In addition to direct educational activities, pedagogical staff may provide support and guidance as educational counsellors, career advisors, school coordinators in education and training, school specialists in education and training and coordinators of the school support team.

An educational counsellor provides educational counselling through information, coordination, consultation, methodological and other related professional therapeutic-educational activities.

A career advisor carries out career counselling activities. 

A school coordinator in education and training coordinates selected topics and areas identified in the school's internal regulations according to the needs of the school.

A school specialist in education and training carries out activities in 

• education of children and pupils from socially disadvantaged backgrounds;
• library services and information services for the needs of education and training,
• updating education, self-development of pupils, pedagogical staff and professional staff
• the development of pupils' sporting skills and the acquisition of the basics of a particular sport in accordance with the school curriculum.

A coordinator of the school support team coordinates the activities of individual members of the school support team and their cooperation with other pedagogical staff, coordinates work with legal representatives and counselling and prevention centres' staff. The coordinator plans individual and group activities for children or pupils carried out by the school support team and evaluates their effectiveness.

Specialist positions require the completion of appropriate specialisation education. The school head decides on the establishment of specialised career positions in the school. Teachers in specialised career positions have reduced hours of direct education time when performing specialised activities in their career positions.

In addition to pedagogical staff, schools and school facilities have professional staff who provide support and guidance to pedagogical staff, children, pupils and legal guardians. These include a school psychologist, a school speech therapist, a special pedagogue, a social pedagogue and a therapeutic pedagogue.

The qualification for the performance of the activities of a professional staff member is a second-level higher education degree in the relevant field.

The school psychologist in the school and school facility performs psychological diagnostics and psychological counselling, cooperates in overcoming barriers in upbringing and education with children, pupils, parents, teachers and provides assistance to the psychologist.

The school speech therapist provides intervention and counselling to children and pupils with impaired communication skills, their legal representatives and teachers.

The special educator assists children and pupils with special educational needs or at-risk development, also focuses on the re-education of learning and behavioural disorders, and provides counselling to legal representatives and teachers.

The therapeutic educator provides therapeutic-educational assistance and counselling to children and pupils with impaired or at-risk psychological, emotional or social development and behavioural disorders, their legal representatives and teachers.

The social pedagogue carries out diagnostic, preventive and other necessary activities aimed at the prevention and elimination of risky behaviour of children and pupils and the prevention and elimination of socio-pathological phenomena, including activities to prevent the segregation of children and pupils. The social pedagogue provides advice and consultation to legal representatives and pedagogical staff.

School psychologists and special pedagogues may also carry out specialised activities as educational and career advisors. 

Professional staff carry out their activities directly in schools or in counselling and prevention centres and social assistance facilities.