Gwanak-gu, Recruiting Participants for 2024 First Half Local Community Job Project

From February 1 to February 8, 6 PM... A total of 29 Gwanak-gu residents aged 18 and over will be selected
Work 3 or 5 hours a day, 5 days a week for about 4 months... Resource recycling, umbrella repair, environmental maintenance, etc.

Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) will recruit participants for the "2024 First Half Regional Community Job Project" for one week from February 1 to 6 PM on February 8.

The Regional Community Job Project is a program aimed at providing direct jobs utilizing local resources to vulnerable employment groups such as low-income individuals and long-term unemployed, promoting livelihood stability and employment security.

A total of 29 people will be selected for six projects: ▲ Visiting Job Development Team ▲ Resource recycling through collection and sorting of waste materials ▲ Park environment and facility maintenance ▲ Illegal advertisement recycling and cleanup ▲ Visiting knife sharpening and umbrella repair center ▲ Alley patrol and environmental maintenance.

Eligibility includes Gwanak-gu residents aged 18 or older with work ability as of the announcement date (including foreign residents with registration cards), whose household income is below 70% of the median income and assets are below 499 million KRW. However, ▲ duplicate or repeated participants ▲ those entitled to unemployment benefits as of the project start date are restricted from participating.

Participants will work five days a week for about four months from March 4 to June 30, working either 3 or 5 hours per day depending on age (under 65: 5 hours, 65 and older: 3 hours).

Participants will also receive various work benefits such as ▲ enrollment in the four major insurances ▲ paid holidays ▲ parking and monthly leave allowances.

Residents wishing to participate can check the Gwanak-gu Office website (News → Recruitment Announcements) and apply in person at the community service center of their registered address with the required documents.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, "Jobs are the best welfare. I hope securing regional community jobs will help stabilize residents' lives and overcome the employment crisis even a little," adding, "We will continue to strive to create stable and sustainable jobs to recover the local economy and improve residents' happiness index."

For more details about the Regional Community Job Project, please contact the Job Venture Division of Gwanak-gu Office.