Training as a special education teacher
(m/f/d)
PARITÄTISCHE SCHULEN FÜR SOZIALE BERUFE gGmbH
Hausach
Start date:
1.9.2026
Job Profile
Graduation
Soft Skills
Grades
Areas of Interest
Important School Subjects
- German
- Psychology/Ethics
- Art
- Music
- Technology/Crafts
Training Content
- Theory and practice of special education
- Health/Care
- psychiatry
- Organization/Law/Administration
- Creative and artistic area: Music/Rhythm, Crafts/Design, Play
- Linguistic-communicative area: language development, conversation skills, basic stimulation/communication
- Health- and movement-oriented area: psychomotor skills, housekeeping
- Organizational and technological area
Estimated Salary
Benefits
- We have our own school psychologist
- Part-time apprenticeships
- Training programs with additional language support
- Project-oriented teaching in half-day blocks
- Promoting independent action
- Nationwide support for internship placements
- Multicultural education (ethics instead of religion)
- Promotion of personal, professional and social competence
- Sustainability focus
- External school examinations
Career Perspectives
- Special education teachers work in various areas such as in the homes of people with support needs, in inpatient and outpatient residential facilities, and day-structuring institutions.
- outpatient care and assistance, counselling work and leisure activities
- Implementing inclusion opens up additional fields of work.
- Perspectives: Intensify professional development, assume leadership responsibilities, participate in training
Expectations
- Secondary school leaving certificate or vocational school leaving certificate or equivalent school education and
- At least one year of suitable practical experience – supervised by a qualified educator or caregiver
- For block release courses: Training contract with an institution whose activities lie in the field of disability services.
- Health suitability for the profession
- No relevant prior convictions
Job Description
Helpers with a Heart - Special Education Teacher "Can you please help me?" Your friends roll their eyes at this question. But it warms your heart. Because you simply love helping people! This quality is not only commendable, but also a fantastic prerequisite for training as a special education teacher. In this job, you care for people with intellectual or physical disabilities. You support them, assist them in managing their daily lives, and help them engage in leisure activities tailored to their needs. As a special education teacher, you always keep the well-being of the person entrusted to your care in mind, remain patient even in challenging situations, and don't shy away from close physical tasks such as assisting with eating, showering, or dressing. In addition to working directly with people, administrative tasks also arise. For example, you organize outings or events or write individual support plans.
PARITÄTISCHE SCHULEN FÜR SOZIALE BERUFE gGmbH
Inselstraße 30 77756 Hausach
The vocational training programs offered include assistant and specialist positions in child and youth services, integration assistance, and healthcare – all meaningful, rewarding, and highly promising career paths. Various training options are available, differing in both duration and content. The schools are certified to accept applicants supported by the employment agency or job center.
There is a program for every educational qualification. Those with a lower secondary school leaving certificate can begin with an assistant training program. Training to become a recognized specialist generally requires a higher secondary school leaving certificate or an assistant qualification. For the work-study program at cooperating universities in nursing and occupational therapy, a university entrance qualification is required.
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