Gangdong-gu to Recruit 4,189 Participants for 2024 Senior Job Program

Recruiting 4,189 Senior Job Participants for 62 Projects by December 15... Expanding Jobs and Increasing Activity Fees Compared to This Year to Ensure Social Participation and Income Security for Seniors

Gangdong-gu (District Mayor Lee Soo-hee) announced that it will recruit residents to participate in the "2024 Senior Job and Social Activity Support Project" from December 4 to 15.

The "Senior Job and Social Activity Support Project" (hereinafter referred to as the Senior Job Project) is a program that utilizes the capabilities of senior citizens to connect services in socially needed areas (such as care and safety) and supports jobs and social activities for seniors in the community.

The district plans to expand the number of recruits and the scale of the project for next year's Senior Job Project to increase seniors' social participation and income security.

Next year's Senior Job Project consists of a total of 62 detailed projects across 4 sectors, recruiting a total of 4,189 people (▲Public Interest Activity Type 3,019, ▲Social Service Type 717, ▲Market Type 383, ▲Employment Referral Type 70).

In particular, the Social Service Type and Market Type jobs, which had high satisfaction among participants this year, have been expanded by 299 positions. Among these, four new project groups will be launched and promoted in the Social Service Type jobs (▲Uri Dongnae Senior Discovery Team ▲Uri Dongnae Senior Health Manager ▲Senior Fire Safety Support Team ▲Raum Bookstore).

Additionally, the district has raised the activity allowance reflecting recent price increases. The Public Interest Activity Type was increased by 20,000 KRW per month, and the Social Service Type by 40,000 KRW per month.

The eligibility for participation in the Senior Job Project is for Public Interest Activity Type, basic pension recipients aged 65 or older, and for some Social Service Type, Market Type, and Employment Referral Type, seniors aged 60 or older can participate.

Public Interest Activity Type jobs include volunteer work such as elderly-to-elderly (No-No) care, public facility volunteering, and school meal assistance. Participants receive an activity allowance of 290,000 KRW per month for 11 months (at least 30 hours per month, within 3 hours per day).

The "Social Service Type" is a job type that utilizes seniors' experience and activity capabilities, involving tasks such as public administration support and care for vulnerable groups or child facilities. Participants work for 10 months (60 hours per month, 15 hours per week) and receive a maximum monthly salary of 760,000 KRW.

The "Market Type" includes jobs such as senior counseling cafes, leather workshops, and school commuting assistants, with working periods and salaries varying depending on the job.

The "Employment Referral Type" connects those with relevant job skills to general companies and other workplaces. Participation is possible after consultation, and working periods and salaries vary according to the employer's contract conditions.

Residents wishing to participate in the Senior Job Project can apply by visiting one of the eight executing organizations directly (▲Gangdong-gu Office Senior Welfare Division ▲Gangdong Senior Welfare Center ▲Gurip Haegong Senior Welfare Center ▲Seonggajeong Senior Welfare Center ▲Korean Senior Citizens Association Gangdong Branch ▲Gangdong Senior Club ▲Gangdong Comprehensive Social Welfare Center ▲Seongnae Comprehensive Social Welfare Center) or apply online (Bokjiro, Senior Job Here) by December 15. However, even when applying through the online system, supporting documents must be submitted in person.

Park Sun-nyeo, head of the Senior Welfare Division, said, "To support seniors' lively and healthy old age, we will continuously discover quality jobs and actively promote new projects. Also, by operating two additional executing organizations from next year, we expect to respond to the continuous expansion of the job project, contribute to the regional distribution of executing organizations, and improve accessibility for participants when applying."