Gunpo Independent Living Center for Persons with Disabilities is an organization that provides various independent living support programs, including peer counseling, independent living skills training, advocacy, and activity support linkage, to enable persons with disabilities to choose and decide their own lives. Through cooperation with the local community, it contributes to creating an inclusive Gunpo where persons with disabilities and non-disabled persons live together.

"Gunpo Independent Living Center for Persons with Disabilities aims to support persons with disabilities in leading independent lives and becoming self-reliant members of the community. Through peer counseling, they share disability experiences, strengthen practical living skills through independent living skills training, and lead the way in guaranteeing the rights of persons with disabilities and improving social awareness through advocacy activities."

Business Areas

• Independent Living Support Project: We provide comprehensive services such as peer counseling, independent living skills training, individualized independent living support, advocacy, self-help groups, information provision, and deinstitutionalization support to enable persons with disabilities to live independently in the community.
• Activity Support Project for Persons with Disabilities: We provide activity support services to persons with disabilities who have difficulty with daily and social life due to physical or mental reasons, promoting independent living and participation in social activities, and reducing the burden on families.
• Disability Awareness Improvement and Advocacy: We conduct advocacy activities to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities who experience discrimination, and carry out campaigns and education to improve awareness and address unreasonable discriminatory factors against persons with disabilities within the community.

Products

• Peer Counseling (Individual/Group): Through one-on-one counseling between a peer counselor with disabilities and a client, or group counseling consisting of 4-8 people, we provide independent living information, mental and psychological support, and help restore self-trust and boost confidence.
• Independent Living Skills Training (ILP): We provide training in daily living, human relationships, communication, financial management, health management, etc., to enable persons with disabilities who have lived protectively in residential facilities or at home to plan and practice their lives independently in the community.
• Activity Support Service: We provide activity support services such as personal care, household assistance, and going out/mobility/assistance to persons with disabilities who have difficulty with daily and social life, helping them live independently and reducing the burden of family care.

Special Notes

• Person-centered independent living support for persons with disabilities: We help persons with disabilities achieve true independence by operating programs that respect their self-determination and choices, such as peer counseling and independent living skills training, enabling them to choose and decide their own lives.
• Community linkage and awareness improvement efforts: Through the utilization of community resources and cooperation, we create an inclusive environment where persons with disabilities and non-disabled persons live together, and continuously conduct disability awareness campaigns and education.
• Provision of diverse and professional services: We provide professional and systematic independent living and activity support services tailored to the diverse needs of persons with disabilities, including peer counselor training programs, operation of independent living experience homes, and support for independent living after deinstitutionalization.

Recruitment Information

• Main Hiring Positions: We primarily recruit activity support workers, who assist persons with disabilities in their daily and social lives to enable them to lead independent lives in the community.

💡 A Word from JobPloy
Gunpo Independent Living Center for Persons with Disabilities is an important organization that helps persons with disabilities achieve independence and social participation. Roles such as activity support worker are rewarding, as they involve direct communication with persons with disabilities and can positively impact their lives. Patience and empathy are crucial, and a deeper understanding of the Korean social welfare system and culture for persons with disabilities will be helpful for job adaptation.