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Overview
Special educational needs assistants support students with disabilities or learning difficulties during classroom activities, daily routines, movement, meals and challenging assignments.
In job descriptions, look for individual support, physical assistance, special needs education, learning plans, classroom behaviour, safety, equipment, parent contact and cooperation with special education teachers.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Special educational needs assistants work around the individual school day of students who need adapted support. Tasks can include classroom help, physical assistance, movement between rooms, meals, equipment and support with difficult assignments.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include patience, safe handling, clear routines, observation of progress, adapted communication and close cooperation with special education teachers and parents. The work is practical and relational at the same time.
Salary context
Salary context depends on the level of personal care, one-to-one support, mobility assistance, behaviour support, school setting, hours and responsibility for specialist equipment. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior support roles, special education coordination, classroom support specialisation, care work with children, learning-support roles or further training toward education work.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies describe one-to-one support, disability types, mobility, meals, toileting, communication aids, classroom behaviour or care plans. Those details show the daily support level.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 4
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
25-9042.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETTeaching Assistants, Special Education
25-9043.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETSpecial Education Teachers, Preschool
25-2051.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSpecial Education Teachers, Secondary School
25-2058.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Teachers’ aides (5312)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1f137f0b-7097-4583-9d1b-b69e57369319 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5312.4 |
| ISCO group | 5312 |
| Concept type | Occupation |