Seoul to recruit 6,500 for Companion Jobs program, raise daily pay by 3,000 won

[Financial News] The Seoul Metropolitan Government will recruit about 6,500 citizens to take part in public employment programs for people facing barriers to employment in the first half of next year. It will simplify the application process and raise daily pay by 3,000 won. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on the 11th that it is recruiting participants for the “2027 Seoul Companion Jobs” program through the 23rd. Those selected will take part in 758 projects across six fields, including care, safety and digital services, from January 8 through June 30 next year.
Seoul Companion Jobs is a public employment program that provides jobs to people facing barriers to employment, such as the unemployed and day laborers, while supporting vulnerable members of the local community.
The number of openings by field is 2,456 in social safety, 2,061 in climate and environment, 917 in care and health, 617 in digital services, 419 in the economy and 19 in the vibrant economy. Major projects include school-zone traffic safety monitors, safety assistants at subway stations, meal support for vulnerable groups and digital guides.
Starting next year, applicants will no longer be required to submit a job-seeker registration certificate. The selection criteria will also be improved to reflect caregiving burdens, including by counting co-residents under 18 or 65 and older as household members.
Participants’ daily pay will rise 4.8%, from 62,000 won to 65,000 won. Those who work six hours a day, five days a week will earn an average of about 1.92 million won a month before taxes.
Applicants must be Seoul residents aged 18 or older whose household members’ combined income is no more than 85% of the standard median income and whose assets total no more than 499 million won. They can apply at the community service center for their registered address, and the results will be sent to each applicant individually on the 31st of next month.
Kim Hyun-woo, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Economic Office, said, “Seoul Companion Jobs is a program that allows citizens who need work to contribute to the local community while also securing a livelihood. We will continue to lower barriers to participation and improve working conditions, while developing more jobs that benefit both citizens and the local community.”

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