They’re old pros

City taps retirees to help gov’t, NYers

The Big Apple’s senior citizens aren’t over the hill — they’re being put back to work at 17 different government agencies.

The Department for the Aging has put out a bid to hire a firm to recruit 175 retired New Yorkers to participate in its Civic Engagement Program that matches retirees with participating agencies to work on six- to ninemonth projects that require a degree of profes- sional skill and expertise.

Retirees in the program are paid $11 an hour for up to 15 hours per week.

“This program provides retirees with an opportunity to give back to their city by using the skills and knowledge they have gained throughout their professional careers,” said Caryn Resnick, deputy commissioner of the Department for the Aging.

With more in the Baby Boom generation retiring, the Big Apple’s elderly population will swell by nearly 400,000 by 2030, to 1.93 million, according to census estimates and government projections.

And senior citizens are living long, healthier lives.

The recruiting firm ReServe Inc. is under contract to provide qualified retirees, which it calls “reservists,” to aid the city.

“We don’t have any problem finding reservists, particularly in New York City,” said ReServe’s national marketing director Dawn Mastoridis.

The retirees include for- mer CEOs, high-level school administrators and HR executives.

The retirees have performed duties that include data analysis/cost analysis at the Department of Education and medical records analysis at the Law Department.

In the Health Department, the retirees head exercise programs such as tai chi to treat arthritis and programs to help people manage diabetes and hypertension. ccampanile@nypost.com