Administration and Secretariat office

According to law 4763/2020, an administration - secretariat office operates to support every Higher Vocational Training School (SAEK).
The administration and secretariat office is responsible for performing general clerical tasks and providing secretariat and administrative support services and overall assistance to the Head.
The staff consists of:

1. Transferred employees, teachers or administrators, category PE, TE Administrative or DE of the Ministry of Education or its supervised bodies or any other public service. The transfer of the above is carried out in accordance with the current provisions on the Single Mobility System.
2. Teachers of primary or secondary education, who are seconded, at their request, to carry out administrative work.

Advisory bodies of second chance schools (SDE)

According to l. 4713/2020 in the interests of the smooth operation of SDE, the following advisory bodies are established:

• The pedagogical advisor (member of the Monitoring and Support Committee of the Educational work of SDEs)
• The career advisor
• The psychologist advisor.

Formal qualifications – duties

The pedagogical advisor

Applicants: must be teachers holding a PhD or master’s degree in:

1. Adult education or
2. Continuous education or
3. Lifelong learning education or
4. Management of educational units or
5. Other specialisations.

Another prerequisite criterion for applicants so far as it relates to the award of bonus points is 4 year experience as a head or educational or scientific staff in second chance schools (SDEs).
 

The pedagogical advisor:

1. Monitors and supports the educational work of schools.
2. Submits proposals to the school head and the school teachers' board on the pedagogical and educational support of teachers.

The career advisor

Applicants must be a Higher Education graduate  of the fields :

1. Faculty of Psychology
2. Faculty of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology with a specialty in psychology or pedagogy
3. School of Education
4. Departments of Philosophy and Social Studies
5. Sociology
6. Social Anthropology
7. Social Administration with a major in social work
8. Department of Educational and Social Policy with a specialisation in continuous education.

The applicants must be graduates of a Greek HEI or a foreign HEI recognised by the Greek State as equivalent.  In the case of foreign degrees, official recognition is required by DIKATSA or DOATAP (Hellenic Naric).
 

The career advisor:

1. Provides individual and group counselling aiming at facilitating and supporting learners in view of entering or re-entering the labour market.
2. Searches for information sources and provides informative material able to meet the needs/requests of learners with regard to their professional capabilities.
3. Communicates with other bodies/services specialised in issues related to the labour market, educational bodies, training providers and refers learners to the appropriate services.
4. Creates records of learners and organizes a system for monitoring their development.

The psychologist advisor

Applicants must hold a Higher Education degree from HE degree of the:

1. Faculty of Psychology or
2. Faculty of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology with a major in psychology.

The degree must be from a Greek University or a recognised university degree awarded by a foreign HEI.  DIKATSA or DOATAP (Hellenic Naric) verifies the equivalence and correspondence of the qualification.
Applicants must be authorised to practice psyschology, as well.

The psychologist advisor:

1. Provides individual and group counselling in order to facilitate and support learners who find it difficult to function in the specific educational context.
2. Intervenes supportively to persons or groups who find it difficult to function in the specific educational context.
3. Co-operates, informs and supports educators so as to address the problems that arise.