Protective Services Worker – Adult Protective Services - San Francisco Human Services Agency (2940) (X00049)

We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the posting includes Company Description, Job Description, Essential Duties And Functions, Qualifications, Special Requirements, Selection Procedures. We need to map to headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use only those headings if content exists. We must not repeat job title. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info. We need to decide which sections to include. Let's extract content: Company Description: description of city, HSA, commitment to equity. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the agency". Use "About the role" heading. Job Description: description of entry-level class, APS, duties. Could be "Responsibilities". Essential Duties And Functions: list of duties. Could be part of Responsibilities or separate "Responsibilities". We'll combine. Qualifications: education and experience. Could be "Requirements" or "Qualifications". Use "Qualifications" heading. Special Requirements: work nights, weekends, driver license, etc. Could be "Requirements" or maybe "Skills". Could be part of "Requirements". We'll maybe have "Requirements" heading covering qualifications and special requirements. Selection Procedures: description of exam, score banking. Could be "Selection Process" but not in allowed headings. Allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have to fit content into these. Could put selection process under "About the role" or maybe "Responsibilities"? Not ideal. Perhaps we can create a "Requirements" section that includes qualifications and special requirements, and a "Selection Process" not allowed, so maybe we omit? But we must preserve ALL substantive information; cannot omit selection procedures. However we can embed it under a heading that is allowed, like "About the role" or "Responsibilities". The instructions: "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". So we can create sections for any of the allowed headings that have content. If we have content that doesn't fit any allowed heading, we might need to still include it under the closest allowed heading, but not create a new heading not in list. So we can put selection procedures under "About the role" or maybe "Responsibilities". But better to put under "About the role" as it's about the process. However "About the role" is more about description of role; selection process is about hiring. Could also put under "Requirements"? Not exactly. Maybe we can create a "Skills" section for selection procedures? Not appropriate. We could create multiple sections: About the role (company description + selection procedures), Responsibilities (job description + essential duties), Qualifications (education/experience), Requirements (special requirements like driver license, nights, etc). Skills maybe not present. Benefits, Pay, Schedule: we have salary range given: "$115,362.00-$147,212.00 Yearly". That's Pay. So we need a Pay section. Benefits? Not mentioned. Schedule? Not mentioned except maybe work nights, weekends, holidays limited basis; that's schedule info. Could be Schedule section. So we can have Schedule section with that info. Thus we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Requirements, Pay, Schedule. Possibly Skills omitted. Now we need to format: headings

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• for lists. We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Remove duplicated lines. We need to extract substantive content: Company Description paragraph: "This is a Citywide Exam posting. Your application to this posting is an application to take a citywide exam. If you pass the exam, you will be emailed your score and ranking on the eligible candidate list. When a department has an open position with this job classification they will use this eligible list to hire for that position. Departments will contact candidates from this list to gauge interest in their specific roles. Learn more about the City’s hiring process here: https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/ Application Opening: January 9, 2024Application Deadline: ContinuousSalary Range: $115,362.00-$147,212.00 Yearly; https://careers.sf.gov/classifications/?classCode=2940 (effective January 1, 2026)Eligible List Duration resulting from this examination process will be continuousList ID: CCT-2940-X00049; REF36550S San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heighten the quality of life for the diverse population of San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area. Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco. At the San Francisco Human Services Agency, we believe in a San Francisco where everyone has the opportunity and support to achieve their full potential. We are comprised of the Department of Benefits and Family Support, and the Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS), and are united by our commitment to deliver essential services that support and protect people, families, and communities. From financial, nutritional and employment support to child and adult protective services, health care coverage, affordable childcare, and in-home services for older adults and persons with disabilities, our team lends support for all in need. OUR COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY As we work towards our vision of an inclusive San Francisco, we embrace our responsibility to root out systemic racism by creating services and a workforce which reflect the lived experiences and strengths of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a work environment where our differences are celebrated and everyone has what they need to thrive--no matter their race, age, ability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or country of origin. Click here to learn more about what this commitment looks like in action." We need to keep all that but maybe we can trim redundant lines like "Application Opening: January 9, 2024Application Deadline: ContinuousSalary Range: $115,362.00-$147,212.00 Yearly; https://careers.sf.gov/classifications/?classCode=2940 (effective January 1, 2026)Eligible List Duration resulting from this examination process will be continuousList ID: CCT-2940-X00049; REF36550S". This includes salary range and dates etc. We'll keep salary range for Pay section. Application opening/deadline maybe not needed? It's metadata; could be omitted as minor metadata? The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

  or drop it." So we can drop application opening/deadline, list ID, etc. Keep salary range for Pay. Thus About the role will contain the descriptive paragraphs about city, HSA, commitment, plus maybe the exam process description (the first few sentences about citywide exam). We'll keep that. Now Responsibilities: Job Description paragraph plus Essential Duties And Functions list. Job Description paragraph: "This is the entry-level class in the Protective Services Worker series. Adult Protective Services (APS) is a state-mandated program administered by the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), HSA, and DAS. Under general supervision by the APS program, the Protective Services Worker (PSW) receives and responds to reports of suspected “elder” and “dependent adult” abuse including neglect, self-neglect, and financial abuse. The PSW performs professional investigations and case management services to victims of abuse. This includes activities related to evaluating the level of harm or risk of harm, to the person and the estate of an “elder” or “dependent adult;” assessing biopsychosocial functioning, including the medical condition, cognitive/psychological status, and adequacy of care and support system; orchestrating ongoing services to maximize the use of community resources, and to help protect victims from further harm once the case is closed." Essential Duties And Functions list: many items each starting with a verb. We'll turn each into

• . We need to preserve all substantive info; not omit any duty. Let's list them: - Conducts unannounced visits to see elders and dependent adults in their living environment. - Investigates the allegations and conducts a risk assessment through interviewing the victim, family, relatives, neighbors, and others to assess for immediacy. - Arranges for immediate protective interventions and emergency services as necessary, including medical assessments, emergency shelter, or in-home protection, e.g. acts as a liaison on the medical aspects of the case with providers of services and other agencies that provide medical care, until the immediate dangers are resolved. - Gathers, documents, and reviews important detailed financial, personal, and confidential information, and writes investigative reports, findings, and service plan notes. - Conducts a needs assessment for clients in need of protective services. - Develops a Service Plan and organizes the initial care plan as appropriate, including supported decision-making activities. - Provides counseling for clients and significant others to alleviate the identified problems and to implement the service plan to restore optimum social functioning, and health adjustment within the client’s capacity; assists them in order to address personal and environmental difficulties, which perpetuate poor health and dysfunction, and interfere with self-care and self-protection. - Monitors the Service Plan and follows up through field visits and telephone contacts with clients, relatives, and other concerned individuals until the service goals have been achieved. - Assists with multidisciplinary team meetings with healthcare providers, hospitals, and the Public Health/Mental Health Department, and other City agencies involved to further their understanding of significant social and emotional factors underlying the client’s health, social, or environmental problems. - Designs interventions in collaboration with medical professionals, social service providers, law enforcement, or other relevant systems by contributing with information to help determine the level of care and services pertinent to the client’s welfare. - Provides education to individuals and agencies on the role and authority of APS. - Conducts public presentations about casework in a confidential, multi-disciplinary setting; collaborates and cooperates with the community and the CCSF partner agencies. - Uses a personal computer to prepare, review, and maintain records, correspondence, and reports; manages case documentation in an APS database; maintains timely email correspondence. We'll keep all. Qualifications: Education and Experience paragraphs. Education: "Possession of a Master's Degree in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE); OR Master's Degree from a two (2) year counseling program from an accredited college or university. (Qualifying Master's Degrees in counseling include Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, Addiction Counseling and Counseling Psychology that included a supervised field placement as part of the course curriculum);" Experience: "Satisfactory completion of two semesters of graduate field placement which involved the provision of direct services to elders and/or dependent adults and/or adults with physical, cognitive or mental health disabilities in one of the following or closely related areas: Adult Protective Services, intensive case management such as MSSP/Linkages, medical social work in a hospital or clinic, mental health program/agency, home health agency, or alcohol and drug counseling and treatment program; OR Six (6) months post-baccalaureate professional work experience which involved the provision of direct services to elders, dependent adults, or adults in one of the areas previously described." Also note about providing copy of diploma etc. That's instructional; maybe we can keep as part of Qualifications? It's about application requirement. Could be considered part of Qualifications. We'll include note: "Please note: With your application