demonstrated ability and willingness to assume responsibility and to carry out assignments independently. Skills: - Proven oral and written communication skills as well as Internet and other electronic database searching experience. - Demonstrated ability to work well with staff and the public; initiative, dependability, good judgment, tact, and courtesy. - Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job. We should ensure we don't duplicate content. Also note that "Demonstrated ability and willingness to assume responsibility and to carry out assignments independently." appears in qualifications; okay. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no markdown. We'll produce:
About the role
Under supervision and within the framework of the Library policies and practices, assume responsibility for the effective execution of the Library’s programs of service to a diverse population characteristic of an urban setting and to perform professional work requiring the application of substantial professional knowledge and experience. Reports To Branch Librarian or ranking staff member. Supervises As assigned, professional and non-professional staff members.
Responsibilities
- Initiates, develops, plans, and implements the Library’s programs of service to adults, young adults, and children as assigned through personal consultations, reference and readers’ advisory services, outreach, and programs.
- Develops interactive relationships within a defined neighborhood and implements activities to stimulate use of the Library’s resources by the community and local service agencies and organizations.
- Plans and conducts comprehensive programming for assigned segments of the general public in keeping with the programming responsibilities found in other P2 branch positions.
- Works with administrators and staff at the branch to develop, deploy, and support outreach services for all ages and to identify service populations in the neighborhood.
- Performs readers’ advisory services and difficult or involved reference work for the general public.
- Provides instruction to increase patrons’ skills in the use of book resources and electronic databases.
- Manages program funds as assigned.
- Responsible for the development of assigned book collections and managing the appropriate materials budget.
- Compiles annotated lists and bibliographies involving book and non-book materials.
- Recommends and/or plans changes in service or new services.
- Responsible for oral presentations and written reports on assigned activities within the branch library.
- Assists in training professional and non-professional staff.
- May be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the branch in the absence of the Branch Librarian or other ranking staff member.
- Actively participates in system-wide committees, training, and other professional activities.
- May be called upon to represent the Library on city-wide and state-wide committees.
- Performs other related and/or comparable duties as assigned.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university.
- A master’s degree in library science from an accredited library school.
- In exceptional instances, specialized education, training, and/or experience may be substituted for part or all of the educational requirements.
- Two (2) years of pertinent professional library experience or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training sufficient to indicate ability to do the work.
- Must successfully clear a Criminal Offenders Record Information (CORI) check with the City of Boston.
- Must successfully clear a Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) check with the City of Boston.
- Boston residency required.
- Union/Salary Plan/Grade: PSA/P-2.
Qualifications
- Broad knowledge of Library policies, practices, and procedures.
- Extensive knowledge of popular book and non-book materials, including bibliographic tools and sources.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the techniques of programming.
- Demonstrated interest in community and library work.
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to develop strong, interactive community relationships