§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

social pedagogue

Social pedagogues provide care, support, and education to children and young persons with different backgrounds or capabilities.

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Description

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.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

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

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

special needs education disability care social mediation theatre pedagogy community education disability types

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

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

OPTIONALOptional competences

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

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)