Saudi to hire 1,000 nurses – POEA
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is looking to hire 1,000 nurses.
The POEA announcement, posted in May, said the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia has opened employment opportunities for female specialist nurses.
It said applicants should have a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, be a board passer or has a Professional Regulation Commission license, and must have a minimum of one-year related experience.
The basic salary offer will start at SR4,110 (156,892) with SR295 (P4,083) increment for every additional year of
experience.
Those who will be hired will also have a paid annual vacation with a free round-trip economy ticket as well as free food and accommodation.
The POEA reminded qualified applicants to register online at www.eregister.poea.gov.ph and personally submit the required documents to the POEA main office in Mandaluyong City.
Among the needed requirements are original copies of detailed resume' with a job description, school credentials, relevant to the position applied for (authenticated by Department of Foreign Affairs and/or Commission on Higher Education, or notarized, whichever is applicable).
Applicants are also asked to submit employment certificates relevant to the position applied for, valid passport (at least six months), two pieces of 2x2 recent picture, certificate of POEA online PEOS (log on to www.peos.poea.gov.ph), and printed copy of Worker’s Information Sheet / E-Registration (log on to https://eservices.poea.gov.ph).
Applicants are also required to present their original documents for authentication of the written information.
Deadline of submission of applications is on June 28, 2019.
Interview will start in July 2019. The POEA said that exact dates will be announced later.
The government was also urged yesterday to take advantage of the "explosion of demand" for Filipino household staff, especially nannies, in China’s first-tier cities.
“Demand is being driven by China’s rapid economic growth, which has lured some 600,000 expatriates to live and work there, as well as the growing number of upper middle class Chinese families who want their children to grow around English-speaking nannies, ”said ACTS-OFW Rep. Aniceto Bertiz III.