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This recruitment guide introduces the attractions and initiatives of Meguro City, along with messages from young employees. The homepage provides a PDF version of the printed booklet. The Human Resources Division on the 4th floor of the Meguro City Hall distributes printed recruitment guides. Download data: Meguro City Employee Recruitment Guide (PDF: 2,191KB)

Listed recruitment opportunities: - Recruiting childcare providers for temporary childcare (registration system): We are looking for childcare providers to take care of children while parents participate in district-sponsored courses. - Recruiting special support education assistants for the 2028 fiscal year (registration system). - Recruiting skaters (paid volunteers) to support nursing care facilities. - Recruiting supporters for activities in schools. - Recruiting student volunteers to work in public elementary and junior high schools in Meguro: The Meguro City Board of Education is looking for volunteers to work in public elementary and junior high schools in Meguro, targeting university and graduate students who aspire to become teachers or have an interest in education. - Recruiting mental friends. - Recruitment of disaster prevention language volunteers: We are looking for disaster prevention language volunteers to support foreign residents who do not understand Japanese during disasters such as earthquakes. - Recruiting "fixed-point observation staff" for the Weather Station for Living Things: We are looking for individuals who can choose a nearby location such as a park or garden as an observation site and continuously observe seasonal changes, such as the blooming of cherry blossoms or the first sighting or sound of butterflies, cicadas, and swallows. - Recruiting public relations models for the 2028 fiscal year. - Recruiting international student exchange volunteers: We are looking for students and working adults in their 20s and 30s who can engage in activities with international students. - Recruiting volunteers for the Step-Up Course for the 2028 fiscal year: We are looking for individuals to participate in the social education course "Step-Up Course" aimed at youth with intellectual disabilities. - Recruiting interpretation and translation volunteers: We are looking for volunteers to provide interpretation and translation related to the district's administrative services.

Comeback recruitment is a system that allows for the re-employment of former employees of the ward to actively secure human resources capable of undertaking public duties. The aim is to re-employ valuable human resources among those who have left due to career changes, childcare, or nursing care, and to utilize the insights gained from their experiences during their employment or while away from work in the administration of the ward. The positions available for recruitment include administrative roles (general administration, ICT), welfare roles (welfare, child guidance, nursery teachers), general technical roles (civil engineering, landscaping, architecture, machinery, electricity), and medical technical roles (nutritionists, public health nurses). The work location will involve duties according to the job type at various departments of the main office and facilities within the ward. Employment conditions and salary will be determined based on the grade and salary level of the position held when previously employed by Meguro Ward, taking into account the career history after leaving, and allowances such as family allowance, housing allowance, commuting allowance, and year-end and performance bonuses will be provided. The selection process will be conducted in two stages: the first stage (document screening) and the second stage (interview screening in person). Applications will be made via the internet (LoGo form).

Skills and qualifications:

• Administrative (general administration, ICT)
• Welfare (welfare, child guidance, nursery teachers)
• Civil engineering, landscaping, architecture, machinery, electricity
• Nutritionists, public health nurses
• Those who retired after April 1, 2018
• Those with more than one year of work experience during their employment at Meguro Ward (note)
• Those under 65 years of age as of the end of the fiscal year in which the selection examination date falls (see separate table)
• Those who have Japanese nationality (excluding some job types)
• If the position requires qualifications or licenses, those who possess the relevant qualifications or licenses
• Those who do not fall under the category of individuals who are prohibited from taking the selection examination under the Local Public Service Act
• For nursery teachers, confirmation will be made through the specific registration cancellation management system, and those with specific registration cancellations may not be hired
• No prior convictions for specific crimes (to be confirmed through a pledge, etc.)

First Examination: September 13, 2026 (Sunday). Job Types and Expected Number of Hires: Civil Engineering (approximately 24), Landscaping (approximately 8), Architecture (approximately 40), Mechanical (approximately 25), Electrical (approximately 22). Main Eligibility Requirements: Must be a Japanese national born between April 2, 1995, and April 1, 2006 (as of March 31, 2027). Application Method and Acceptance Period: Applications are to be made online. Acceptance period is from 10:00 AM on July 16, 2026 (Thursday) to 5:00 PM on July 30, 2026 (Thursday) (valid upon receipt). Examination Information: Posted on the Special Ward Personnel Committee website (https://www.union.tokyo23city.lg.jp/jinji/jinjiiinkaitop/saiyoshiken/annai/index.html). Inquiries: Special Ward Personnel Committee Office, Appointment Division, Phone: 03-5210-9787 (Weekdays 8:30 AM - 5:15 PM), Personnel Division, Personnel Section, Phone: 03-5722-9650.

Skills and qualifications:

• Civil Engineering
• Landscaping
• Architecture
• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Must be a Japanese national
• Date of Birth: April 2, 1995 - April 1, 2006 (age requirement)
• Application Method: Online

Information on the recruitment examination for Isehara City employees (Architecture, Civil Engineering). Job categories, planned hiring dates (January 1, 2024, and April 1, 2024), application period (September 18, 2023, to October 9, 2023, 5 PM), application method (registration and application via Public Connect), examination method (1st stage: document screening, 2nd stage: administrative aptitude test and group interview, 3rd stage: individual interview), etc.

Skills and qualifications:

• Senior level, university graduate
• Born on or after April 2, 1977
• Must not fall under Article 16 (disqualifications) of the Local Public Service Act
• Registration and application via Public Connect required.