Seongnam City to Recruit 7,681 Participants for Senior Jobs and Social Activities Next Year

A participant in the senior job project in Seongnam City is cleaning.

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will recruit 7,681 applicants for the ‘2024 Senior Job and Social Activity Support Project’ from the 11th to the 15th of this month. This is an increase of 1,781 people (30%) compared to the number of participants this year (5,900).

Specifically, the recruitment includes ▲5,040 for public interest activities such as neighborhood love environmental monitors and public facility helpers ▲840 for market-type jobs such as baristas, bakers, and credit card delivery workers ▲341 for employment referral types such as security guards and parking managers ▲1,460 for social service types such as public parking lot environmental maintenance workers and assistant teachers for elementary school morning care classes.

By type, the public interest type involves working 30 hours per month with a payment of 290,000 KRW, and participants must be basic pension recipients aged 65 or older residing in Seongnam City.

The social service type involves working 60 hours per month with a payment of 634,000 KRW, and participants must be Seongnam citizens aged 65 or older (some positions accept those aged 60 or older).

The market-type and employment referral type jobs pay a monthly salary based on the minimum wage hourly rate (9,860 KRW) according to the terms of the labor contract, and participants must be citizens aged 60 or older. The working period is 10 to 11 months.

To participate in this job project, applicants can submit an application form at their local dong administrative welfare center (50 locations) or senior job implementing agencies (12 locations). Online applications are also available through the Senior Job Here or Bokjiro websites.

A Seongnam City official stated, "This project is promoted to support seniors with lifelong accumulated experience and skills to participate in social activities and enjoy a vibrant old age," adding, "To expand both the quantity and quality of senior jobs, we increased the number of participants by 30% compared to this year and discovered new projects such as the public parking lot facility management support team and the elementary school care Neulbom School project."

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