A Study on the Use and Problems of the Community Support Staff System

A Case Study of Sasayama City and Tamba City, Hyogo Pref.

Abstract

The function of a settlement is being broken because of ageing and declining in population in recent years, so a reorganization of the autonomous organization is needed. Therefore, the community support staff system is made recently. Then, this paper studies the problems of a support staff system. In conclusion, it was clarified that there are problems of disagreement between supporter's and inhabitant's awareness, and a supporter's role is not clear. It is further suggested that it will be necessary to give publicity of a supporter's importance and role to inhabitants.