social pedagogue

Social pedagogues provide care, support, and education to children and young persons with different backgrounds or capabilities. They develop educational processes for young persons to be in charge of their own experiences, using a multi-disciplinary approach set to the learning experience. Social pedagogues contribute to the individuals' learning, welfare, and societal inclusion, and put an emphasis on building self-reliance.

Scope note

Social pedagogues include in their practice the contributions of family members and other relevant professionals to the task of educating children and young people.

Alternative Labels

socio-cultural animator

community social pedagogue

community educator

social pedagogue

social outreach worker

qualified social pedagogue

social pedagogy team worker

cultural animator

social pedagogy practitioner

social educator

social work pedagogue

practitioner in social pedagogy

social pedagogy project worker

social pedagogue cultural animation

community education practitioner

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

conduct educational activities apply quality standards in social services relate empathetically empower individuals, families and groups apply holistic approach within social services promote the safeguarding of young people maintain records of work with service users use pedagogic strategies for creativity report on social development apply socially just working principles assess social service users' situation assess the development of youth prepare youths for adulthood communicate with social service users listen actively manage stress in organisation support social service users to live at home follow health and safety precautions in social care practices cooperate at inter-professional level support children's wellbeing deliver social services in diverse cultural communities support traumatised children undertake continuous professional development in social work apply person-centred care promote social change accept own accountability demonstrate leadership in social service cases communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields support the positiveness of youths communicate with youth manage social crisis

Essential Knowledge

psychology legal requirements in the social sector social pedagogy supervision of persons adolescent psychological development social sciences health education psychological theories social justice pedagogy counselling methods

Optional Skills and Competences

plan youth activities communicate by use of interpretation services communicate about youth's well-being work for public inclusion use learning strategies support sport activities in education apply foreign languages in social services assist children with special needs in education settings

Optional Knowledge

social mediation theatre pedagogy community education special needs education disability care disability types children's physical development

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/fa4a3b52-990c-44eb-a912-490f5d689400

Status

released

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