Busan City, '2021 Senior Village Safety Keeper Project'

Busan Police Agency Collaboration Continues Social Contribution Job Model Following Last Year's Pilot Project

Job Creation and Employment Expansion... Crime Prevention and Community Safety Activities for Those Aged 60 and Over

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan City is promoting the 2021 ‘Senior Village Safety Keeper’ project, which utilizes citizens aged 60 and over as crime prevention personnel.

This project uses physically healthy seniors aged 60 and above residing in the Busan area to carry out crime prevention activities in vulnerable areas and to correct hazardous elements and inconveniences in neighborhoods.

It is a new socially contributive job model that creates safe villages through senior personnel with professional experience, such as former police officers and other skilled professionals.

Busan City oversees the operation of the Senior Village Safety Keeper project and supports financially assisted senior jobs, while the Busan Police Agency secures demand sites such as local police stations (district units) and supports crime prevention activities.

The job project is carried out by the senior clubs of the respective districts and counties. This year’s project budget is 2.4 billion KRW for financially supported job projects (50% national funds, 50% city funds).

Following a pilot project conducted last year in five districts and counties, this year it will be promoted in 11 districts and counties, and from next year, the project will be expanded to all 16 districts and counties in the Busan area.

This year, a total of 310 people will be recruited to work in 11 districts and counties. Working hours are flexible with a minimum of 60 hours per month, and the salary is up to 712,000 KRW per month, including weekly holiday pay.

They will provide support activities necessary for crime prevention, such as crime prevention (patrol) activities in cooperation with local police stations, monitoring and surveillance of youth harmful places, safe return home services, and checking CCTV safety facilities, as well as services such as recognizing and discovering safety accident risk factors and harmful environments within the community, reporting dangerous situations through the Safety Report Center, and corrective actions.

The application period is until 6 p.m. on the 26th, and applications can be submitted to the senior clubs of the respective districts and counties. Eligibility requirements include being a physically healthy senior aged 60 or older residing in Busan, owning a smartphone, and being able to work on weekends. Preference will be given to those with experience as former police officers, firefighters, security or guard company workers, and those with related certifications.

Byun Sung-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan, said, “This is a job that enhances the effectiveness of crime prevention through cooperation with the police agency,” and added, “We will discover job types suitable for the senior generation through linkage and cooperation among public institutions and create many sustainable jobs.”

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