Occupation Atlasspecial educational needs coordinator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9a26d76b-b9e3-46ae-ab4b-057a1262138b
special educational needs coordinator
Special educational needs coordinators oversee programmes and activities that provide educational support to children with a variety of disabilities. They ensure they are up to date with the latest developments in the special needs research field with the objective of facilitating the special education processes needed to maximise the growth and learning potential of students with special learning needs, and advise the special education principal of these developments and new programme proposals.
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Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
SICSocial · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social7.00
- I Investigative3.80
- C Conventional3.67
- A Artistic3.65
- R Realistic2.55
- E Enterprising1.73
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten (25-2055.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (21)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- assist in the organisation of school events
- cooperate with education professionals
- curriculum objectives
- curriculum standards
- disability care
- disability types
- evaluate education programmes
- follow research on special needs education
- guarantee students' safety
- identify education needs
- instructional strategies
- learning difficulties
- learning needs analysis
- manage government-funded programmes
- monitor educational developments
- organise projects to fill education needs
- present reports
- project management
- promote education programmes
- provide education management support
- special needs education
Optional (22)
- advise on lesson plans
- advise on teaching methods
- apply for government funding
- assessment processes
- behavioural disorders
- communication disorders
- coordinate educational programmes
- create a financial report
- develop organisational policies
- development delays
- education administration
- education law
- escort students on a field trip
- funding methods
- government policy
- manage budgets
- manage resources for educational purposes
- manage student admissions
- provide feedback to teachers
- provide specialised instruction for special needs students
- screen reader
- work with virtual learning environments
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
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