235201 - Special educator

Works with children with intellectual disabilities and children with specific cognitive, emotional and behavioral disorders. Teaches children with physical or mental disabilities, provides special assistance to children with special needs.

Main activities

* teach children with physical or mental disabilities and provides special assistance to children with special needs;
* create educational procedures for young people to be responsible for their own experiences;
* contribute to the learning, well-being, and social inclusion of individuals and focus on increasing independence;
* provide support to children who have experienced trauma by identifying their needs and working to promote their rights, inclusion, and well-being;
* help social service recipients create their own personal resources and work with them to access additional resources, services, and tools.

Characteristic competences

* provide assistance to children who have experienced trauma;
* provide information on social development;
* create conditions for social service recipients to live in their own homes;
* apply quality standards when providing social services;
* provide person-centered care.