Recruitment for Nowon 5070 Smartphone Utilization Education Volunteer Group

Recruiting 40 Individuals and Groups of Retirees Aged 50-70 for Smartphone Use Training by July 3; Selected Participants Will Be Notified Individually... SNS Education Including KakaoTalk and YouTube for Senior Citizens at Community Centers

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Nowon-gu (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) is recruiting the ‘Nowon 5070 Talent Donation Group’ to provide seniors with smooth opportunities to acquire information.

The talent donation group, consisting of retirees in their 50s to 70s, plans to recruit 40 members. Applicants must reside in Nowon-gu and have sufficient smartphone skills to conduct training.

The operation method is based on 242 senior centers in the area, with each member responsible for 5 to 7 centers, visiting each center an average of 15 times to conduct SNS training such as using KakaoTalk and YouTube.

For the training, the talent donation group first provides intensive repeated education on basic smartphone functions like turning the phone on and off, making calls, and SNS usage to three designated smartphone leader seniors per center.

Afterward, the trained smartphone leaders inform all seniors at their respective centers.

The selection process prioritizes individuals or groups recommended by heads of senior welfare institutions in the area who have experience in smartphone education. If the number of applicants is insufficient, additional members are recruited from those who have completed smartphone-related lectures at citizen informatization education centers, welfare centers, or 50 Plus Centers.

Applicants must download the application form and COVID-19 pre-screening questionnaire from the district website bulletin board, fill them out, scan the original files, and submit them along with recommendation letters via email to the Senior Welfare Division officer at the district office (pippin58@nowon.go.kr).

The recruitment period is until 6 PM on July 3. Results will be individually notified on July 10.

Considering the convenience of the talent donation group’s activities, members will be assigned primarily to senior centers near their residence, and each member will receive an activity allowance of 10,000 KRW per session.

Additionally, 5,000 copies of an easy-to-follow image-type booklet (18 pages in total) will be produced and distributed to all senior centers in the area, and the booklet will be posted as a PDF file on the district office website.

The district plans to operate senior center programs such as outdoor activities including plant cultivation and neighborhood walking projects to alleviate the social isolation of seniors exhausted by COVID-19.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, “The operation of the smartphone talent donation group will provide information acquisition skills to seniors who are not good at handling devices and offer retirees opportunities for social contribution,” adding, “We will spare no support at the district level to help them lead a vibrant and rewarding retirement life.”

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