Suwon-si Announces Public Recruitment for Agencies to Conduct Employment Support Project for Severely Disabled... April 24-25

Suwon City Hall

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province, will recruit organizations to carry out the 'Customized Employment Support Project for Persons with Severe Disabilities' over two days from the 24th to the 25th.

The Customized Support Project for Persons with Severe Disabilities is a program that supports employment for developmentally disabled individuals who are not economically active and have difficulty making decisions on their own, placing them in an employment blind spot.

Persons with severe disabilities act as 'Peer Supporters' to provide employment counseling and assistance to other persons with severe disabilities facing similar challenges.

Nonprofit corporations, institutions, and organizations related to persons with disabilities, such as Centers for Independent Living for Persons with Disabilities, Welfare Centers for Persons with Disabilities, and disability organizations, that have a high understanding of the customized job project for persons with severe disabilities and have experience with similar projects can apply. The main office must be located in Suwon City as of the announcement date (February 15).

One organization will be selected through document screening and a review committee evaluation. The selected organization must recruit 'Peer Supporters' who will counsel unemployed peer persons with disabilities seeking jobs and recruit and discover developmentally disabled individuals who are not economically active.

Additionally, the organization must actively support persons with severe disabilities to succeed in employment by forming networks and cooperating with employment linkage institutions. The project will run from March to December.

'Peer Supporters' leading the project will receive a salary of 800,000 KRW based on 60 working hours per month. Persons with severe disabilities participating in the project can receive a participation allowance (4,500 KRW per session, up to 10 sessions). A 'Supervisor' supporting the Peer Supporters will also receive a monthly allowance of 500,000 KRW.

A city official emphasized, "We will actively support developmentally disabled individuals who have difficulty making decisions on their own to do the work they hope for."

Meanwhile, as of January this year, there are 4,231 developmentally disabled persons in Suwon City, with 1,903 aged 20 to 39, the main job-seeking age group.

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