Busan Education Office to Hire 385 Education Support Staff, Recruit Cooks for First Time in Six Years

Applications accepted October 15-20... Separate recruitment track for people with disabilities introduced for the first time

The Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education will hire 385 education support staff to improve the stability of school meal services and expand employment opportunities for people facing barriers to employment. In particular, it will recruit new cooks for the first time in six years and introduce, for the first time, a separate recruitment track for people with disabilities.

The Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education, led by Superintendent Kim Seokjun, announced on October 13 that it had posted its “2026 Second-Half Recruitment Examination Plan for Education Support Staff” on its website. The plan calls for hiring 385 people across eight job categories.

This recruitment will include 30 cooks to strengthen the expertise and operational stability of school meal services. The new hiring of cooks comes for the first time in six years. The office plans to improve the efficiency of meal service operations through smooth collaboration between cooks and kitchen assistants.

A separate recruitment track for people with disabilities will also be introduced for the first time. The Busan education office plans to support their economic independence and provide people facing barriers to employment with meaningful job opportunities, thereby promoting diversity and shared prosperity in schools.

The positions available by category are 32 education support staff, 17 Neulbom program support staff, 89 special education support staff, 55 school care staff, one professional counselor, 30 cooks, 160 kitchen assistants, and one institutional operations support staff member.

Applications will be accepted through the Education Support Staff Recruitment Management System from October 15 to 20, 2026. The first-stage written examination will be held on November 21, and the second-stage interview examination on December 19. Final results are scheduled to be announced on December 28.

Beginning March 1, 2027, successful candidates will be assigned in sequence, according to their ranking on the list of candidates for new appointments, to schools and education administration agencies under the Busan education office.

Further details are available in the announcement posted on the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education website and the Education Support Staff Recruitment Management System.

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education

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