TPWD - Cook II (Cook)
for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. Remove boilerplate like application instructions, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Must preserve all substantive info. Do not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content for each.
We need to decide which sections to include: About the role? Could map GENERAL DESCRIPTION as About the role. Responsibilities maybe from GENERAL DESCRIPTION. Requirements maybe MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS and PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS. Skills maybe KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES. Benefits from EXCELLENT BENEFITS. Schedule maybe from WORKING CONDITIONS (includes schedule info). Pay not present, so omit Pay section.
We must not create sections with placeholder text. So include sections only if we have real content.
We need to parse content.
Let's extract:
TPWD MISSION: "To manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of Texas and to provide hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations."
HIRING CONTACT: "Torrey Bonham, 432-249-1152, Torrey.Bonham@tpwd.texas.gov"
PHYSICAL WORK ADDRESS: "Black Bear Restaurant at Indian Lodge, Tx Hwy 118 Park Rd 3, Fort Davis, TX 79734"
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: paragraphs: "Under the direction of the Black Bear Restaurant management at Indian Lodge this position performs complex (journey-level) food preparation work. Cooks food menu items when orders are received and prepares food for large group meals. Cleans kitchen, walk-ins, and work areas. Identifies areas in need of correction or improvement and makes recommendations for enhancement of operating efficiency. Reports on kitchen equipment in need of repair or replacement. Maintains inventory of food and supplies and prepares requisitions for needed items as appropriate. Completes daily reports. May provide guidance to others. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Performs additional duties as assigned. Complies with all Agency, Division and Branch rules, regulations and procedures."
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from High School or GED.
Experience: One year of experience in food preparation in a full-service restaurant, cooking for menu preparation, and groups.
Licensure: Must possess or be able to obtain, within 30 days of employment, a valid State driver's license.
Must have or be able to obtain within thirty days of employment a valid Food Handler Certification recognized by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Licensure: A valid/current Department of State Health Services Food Handler Certificate.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of restaurant operation, including quantity food preparation techniques and procedures.
Knowledge of health and safety regulations, proper food temperatures, and safe food handling techniques.
Knowledge of ordering inventory of grocery supplies.
Knowledge of cooking and baking.
Knowledge of basic mathematics.
Knowledge of modified and calculated diet preparation methods.
Skill in using MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Skill in effective verbal and written communication.
Skill in use and care of food preparation appliances and equipment.
Skill in planning and providing guidance in reference to the work of others.
Skill in training others.
Skill in providing quality customer service in a courteous and professional manner.
Skill in establishing and maintaining effective work relationships with co-workers and work-related contacts.
Ability to analyze problems and recommend solutions.
Ability to maintain inventory of food items and grocery supplies and to place orders, as needed.
Ability to interpret and follow recipes.
Ability to accurately follow instructions.
Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.
Ability to work as a member of a team.
Ability to perform manual labor, including lifting supplies and materials up to 20 lbs.
Ability to conduct work activities in accordance with TPWD safety program.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Required to work in a public hotel-type facility.
Required to work 40 hours per week includes various schedules, with hours other than 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and days off other than Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, including the potential to work split shifts.
Required to adjust to changing schedules.
Required to work overtime, as necessary.
Required to perform manual labor, including lifting supplies and materials up to 20 lbs.
Must conform to agency work rules, safety procedures, and dress and grooming standards.
May be required to operate a State vehicle.
Non-smoking environment in State buildings and vehicles.
EXCELLENT BENEFITS:
"Texas Parks and Wildlife offers a variety of benefits for employees such as generous paid time off, group insurance, retirement and pension, and frequent training and staff development opportunities. Other benefits include longevity pay, merit pay, deferred compensation, flexible benefit plans, 401K/457 retirement plans, direct deposit, staggered work hours, Employee Assistance Program and a Return-to-Work Program. For new employees or rehires, health insurance is available on the 1st of the following month after a 60-day waiting period."
We should omit the "Click" at end (incomplete). Also remove any application instructions like "PLEASE NOTE:" etc. Also remove "Work In Texas (WIT) Applicants:" etc. Also remove "NOTE: Volunteer experience may be counted toward required experience." Actually that is substantive? It's a note about volunteer experience counting toward required experience. Might be considered substantive but it's a note. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep that note if it's substantive. It's under the "PLEASE NOTE:" block. However that block also includes application instructions which we should remove. We need to separate substantive note from boilerplate. The note: "NOTE: Volunteer experience may be counted toward required experience." That's substantive. Also "College Transcripts: If education is used to meet the minimum qualifications, a copy of the college transcript(s) issued by the registrar must be provided at the time of interview (unless otherwise noted in the posting)." That's also substantive (requirement). Also "`N/A' may be entered in fields that are not applicable." That's procedural but maybe not substantive? It's about application. Might be considered boilerplate. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So the college transcript note is an application instruction? It's about what to provide if education used. That's an application requirement. Might be considered application instruction. Safer to remove it? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The college transcript note is substantive for applicants. But it's also an application instruction. The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should remove that. Similarly the note about volunteer experience is also an instruction? It's clarifying that volunteer experience can count; that's substantive about qualifications. Might be okay to keep as part of Requirements. I'd keep volunteer note under Requirements.
Also "IMPORTANT:College Transcripts: If education is used to meet the minimum qualifications, a copy of the college transcript(s) issued by the registrar must be provided at the time of interview (unless otherwise noted in the posting)." That's definitely application instruction. Remove.
"`N/A' may be entered in fields that are not applicable." Remove.
"Omission of required information may result in disqualification." Remove.
"Work In Texas (WIT) Applicants:" etc remove.
"EXCELLENT BENEFITS:" we keep.
Now we need to format.
We'll create sections:
About the Role
maybe use GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
But the instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can choose appropriate headings. We have multiple sections: we could combine some.
We need to avoid thin sections. Let's decide:
- About the Role: TPWD MISSION? Actually mission is about agency. Could be included under About the Role or separate. But we have limited sections; we could put mission under About the Role as a paragraph.
- Responsibilities: from GENERAL DESCRIPTION (duties). Could be a list.
- Requirements: Minimum Qualifications (education, experience, licensure). Could be list.
- Preferred Qualifications: maybe also under Requirements or separate Qualifications. We could have a Qualifications section covering both minimum and preferred. But instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have Requirements (minimum) and Qualifications (preferred) separate? Might be thin. Better to combine into Requirements (including both minimum and preferred). Or have Requirements and Qualifications separate but each with content.
- Skills: KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES.
- Benefits: EXCELLENT BENEFITS.
- Schedule: from WORKING CONDITIONS (hours, shifts, overtime). Could be Schedule section.
- Working Conditions: maybe include physical demands etc. Could be part of Schedule or separate Working Conditions. But we have no heading for Working Conditions in the list; but we could use Schedule for hours and Working Conditions for other conditions. However the instruction list includes Schedule as example; we can also add other headings not listed? It says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies those are typical but not exclusive? Probably we should stick to those. So we need to map content to those headings.
Thus we need to decide which headings to use: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Schedule. Possibly also Pay if present (not). We'll omit Pay.
We need to include all substantive info under these headings.
Let's assign:
- About the role: TPWD MISSION + maybe hiring contact and physical work address? Those are metadata but could be included as brief paragraph. However they are not exactly about role but location/contact. Could be included as a short paragraph under About the role.
- Responsibilities: list of duties from GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
- Requirements: Minimum Qualifications (education, experience, licensure) plus note about volunteer experience counting.
- Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications (food handler certificate).
- Skills: KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (knowledge, skill, ability statements). Could be split into knowledge, skills, abilities but we can just list.
- Benefits: EXCELLENT BENEFITS.
- Schedule: from WORKING CONDITIONS: work 40 hours per week, various schedules, hours other than 8-5, days off other than Sat/Sun/holidays, potential split shifts, adjust to changing schedules, work overtime as necessary. Also maybe manual labor lifting up to 20 lbs, but that's more physical demand; could be included under Schedule or maybe under Responsibilities? But we have no other heading; we could include physical demands under Schedule as part of working conditions. Or we could add a separate heading like "Working Conditions" but not in list; maybe we can still use for Working Conditions as it's substantive. The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). The "e.g." suggests those are examples, not exclusive. So we can add other headings if needed. Sa
for prose. Remove boilerplate like application instructions, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Must preserve all substantive info. Do not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content for each. We need to decide which sections to include: About the role? Could map GENERAL DESCRIPTION as About the role. Responsibilities maybe from GENERAL DESCRIPTION. Requirements maybe MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS and PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS. Skills maybe KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES. Benefits from EXCELLENT BENEFITS. Schedule maybe from WORKING CONDITIONS (includes schedule info). Pay not present, so omit Pay section. We must not create sections with placeholder text. So include sections only if we have real content. We need to parse content. Let's extract: TPWD MISSION: "To manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of Texas and to provide hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations." HIRING CONTACT: "Torrey Bonham, 432-249-1152, Torrey.Bonham@tpwd.texas.gov" PHYSICAL WORK ADDRESS: "Black Bear Restaurant at Indian Lodge, Tx Hwy 118 Park Rd 3, Fort Davis, TX 79734" GENERAL DESCRIPTION: paragraphs: "Under the direction of the Black Bear Restaurant management at Indian Lodge this position performs complex (journey-level) food preparation work. Cooks food menu items when orders are received and prepares food for large group meals. Cleans kitchen, walk-ins, and work areas. Identifies areas in need of correction or improvement and makes recommendations for enhancement of operating efficiency. Reports on kitchen equipment in need of repair or replacement. Maintains inventory of food and supplies and prepares requisitions for needed items as appropriate. Completes daily reports. May provide guidance to others. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Performs additional duties as assigned. Complies with all Agency, Division and Branch rules, regulations and procedures." MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education: Graduation from High School or GED. Experience: One year of experience in food preparation in a full-service restaurant, cooking for menu preparation, and groups. Licensure: Must possess or be able to obtain, within 30 days of employment, a valid State driver's license. Must have or be able to obtain within thirty days of employment a valid Food Handler Certification recognized by the Texas Department of State Health Services. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Licensure: A valid/current Department of State Health Services Food Handler Certificate. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of restaurant operation, including quantity food preparation techniques and procedures. Knowledge of health and safety regulations, proper food temperatures, and safe food handling techniques. Knowledge of ordering inventory of grocery supplies. Knowledge of cooking and baking. Knowledge of basic mathematics. Knowledge of modified and calculated diet preparation methods. Skill in using MS Word, Excel, and Outlook. Skill in effective verbal and written communication. Skill in use and care of food preparation appliances and equipment. Skill in planning and providing guidance in reference to the work of others. Skill in training others. Skill in providing quality customer service in a courteous and professional manner. Skill in establishing and maintaining effective work relationships with co-workers and work-related contacts. Ability to analyze problems and recommend solutions. Ability to maintain inventory of food items and grocery supplies and to place orders, as needed. Ability to interpret and follow recipes. Ability to accurately follow instructions. Ability to work independently with little or no supervision. Ability to work as a member of a team. Ability to perform manual labor, including lifting supplies and materials up to 20 lbs. Ability to conduct work activities in accordance with TPWD safety program. WORKING CONDITIONS: Required to work in a public hotel-type facility. Required to work 40 hours per week includes various schedules, with hours other than 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and days off other than Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, including the potential to work split shifts. Required to adjust to changing schedules. Required to work overtime, as necessary. Required to perform manual labor, including lifting supplies and materials up to 20 lbs. Must conform to agency work rules, safety procedures, and dress and grooming standards. May be required to operate a State vehicle. Non-smoking environment in State buildings and vehicles. EXCELLENT BENEFITS: "Texas Parks and Wildlife offers a variety of benefits for employees such as generous paid time off, group insurance, retirement and pension, and frequent training and staff development opportunities. Other benefits include longevity pay, merit pay, deferred compensation, flexible benefit plans, 401K/457 retirement plans, direct deposit, staggered work hours, Employee Assistance Program and a Return-to-Work Program. For new employees or rehires, health insurance is available on the 1st of the following month after a 60-day waiting period." We should omit the "Click" at end (incomplete). Also remove any application instructions like "PLEASE NOTE:" etc. Also remove "Work In Texas (WIT) Applicants:" etc. Also remove "NOTE: Volunteer experience may be counted toward required experience." Actually that is substantive? It's a note about volunteer experience counting toward required experience. Might be considered substantive but it's a note. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep that note if it's substantive. It's under the "PLEASE NOTE:" block. However that block also includes application instructions which we should remove. We need to separate substantive note from boilerplate. The note: "NOTE: Volunteer experience may be counted toward required experience." That's substantive. Also "College Transcripts: If education is used to meet the minimum qualifications, a copy of the college transcript(s) issued by the registrar must be provided at the time of interview (unless otherwise noted in the posting)." That's also substantive (requirement). Also "`N/A' may be entered in fields that are not applicable." That's procedural but maybe not substantive? It's about application. Might be considered boilerplate. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So the college transcript note is an application instruction? It's about what to provide if education used. That's an application requirement. Might be considered application instruction. Safer to remove it? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The college transcript note is substantive for applicants. But it's also an application instruction. The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should remove that. Similarly the note about volunteer experience is also an instruction? It's clarifying that volunteer experience can count; that's substantive about qualifications. Might be okay to keep as part of Requirements. I'd keep volunteer note under Requirements. Also "IMPORTANT:College Transcripts: If education is used to meet the minimum qualifications, a copy of the college transcript(s) issued by the registrar must be provided at the time of interview (unless otherwise noted in the posting)." That's definitely application instruction. Remove. "`N/A' may be entered in fields that are not applicable." Remove. "Omission of required information may result in disqualification." Remove. "Work In Texas (WIT) Applicants:" etc remove. "EXCELLENT BENEFITS:" we keep. Now we need to format. We'll create sections: