Gwanak-gu, Recruiting Participants for Women’s Safe Return Home Scout Program

October 10-13 Visit the District Office 3rd Floor Women's Family Division for In-Person Registration... Supporting Late Night Returns and Regular Patrols in Women’s Vulnerable Areas to Realize a Safe Gwanak City

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) is recruiting participants for the Women’s Safe Return Scout program to ensure women’s safe journeys home.

The recruitment period is from the 10th to the 13th.

The number of recruits is 25.

Work is from Monday to Friday, 5 days a week, with 14 hours of work per day. The wage is 10,523 KRW per hour (2020 Seoul Living Wage), and including the night work allowance, approximately 880,000 KRW will be paid for full attendance.

Applicants must be Gwanak-gu residents aged 18 or older as of the announcement date, without regular income, and possess a strong spirit of volunteerism to serve as scouts. Anyone meeting these criteria can apply.

Applications can be submitted by downloading the application form from the Gwanak-gu Office website’s announcement section, filling it out, and visiting the Women and Family Division on the 3rd floor of the district office in person within the application period.

Selected scouts will be organized into 12 teams (2 people per team) based at six Gwanak Police Station precincts (Danggok, Nakseongdae, Sillim, Gwanaksan, Guam, Miseong) to support late-night returns and conduct regular patrols focusing on women’s vulnerable areas.

Residents wishing to receive the Women’s Safe Return service can apply via the Ansim-i app, 120, or the Scout Situation Room (☎879-7640) from 10 PM to midnight on Mondays, and from 10 PM to 1 AM the following day from Tuesday to Friday, at least 30 minutes before arriving at the location.

Last year, the Gwanak-gu Women’s Safe Return Scouts actively carried out 15,730 night return support cases and 8,137 vulnerable area patrols.

In particular, this year, the district was newly designated as a Women-Friendly City by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, accelerating efforts to create a “city safe for women.”

In addition to the Women’s Safe Return Scouts, the district is working to create a safe local environment through initiatives such as ▲ lending illegal filming camera self-inspection equipment at community centers ▲ supporting wandering detection devices for women with intellectual disabilities ▲ certifying women’s safe one-room apartments ▲ establishing SS zones for single women households ▲ installing smart safety lighting.

Furthermore, the budget for women’s safety has been expanded from 71 million KRW last year to 180 million KRW, more than doubling, reflecting the characteristics of the area with the highest proportion of single women households (43.9%) nationwide, and plans to carry out various projects accordingly.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, “We will continue to implement various women’s safety policies to create a safe city for women in Gwanak,” and added, “We ask for many applications for participation in the Women’s Safe Return Scout program.”

For more details about the Women’s Safe Return Scout program, please contact the Women and Family Division at Gwanak-gu Office (☎879-6123).

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