Jeonbuk Province Temporary Care Workers Are 'Reliable!'

Helping to Close Childcare Gaps and Reduce Worker Burden

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Jeonbuk Province announced on the 3rd that temporary care workers are playing a significant role in filling the blind spots in child care.

According to Jeonbuk Province, the deployment of temporary care workers is being promoted to respond to the care gap caused by the closure of schools and academies due to the spread of COVID-19 with temporary and emergency care, aiming to alleviate the workload of care workers.

Jeonbuk Province is temporarily deploying 293 care workers to 286 local children's centers and 28 care workers to 26 Dahamkke Care Centers according to the demand of the centers, and is supporting labor costs of 3.89 billion KRW for six months.

Temporary care workers mainly perform roles such as child care, assistance with programs and meals/snacks, and support for children’s commuting to and from school.

In addition, by having the same qualification requirements as existing care workers (such as Level 2 Social Worker certification or higher, childcare teacher, and qualifications for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school teachers), they provide high-quality care services to children.

A director of a local children's center said, “With the prolonged COVID-19 situation, disinfection within the center has been strengthened, and work has increased due to food delivery during closures, causing difficulties, but now we can breathe easier. With the additional personnel support, we can pay more attention to the children, and both the children and their parents are satisfied.”

Jeonju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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