Program Aide On-Call
Save the Children US · Kannapolis, NC · 1 mo ago
On-siteAdministrativePart-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions.
We need to parse the posting.
Key sections:
- Summary: description of role.
- What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties): list of duties.
- Required Qualifications: list.
- Physical Requirements: details.
- Why you should join the Save the Children Team…: benefits description.
- About Save The Children: mission statement etc. Might be considered boilerplate? It's about organization, maybe not needed but could be considered "About the role"? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We can combine some.
We need sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (maybe qualifications + physical requirements), Qualifications (maybe certifications?), Skills (maybe abilities), Benefits (benefits description), Pay (none), Schedule (none). Since no pay or schedule info given, we should not include those sections.
We must not emit heading with filler text. So only include sections with real content.
Thus we can have:
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions.
We need to parse the posting.
Key sections:
- Summary: description of role.
- What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties): list of duties.
- Required Qualifications: list.
- Physical Requirements: details.
- Why you should join the Save the Children Team…: benefits description.
- About Save The Children: mission statement etc. Might be considered boilerplate? It's about organization, maybe not needed but could be considered "About the role"? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We can combine some.
We need sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (maybe qualifications + physical requirements), Qualifications (maybe certifications?), Skills (maybe abilities), Benefits (benefits description), Pay (none), Schedule (none). Since no pay or schedule info given, we should not include those sections.
We must not emit heading with filler text. So only include sections with real content.
Thus we can have:
About the role
... summary ...
Responsibilities
- ... list duties ...
Requirements
maybe combine qualifications and physical requirements. But we also have "Required Qualifications" separate. Could haveQualifications
for required qualifications, andSkills
for abilities like communication, etc. However we might combine. We need to preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the details as given, not paraphrase heavily? We can keep the sentences but we can format as list items. We must not duplicate lines. The posting has duplicated sentences like "May be assigned to various classrooms/centers as deemed necessary for program operations." appears twice. We should deduplicate. We need to remove boilerplate: EEO statements, etc. Also remove "About Save The Children" mission? That might be considered boilerplate but it's substantive about organization. Might be okay to include as "About the organization" but not required. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About Save The Children" section is not exactly those, but could be considered generic. However it's part of the posting; we might keep it as part of "About the role"? But it's more about the organization. The instruction says prefer few substantive sections. Could include a section "About Save the Children" but not listed as allowed headings; allowed headings are About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should not add extra headings beyond those. So we should incorporate relevant info into existing sections. The "About Save The Children" is more about mission; could be placed under About the role? But About the role already has summary; we could add a paragraph about organization mission there. However we must not invent or summarize away detail; we can include it as part of About the role paragraph. Similarly, the "Why you should join..." benefits section can go under Benefits. Now we need to extract duties list. Let's parse the duties section: "What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)" then a paragraph: "Application of clear practice and procedure in day-to-day execution of job.Organize self and manage time to get things done.Keep manager informed of important issues.Build effective relationships within workgroup and with children/families.Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions." Then "Classroom Assistance" bullet-ish: "Assist classroom staff in all classroom activities.Assist the Teacher in any aspect of the program as the need arises (e.g., at Family Nights, copying newsletters, cutting out classroom materials, making phone calls, etc.).Serve as a temporary substitute in the periodic absence of the Assistant Teacher or Teacher." Then "Janitorial Assistance": "Provide custodial support as needed; this could include but is not limited to: picking up trash, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming or using industrial cleaning equipment to clean floors, clean and stock bathrooms, ensure buildings are secure, clean windows and minor building maintenance and repairs.May serve as custodian in the absence of the regular custodian on a periodic basis." Then "Kitchen Assistance": "Complete routine kitchen/dining room/food chores as assigned (e.g. dishwashing, portioning foods, taking and logging temperature of foods received from vendors, etc.).Prepare food and serve items for service prior to or after use. These duties may include the preparation of food to meet the needs of children with special needs or disabilities.Participate in food service clean up, inventory and other food service tasks as requested.Substitute for regular Cook or Assistant Cook as needed.May be asked to assist Cook and or Assistant Cook to fulfill kitchen duties, in any capacity.Responsible for complying with all local, state and federal standards regarding hygiene and sanitation." Then "Other General Job Duties": list: "May be required to serve as a Bus Monitor.Attend all workshops and meetings as deemed necessary.Attend required staff and parent meetings and activities.Responsible for gaining understanding Head Start Program Performance Standards and local child care licensing regulations.Expected to be knowledgeable of the regulations associated with prevention of occupational disease and injury, including the exercise of universal precautions and the prevention of contamination.Positively promote Head Start in the community.Maintain strict confidentiality with respect to Head Start/Early Head Start children, families and staff in accordance with established policies and procedures.Become thoroughly familiar with Save the Children Head Start Employee Handbook, Save the Children Head Start Human Resources Policies and Procedures, manuals and resources and adhere to them." We need to deduplicate repeated sentences: "May be assigned to various classrooms/centers as deemed necessary for program operations." appears earlier in summary? Actually earlier in summary: "You may be assigned to various classrooms/centers/bus routes/cafeterias/kitchens as deemed necessary for the functioning of the program operations, and will also assist with daily classroom management and other duties and may be assigned to various classrooms/centers as deemed necessary for program operations." That's duplicated. We'll keep one version. Now Required Qualifications list: - Must be at minimum 18 years of age. - Minimum high school diploma or G.E.D. - Certification as applicable by federal, state or local Head Start or child care regulations, now or as amended in the future. - Within 90 days of employment, must obtain and continually maintain basic first aid and pediatric CPR certification (or sooner if required by local/state regulations). - Demonstrated knowledge of the basics of working with infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children. - Professional proficiency in spoken and written English - Demonstrated ability to relate sensitively with children and to work well and communicate effectively with staff, parents and families. - Proven ability to follow directions and take initiative. - Demonstrated ability to keep all information on families strictly confidential. - Demonstrated ability to work with children with disabilities. - Demonstrated commitment to fostering an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging Physical Requirements: - Ability to perform medium to heavy physical work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 5-10 pounds constantly, performing such activities as sitting, crawling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting and grasping. This also includes some duties that require repetitive action and motion skills, keyboarding and computer use. - Clear pre-employment background check requirements, including local, state, and national criminal records check, sex offender registries, employment, and education verifications (including child abuse registry check if required by state regulations) and pass all state and local health requirements required post job offer and prior to employment. - This position may require the incumbent to operate a motor vehicle to fulfill certain essential functions of the job. The incumbent should maintain a valid driver’s license and remain in compliance with any Save the Children policies pertaining to the safe operation of motor vehicles. - Current and former Head Start/Early Head Start parents will receive preference for employment vacancies for which they are qualified. Benefits section: "Why you should join the Save the Children Team… Save the Children US offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, 403(b), generous vacation, personal sick leave, family leave, parental/adoption leave, commuter benefits, dress for your day, and much more. Click here to learn more about how Save the Children US will invest in YOU!" We should not include the "Click here" link as it's an application instruction? It's a link to learn more; maybe considered boilerplate? It's not exactly application instruction but could be considered a call to action. The instruction says remove application instructions. This is not exactly an instruction to apply but a link to learn more. Might be considered promotional; but we can keep the benefits description and drop the "Click here..." sentence. Now we need to output HTML fragment only. We'll structure:About the role
... summary paragraph ...
Responsibilities
- ... each duty ...
Requirements
- ... qualifications ...
- ... physical requirements ...
Benefits
... benefits description ...
We should not include Pay or Schedule. Now we need to ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's craft the About the role paragraph using the summary text, maybe also include mission from About Save The Children? The summary: "Program Aides On-Call are generalists, responsible for providing educational, relational and social experiences for infants, toddlers and/or preschool-aged children to foster growth and development in all developmental domains. This position reports to the Education and Inclusion Manager or Center Director and may be expected to travel to the various program sites and/or home visits. You may be assigned to various classrooms/centers/bus routes/cafeterias/kitchens as deemed necessary for the functioning of the program operations, and will also assist with daily classroom management and other duties and may be assigned to various classrooms/centers as deemed necessary for program operations. As a frontline representative of Save the Children, Program Aides are required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that he/she comes in contact with and adhere to the agency’s values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. As a Save the Children employee who will come into contact with children on a routine basis, the position is expected to prevent child abuse in every situation by striving, through mental awareness, good practice and training, to minimize risk to children. The position must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report, respond to any instance of child abuse, and promote training and awareness around all child-safeguarding obligations." We need to deduplicate the repeated assignment sentence. We'll keep one: "You may be assigned to various classrooms/centers/bus routes/cafeterias/kitchens as deemed necessary for the functioning of the program operations, and will also assist with daily classroom management and other duties." Now we need to include the mission? Not required but could be included; but we might keep it as part of About the role? It's not in the summary but appears later. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize