Special and rehabilitation pedagogues (SRP) have many employment opportunities. In education, they can be employed in various educational programmes, they can be employed in social or health activities, or they can choose an independent path in private special educational consultancies. Roles, tasks and working conditions differ for SRPs in different workplaces, which is why there are also differences in experiencing satisfaction in the workplace.
The purpose of the master's thesis was to determine the level of satisfaction of SRP employees in different workplaces and to compare the factors that influence their job satisfaction.
In the empirical work, we used the “Job Satisfaction Questionnaire”, which is intended for a wide population of employees in various jobs in various work organisations and measures general job satisfaction. As the main content sections, we included satisfaction with the work itself, with management, with colleagues, with the salary and with the possibilities for advancement.
159 special and rehabilitation pedagogues participated in the research. These were employed in the following positions: permanent SRP for the implementation of additional assistance at primary schools or kindergartens; mobile SRP; SRP in the special programme of upbringing and education (PP VI) for children with moderate, severe and severe intellectual disabilities; SRP in an adapted education programme with a lower educational standard; SRP employed in social activity; SRP employed in the health sector, and SRP as an independent entrepreneur offering self-paying consultations and treatments in private clinics.
We found that SRPs in all workplaces generally experience a high level of job satisfaction. The employees of PP VI and those who perform their work as independent entrepreneurs are the most satisfied with SRP work. The results of the research show that there are no statistically significant differences in satisfaction with SRP work according to the number of hours of weekly teaching obligation. Self-employed SRP entrepreneurs are the most satisfied with the manager, and SRPs who are employed in the school counselling service are the least satisfied. The interviewed SRP employees in PP VI expressed the highest level of satisfaction with their colleagues, while mobile SRP and SRP self-employed entrepreneurs expressed the lowest level. Self-employed SRPs are the most satisfied with their salary, and SRPs employed in educational institutions are the least satisfied. Independent SRP entrepreneurs expressed more satisfaction with advancement opportunities than other categories of SRP employees.
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