The Councilors of Local Development and Works and Services, Francisco Chico and Ismael Abellán, respectively, have presented the new program of Local Public Employment that will be carried out in the town, this time aimed at long-term unemployed people, thanks to a grant that was requested from the City Council to the SEF.
This one takes by title "Performances for the accomplishment of punctual works of urbanization in public spaces", and has foreseen his beginning in the first trimester of this year
In it, 6 people will be hired for 7 and a half months, specifically 2 masonry officers, 3 masonry workers and a painting officer.
The councilors have pointed out that in order to be a beneficiary of the program, you must be registered as a job seeker in the SEF office and also have the status of long-term unemployed.
Regarding the cost of the program have indicated a total amount of 123.804,25 euros, of which the SEF, in co-financing with the European Social Fund, provides 95,570.78 euros and the City Council, with own funds provides 28,233.47 euros
The Bases in which the selection procedure will be indicated are being prepared.
As usual in this type of program, a pre-selection will be carried out in the SEF and, subsequently, the City Council will select the definitive beneficiaries through the process indicated in the bases.
The works foreseen in this new program will all be developed in public spaces in order to improve their appearance, safety and accessibility and have as their main objective to improve the qualification of the workers in terms of specialization in urbanization works.
Among the works that will be carried out in it is the II Phase of reconstruction of the wall, similar to the archaeological site of Begastri, which was intervened last year and which, through these works, will be completed to rebuild.
On the other hand, also the construction of the II phase of the masonry last in the ditch of the path of the hamlet of Campillo de los Jiménez;
this program also includes the improvement of accessibility in several streets of the urban center of Cehegín;
the improvement of road safety through the repainting of signage as well as the refurbishment of the existing path between Cube Street and Torre del Pozo.
On the other hand, this new employment program is added to others that are currently being implemented through various grants.
The councilors recalled that already, last December, two new programs of local public employment began, one of them for young people enrolled in youth guarantee who are developing different administrative tasks in different fields such as electronic administration, in regularization of the municipal inventory and of the weekly market.
And the other program, through which it is acting on the top floor of the Plaza de Abastos, in a first phase, in which it will be remodeled for conversion into a center for boosting trade, local products, hospitality and tourism.
A center in which one of the projects of the Government Team will be located, that is, the School of Hospitality and Tourism.
In addition, they have pointed out that, since last year, the Joint Employment and Training Program entitled "Conservation and improvement of gardens and municipal green areas", which is benefiting 15 young people under 30 years of age, is also being carried out in Cehegín. of Cehegín, during 9 months, and with which they will obtain the corresponding title in gardening.
In this way, with this new program that has been presented, there are 4 employment programs that will coincide over time, giving jobs to 29 people and a total cost of around 375,000 euros.
The councilors concluded by stating that "we continue to focus efforts on the employment of Cehegín, mainly through the articulation of aid for the attraction of new businesses to our municipality, aid that little by little is beginning to bear fruit, but also with the realization of different employment plans, both financed with exclusively municipal funds, and with funds from other administrations, with the aim of combating unemployment and improving the professional qualification of the beneficiaries while carrying out actions of general interest for the municipality of Cehegín "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín