The Ontinyent City Council strengthens youth employment with over 70 direct hires for the Summer Schools and the Municipal Pool, many of which are first job experiences.
The Ontinyent City Council has launched a special summer employment initiative that translates into the direct hiring of more than 70 people to cover the most demanded municipal services during the summer months. Most positions are concentrated in the Municipal Summer Schools and the Municipal Pool, and in many cases, they represent the first work experience for the hired youth.
The Councillor for Economic Promotion, Natàlia Enguix, emphasized that “employment is a priority for the Ontinyent City Council, and we work from different areas to generate opportunities, both directly through municipal services and by facilitating training, guidance, and job placement.” In this regard, she highlighted that the more than 70 hires this summer are “a concrete example of how public services can also help open doors to the job market, especially for young people who need a first opportunity.”
In the specific case of the Summer Schools, the staff has been expanded from the initial forecast to better respond to the program's needs. From the initially planned 30 monitors and 5 coordinators, the final count has reached 47 monitors and 5 people with coordination tasks. In total, more than 50 young people are working this summer in the schools, carrying out tasks of care, dynamization, and support for the participating children and adolescents.
These hires are joined by those at the Municipal Pool, with up to 19 positions to cover the different service needs. The staff includes 3 locker attendants, 2 maintenance personnel, up to 7 lifeguards, up to 2 graduates in Nursing/ATS/DUE, and 5 swimming instructors.
The Councillor for People’s Policy, Paula Soler, and the Councillor for Sports, Ferran Gandia, agreed that these hires “ensure the proper functioning of highly demanded municipal services during the summer and, at the same time, facilitate access to the job market for people who, in many cases, are taking their first steps in the professional field.”
These hires are set against a positive backdrop for employment in the city. The latest available annual figures, corresponding to 2025, place the number of job seekers in Ontinyent at 2,169 people, 8.21% less than the previous year and 35.35% below the peak recorded during the most difficult moments of the pandemic.
Natàlia Enguix reminded that, although direct competencies in employment matters correspond to other administrations, the council maintains an active commitment to generating opportunities through its own activities and the municipal Job Placement Agency, which offers job guidance, training, and information to job seekers, as well as personnel selection and mediation services to companies.
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