Special education specialist

Special education includes all actions intended to meet the needs of intellectual giftedness or mental, physical or sensory disabilities in either ordinary or specialise schools. Within this special education, these professionals design innovative learning programmes and projects to help students obtain academic success and plan the actions and resources needed to carry them out. Interact with the students in need of this special support and their families and support and participate in learning support programmes and special education research.

• Interact with the assigned child or their family or legal guardians and with the other professionals in the intervention or education team.
• Identify the psychological characteristics of the child and requests for information/training presented by the families or legal guardians, and communicate and interact effectively, empathetically, kindly and respectfully with the child to perform the educational and care interventions contained in teaching or planning unit activities.
• Plan and evaluate education and special care processes for children who require them, i.e., establish the intervention programme and get information from the child and their environment in order to draw up the intervention programme and prepare, lead and assess activities geared towards cooperation with families.
• Support activities designed to develop the child's independence and attend to basic needs including overseeing activity facilities and materials according to law.
• Act in conflict situations in the development of independence and attend to the child's basic needs, following any guidance received from competent professionals.
• Draw up, develop and assess teaching materials and activity areas for formal and informal education plans according to the established programme.
• Design activities geared towards cooperation with families or legal guardians, meeting basic needs, creating habits and developing the capacity for independence and the cognitive, motor and socio-affective skills of children with special education needs.
• Perform special education activities based on the established programme and attend to children individually and in groups to develop their abilities.

Regulated training and graduates

• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Serveis Socioculturals i a la comunitat: Promoció i intervenció socioeducativa amb persones amb discapacitat (Nivell 3)
• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Activitats Físiques i Esportives: Animació físic-esportiva i recreativa per a persones amb discapacitat (Nivell 3)
• Professional Training Course(s) in the field of Socio-cultural and Community Services - Advanced Level: Early Childhood Education
• Professional Training Course(s) in the field of Socio-cultural and Community Services - Advanced Level: Social Integration
• Grau: Educació infantil
• Grau: Educació primària
• Grau: Pedagogia
• Grau: Educació social
• Grau: Treball social
• Grau: Psicologia
• Grau: Teràpia ocupacional

Complementary training

Diversity and inclusive education teachers tend to specialise in one of the three areas in which they work (education, social work or non-formal education). This specialisation requires a period of adaptation to the job or additional training such as specialist postgraduate qualifications in special needs education.

Other specific skills

This is a profile that requires the ability to work in teams, self-sufficiency and an enormous capacity for interpersonal relationships and assertiveness.

Analytical thought: Level 2

Empathy: Level 3

Communication: Level 2

Flexibility and change management: Level 2

Team work and cooperation: Level 1

Training

People who work in the field of training are interested in transmitting knowledge, responsibilities and values through learning techniques and educational processes, with a view to helping others develop their skills and abilities. Activities that are specific to this field include prior assessment of the student's characteristics and needs, design of the teaching materials, as well as monitoring and support during the learning process.

Social community worker

Individuals related to the social/community field have an interest in working to improve people's social well-being and quality of life, as well as enhance their integration into their social, family and/or work environment. The professional activities that are common in this field include providing special support and aid to people at risk of social exclusion, designing programmes and implementing resources for the social and cultural stimulation of an area, and acting as mediators for conflict resolution in family, social or interpersonal environments. These activities involve constant interaction with people in order to improve their psychological and social well-being.

Educator in technology for the blind.

Mediator

Job placement specialist

Professional counsellor

Vocational programmes trainer

• Work hours

  Divided morning and afternoon timetable or compressed morning timetable involving working 40 hours per week.

• Salary

  Remuneration is calculated according to length of service in the school or organisation. However, remuneration is between €25,000 and €35,000 gross per annum.

• Professional category

  Specialist staff