Disability care

Description

The specific methods and practices used in providing care to people with physical, intellectual and learning disabilities.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 11 occupations
  • Optional in 15 occupations
  • Total: 26 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)

Essential for

  • Special educational needs teacher secondary school
    Special educational needs teachers at secondary schools provide specially designed instruction to students with a variety of disabilities on a secondary school level and ensure the…
  • Home care aide
    Home care aides provide personal assistance and promote autonomy, on a daily basis to individuals who are unable to take care of themselves due to illness, ageing or disability.…
  • Special educational needs assistant
    Special educational needs assistants assist special education teachers in their classroom duties. They tend to the physical needs of students with a variety of disabilities and hel…
  • Nurse assistant
    Healthcare assistants work in teams of nurses within the occupational fields of nursing, social care, clinical care and care of people of all age-groups. Healthcare assistants assi…
  • Nurse responsible for general care
    A nurse responsible for general care is a health care professional qualified to practise nursing both individually and in cooperation with others. Nurses responsible for general ca…
  • Special educational needs teacher
    A Special Educational Needs Teacher is an educator who specializes in supporting students with a wide range of learning, physical, and emotional disabilities. SEN Teachers provide …
  • Disability support worker
    Disability support workers provide personal assistance and support to individuals of all ages with disability conditions, either intellectual or physical disabilities. They work wi…
  • Early years special educational needs teacher
    Early years special educational needs teachers provide specially designed instruction to students with a variety of disabilities on a kindergarten level and ensure they reach their…
  • Rehabilitation support worker
    Rehabilitation support workers provide counselling to individuals dealing with birth defects or with major consequences caused by diseases, accidents, and burnouts. They help them …
  • Special educational needs teacher primary school
    Special educational needs teachers at primary schools provide specially-designed instruction to students with a variety of disabilities on a primary school level and ensure they re…
  • Community development social worker
    Community development social workers support individuals, families, and groups in socially or financially deprived areas. They provide leadership and bring local people together to…

Optional for

  • Legal guardian
    Legal guardians legally assist and support minor children, mentally disabled persons or incapacitated older adults in their personal life. They can manage their property, help with…
  • Nanny
    Nannies provide qualified care services to children on the premises of the employer. They organise play activities and entertain children with games and other cultural and educativ…
  • Child care worker
    Child care workers provide care for children when the parents or family members are unavailable. They look after the children's basic needs and help or supervise them during play.……
  • Gerontology social worker
    Gerontology social workers provide assistance to elderly individuals and their families helping them to cope with their biopsychosocial needs. They help connecting the elderly with…
  • Behavioural scientist
    Behavioural scientists research, observe and describe human behaviour in society. They draw conclusions on the motives that stir actions in humans, observe the various circumstance…
  • Social worker
    Social workers are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with individ…
  • Sign language teacher
    Sign language school teachers educate non-age-specific students in sign language. They teach sign language to both students with or without special educational needs such as deafne…
  • Emergency ambulance driver
    Emergency ambulance drivers use emergency vehicles to respond to medical emergencies and support the work of paramedics, move patients safely, take note of changes in the patient's…
  • Auxiliary nursing and midwifery vocational teacher
    Auxiliary nursing and midwifery vocational teachers instruct students in their specialised field of study, auxiliary nursing and midwifery, which is predominantly practical in na…
  • Social care worker
    Social care workers provide support and help people with care services. They help people to live full and valued lives in the community. They assist babies, young children, adolesc…
  • Social services manager
    Social services managers have the responsibility for strategic and operational leadership and management of staff teams and resources within and or across social services. They are…
  • Babysitter
    Babysitters provide short-term care services to children on the premises of the employer, depending on the employer's needs. They organise play activities and entertain children wi…
  • Elderly home manager
    Elderly home managers oversee, plan, organise and evaluate the provision of elderly care services for people who are in need of these services due to the effects of ageing.…
  • Au pair
    Au pairs live and work for a host family in another country and are usually in charge of taking care of the family's children. They are young individuals, seeking…
  • 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 person…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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