Parole Agent 1 - Harrisburg District Office
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invention, no summarizing away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "How to Apply" etc. Also remove EEO statements, etc. Also remove "NOTE: Senate Bill 411 merged ..."? That's maybe relevant? It's about department; maybe keep as part of About the role? It's substantive. Keep.
We need to parse the posting.
Sections:
- About the role: The first paragraph: "THE POSITION Are you looking for a rewarding career in law enforcement that offers professional growth? If so, become a Parole Agent 1 and help guide individuals who are rebuilding their lives. This hands-on trainee role will teach you how to supervise offenders who were released on probation or parole to serve the remainder of their sentence in the community. Successful completion of the 12-month training period will result in a promotion to Parole Agent 2 with an increase in salary. Apply today to join the Department of Corrections in their mission to promote public safety and reduce recidivism! NOTE: Senate Bill 411 merged the Department of Corrections and the Board of Probation and Parole. This position is within the Department of Corrections."
We can keep that as About the role.
- Responsibilities: The "DESCRIPTION OF WORK" and bullet list of duties. So we can have Responsibilities
with - each duty.
List: Field Operations: Utilize a state vehicle to meet with parolees where they live and work; Community Outreach: Coordinate with parolees' employers, counselors, and family members to provide support and evaluate progress; Treatment Planning: Develop and update supervision plans based on individual needs; Case Guidance: Help parolees and probationers address personal challenges that affect their transition; Agency Referrals: Refer individuals to programs that assist with employment, substance use, mental health, and other needs; Court Participation: Provide testimony and information during court proceedings related to supervision and compliance.
We should keep the colon maybe as part of text.
- Work Schedule and Additional Information: Contains schedule details: Full-time employment, 40 hours per week; Work schedule and hours are to be determined. You will work holidays and weekends as required. You must be willing to travel. This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55. Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position. Also location info: multiple locations. That could be under Schedule or maybe Benefits? The retirement benefits is a benefit. The schedule: full-time, 40 hrs, holidays/weekends, travel required, no telework. So we can have Schedule section with those details. Benefits section could include retirement benefits. Also maybe mention "full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55". That's a benefit.
- Pay: The posting says: "Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable." That's vague but it's specific content about salary. It says "In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable." That's not a number but it's still content. According to rules: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state something about salary, albeit vague. So we should include Pay section with that sentence.
- Qualifications: The "QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY" section includes minimum experience and training requirements, special requirements, other requirements, legal requirements. We'll put that under Qualifications (or Requirements?). The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we have both Requirements and Qualifications. We need to decide what goes where. Typically Requirements could be the mandatory qualifications; Qualifications could be preferred? But we have only one set. We could put the detailed qualifications under Qualifications, and maybe Requirements could be omitted if no distinct content. But we must not create empty sections. So we need to decide: maybe put the qualifications under Qualifications, and Requirements could be omitted. Or we could put the legal/background etc under Requirements. However the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we should combine similar info into fewer sections. Perhaps we can have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (which includes experience, training, special requirements, legal), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That's 6 sections. We'll omit Requirements and Skills if no specific content.
Check if there is any Skills section content: Not explicitly. So we omit Skills.
Now we need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's extract all substantive info from the posting, excluding boilerplate.
List of substantive paragraphs:
- THE POSITION paragraph (including NOTE about Senate Bill 411).
- DESCRIPTION OF WORK paragraph: "This position focuses on learning how to supervise individuals on probation or parole as they work toward successful adjustment in the community."
- Then bullet list duties (the six items).
- "Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description ." This is a reference; maybe we can keep as part of About? It's not substantive detail; it's a pointer. Could be omitted as it's not substantive? It's just a reference; but it's not boilerplate. Might keep but it's not needed. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. This sentence is not substantive detail about the job; it's a reference. Could be omitted? It's not boilerplate but it's not adding value. Safer to keep? It might be considered filler. I'd omit because it's not adding new info; it's just saying see position description. It's not essential.
- Work Schedule and Additional Information paragraph: includes full-time, 40 hrs, schedule TBD, holidays/weekends, travel required, eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55, telework not allowed, location list (Harrisburg District Office, Lancaster Sub Office, York Sub Office), actual work location determined based on operational needs.
- Salary paragraph: "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." The latter part about email is application instruction? It's about communication; maybe considered application instruction? It's about receiving communication; could be considered part of application process. The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should drop the email communication line. Keep only the salary line: "In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable."
- QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY: includes Minimum Experience and Training Requirements (list of four options), Special Requirements (driver's license, CLEAN certification), Other Requirements (basic training program, PA residency, essential job functions), Legal Requirements (medical exam, drug screening, background investigation, CJIS compliance, review of prior law enforcement employment records per PA Act 57 of 2020). Also includes note about veterans preference, TRS, EEO statement (which is boilerplate to remove). Also includes Examination Information (application as exam) which is application instruction; remove. Also includes "How to Apply" etc; remove.
We need to preserve all substantive info from qualifications, but remove boilerplate like EEO, veterans preference? Veterans preference is substantive? It's a legal provision; but it's about employment preference; could be considered substantive. However the instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Veterans preference is not EEO but maybe still considered boilerplate? It's a specific law; but it's about eligibility. Might keep? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate". Veterans preference is a legal provision but not EEO; it's about preference. Might be considered legal boilerplate? Not sure. Safer to keep? However it's not directly about job duties; it's about application. Could be considered part of qualifications? It's about eligibility preference. Might keep as part of Qualifications.
But we also need to remove duplicated lines. There's no duplication.
Now we need to format.
We'll produce:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Qualifications
... (maybe combine all qualification details into paragraphs or lists). Could break into sub-sections but we cannot add extra headings besides the allowed ones. So we can put all qualification details in
paragraphs, maybe separate sentences.
We need to preserve all details: Minimum Experience and Training Requirements (four options). Special Requirements: driver's license, CLEAN certification. Other Requirements: basic training program, PA residency, essential job functions. Legal Requirements: medical exam, drug screening, background investigation, CJIS compliance, review of prior law enforcement employment records per PA Act 57 of 2020. Also veterans preference and TRS? Might keep as note.
We also have note about "Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree." That's part of Minimum Experience.
Also "You must be able to perform essential job functions." Already.
Also "You must obtain CLEAN certification within two months of employment and maintain this certification for the duration of employment in this job."
Also "Other Requirements: Successful completion of the Parole Agent 1 basic training program at the Training Academy in Elizabethtown, PA is required. You must meet the PA residency requirement . For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines." The link is boilerplate? Might be considered navigation; we could drop the link reference but keep the requirement: must meet PA residency requirement.
Also "You must be in possession of an active non-commercial Pennsylvania Class C driver’s license or equivalent."
Also "Legal Requirements: A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination and drug screening. You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements. A conditional offer of employment requires review of prior law enforcement employment records as required by Pennsylvania Act 57 of 2020."
Also "Veterans: Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S.7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans." This is a link; could be considered navigation; maybe drop the link but keep the statement about veterans preference.
Also "Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals). If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date." This is about accommodations; could be considered EEO/legal boilerplate? Might be considered legal but it's about accommodations; maybe keep? It's not EEO but it's about disability accommodations. Might be considered legal boilerplate; but it's substantive info about accommodation process. I'd keep it as part of Qualifications? It's more about application process. Might be considered application instruction? It's about requesting accommodations; not exactly application instruction but could be considered part of the process. The instruction says remove application instructions. This is about requesting accommodations if contacted for interview; that's still part of application process. Might be considered application instruction. Safer to drop.
Also "The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce..." That's EEO boilerplate; remove.
Also "All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply." Remove.
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
... (maybe combine all qualification details into paragraphs or lists). Could break into sub-sections but we cannot add extra headings besides the allowed ones. So we can put all qualification details in
paragraphs, maybe separate sentences. We need to preserve all details: Minimum Experience and Training Requirements (four options). Special Requirements: driver's license, CLEAN certification. Other Requirements: basic training program, PA residency, essential job functions. Legal Requirements: medical exam, drug screening, background investigation, CJIS compliance, review of prior law enforcement employment records per PA Act 57 of 2020. Also veterans preference and TRS? Might keep as note. We also have note about "Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree." That's part of Minimum Experience. Also "You must be able to perform essential job functions." Already. Also "You must obtain CLEAN certification within two months of employment and maintain this certification for the duration of employment in this job." Also "Other Requirements: Successful completion of the Parole Agent 1 basic training program at the Training Academy in Elizabethtown, PA is required. You must meet the PA residency requirement . For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines." The link is boilerplate? Might be considered navigation; we could drop the link reference but keep the requirement: must meet PA residency requirement. Also "You must be in possession of an active non-commercial Pennsylvania Class C driver’s license or equivalent." Also "Legal Requirements: A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination and drug screening. You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements. A conditional offer of employment requires review of prior law enforcement employment records as required by Pennsylvania Act 57 of 2020." Also "Veterans: Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S.7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans." This is a link; could be considered navigation; maybe drop the link but keep the statement about veterans preference. Also "Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals). If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date." This is about accommodations; could be considered EEO/legal boilerplate? Might be considered legal but it's about accommodations; maybe keep? It's not EEO but it's about disability accommodations. Might be considered legal boilerplate; but it's substantive info about accommodation process. I'd keep it as part of Qualifications? It's more about application process. Might be considered application instruction? It's about requesting accommodations; not exactly application instruction but could be considered part of the process. The instruction says remove application instructions. This is about requesting accommodations if contacted for interview; that's still part of application process. Might be considered application instruction. Safer to drop. Also "The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce..." That's EEO boilerplate; remove. Also "All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply." Remove.