Yongsan-gu to Recruit 1,826 Senior Job Positions Next Year

From the 11th to the 22nd, a total of 1,826 senior job participants will be recruited... 27 projects in 6 institutions across public interest, social service, and market sectors... Applications accepted by visit at each institution, with individual selection results announced in January next year... Unique jobs like Senior Health Mate and Elderly Reporters newly added

Yongsan-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Park Hee-young) will recruit 1,826 participants for the '2024 Yongsan-gu Senior Job and Social Activity Support Project' starting from the 11th.

This is an increase of 280 people compared to 1,539 participants last year, aimed at supporting senior income and promoting social participation.

The project budget will also increase by about 40% from 6.6 billion KRW this year to approximately 9.2 billion KRW. The recruitment scale for next year has increased by 19%, and the wages reflect the rise of 20,000 KRW for public interest activity type and 40,000 KRW for social service type.

Looking at the types of senior jobs, recruitment is divided into three fields: ▲ Public Interest Activity Type 1,164 people ▲ Social Service Type 493 people ▲ Market Type 169 people.

The recruitment target is seniors aged 65 or older residing in Yongsan-gu who receive the basic pension, while some social service type and market type projects allow participation from age 60. However, recipients of livelihood benefits among basic livelihood security recipients, workplace health insurance subscribers, long-term care insurance recipients, and participants in government agency job projects are excluded.

The Public Interest Activity Type involves basic pension recipients aged 65 or older engaging in activities such as ▲ Nono Care (checking on solitary seniors and delivering side dishes, 420 people) ▲ Local environmental maintenance (180 people) ▲ Elementary school assistants (meal service, cleaning, traffic, 359 people) ▲ Senior center lunch assistants (120 people) ▲ Welfare center support (85 people), working 30 hours per month and receiving 290,000 KRW.

The Social Service Type involves seniors aged 65 or older (some from 60) working in ▲ Childcare facilities (238 people) ▲ Senior welfare facilities (78 people) ▲ Digital specialized services (64 people) ▲ Support for vulnerable groups (60 people) ▲ Public administration and safety management (53 people), working 60 hours per month and receiving about 630,000 KRW monthly (excluding weekly holidays and annual leave allowances).

The Market Type targets seniors aged 60 or older and recruits through ▲ Silver Nuri Cooperative (139 people) and ▲ Recycling business group (30 people), with working hours and wages determined by labor contracts.

In particular, unique job projects such as ‘Senior Health Mates,’ who will promote the project as walking leaders, and the ‘Senior Reporter Group,’ who will shoot videos with smartphones and gather local information, will be newly launched.

Additionally, from next year, new jobs for handling civil complaints at local post offices or security centers will be added.

Seniors wishing to participate in the project should bring identification, a resident registration certificate, and a copy of their bankbook to their local community service center or the respective executing institution and apply by the 22nd of this month.

The executing institutions include ▲ Yongsan-gu Office (160 people) ▲ Yongsan Senior Welfare Center (440 people) ▲ Korea Senior Citizens Association Yongsan Branch (828 people) ▲ Hyochang Comprehensive Social Welfare Center (150 people) ▲ Galwol Comprehensive Social Welfare Center (115 people) ▲ Cheongpa Senior Welfare Center (133 people), with a total of 6 institutions running 27 projects.

Selection results will be announced to the candidates by each executing institution in January next year. Late applicants and those who are not selected will be registered as waiting candidates and will be immediately connected if any dropout occurs.

For detailed information on recruitment projects and job executing institutions, please refer to the Yongsan-gu Office website (News) or contact the Yongsan-gu Office Senior and Youth Division.

Park Hee-young, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, "Next year, we have prepared various job projects that can contribute to the local community as well as general projects," adding, "We will continue to actively promote policy projects that allow seniors to feel pride as members of society and enjoy a vibrant old age."

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