Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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early years teaching assistant
ESCO occupation · 20 essential, 15 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
assist in children's development of basic personal skills
provide teacher support
implement care programmes for children
perform playground surveillance
kindergarten school procedures
manage children's problems
assess the development of youth
observe student's progress
guarantee students' safety
attend to children's basic physical needs
children's physical development
assist students in their learning
give constructive feedback
provide lesson materials
assist students with equipment
support the positiveness of youths
workplace sanitation
maintain students' discipline
encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
support children's wellbeing
Optional & specialised skills
curriculum objectives
organise creative performance
first aid
teamwork principles
provide after school care
learning difficulties
promote the safeguarding of young people
common children's diseases
facilitate teamwork between students
escort students on a field trip
liaise with educational support staff
teach kindergarten class content
maintain relations with children's parents
prepare lesson content
perform classroom management
Other matches: early years special educational needs teacher · university teaching assistant · Montessori school teacher · early years teacher · secondary school teaching assistant
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.