Ceuta announces open competitive examination for five Educational Assistant positions

The Autonomous City of Ceuta has called for selective tests to fill five Educational Assistant positions through the open competitive examination system. The Minister of Presidency and Governance, Alberto Ramón Gaitán Rodríguez, signed Decree 681 on September 28, 2026, and the rules are published in the Official Gazette of the City of Ceuta (BOCCE) No. 6,658, dated October 6, 2026, on page 3592. The call will also be published in the Official State Gazette (BOE), the announcement of which marks the start of the application period.

The positions are categorized under the Special Administration Scale, Special Services Subscale, Trades Personnel Class, Group C, Subgroup C1, and correspond to the 2025 Public Employment Offer, with vacancies in the City’s civil servant staff. The rules were reported to the trade union organizations at the General Negotiation Table for Public Employees held on December 2, 2025.

The process is governed by Royal Legislative Decree 5/2015 (Basic Statute of the Public Employee), Royal Decree 364/1995, Royal Decree 896/1991, and Royal Decree-Law 6/2023, applicable to Ceuta by its eleventh additional provision. On the same day, two other calls in the educational area were approved: one Educational Monitor position (Decree 682) and four Early Childhood Education Technician positions (Decree 683).

Requirements, fees, and application period

Applicants must meet the following requirements by the end of the deadline:

• Spanish nationality or nationality of a European Union member state.
• Be at least 16 years old and not exceed the maximum compulsory retirement age.
• Hold the title of Higher Technician in Social Integration.
• Not suffer from any physical or mental illness or limitation that prevents the performance of the duties.
• Not have been dismissed through disciplinary proceedings nor be disqualified from public service.
• Provide a negative certificate from the Central Registry of Sexual Offenders.

The submission period is 20 business days from the day following publication in the BOE. Applications shall be addressed to the President of the City of Ceuta and may be submitted at the registries of Ceuta Center, Morro, and El Príncipe, by appointment, or through the means specified in article 16.4 of Law 39/2015. The examination fees are 16.18 euros, payable to the BBVA account ES25-0182-7290-48-0201500260. Job seekers, victims of gender-based violence, and persons with a disability of 33% or more are exempt, and a 50% discount applies to large families.

Three eliminatory exercises and a syllabus of 40 topics

The competitive examination consists of three exercises, all of which are eliminatory:

• First exercise: written development of two randomly selected topics, one from each group of Annex I, in a maximum of three hours, with a public reading and a minimum of 5 points per topic.
• Second exercise: theoretical-practical case related to the functions of the position, in a maximum of three hours, with a minimum of 5 points.
• Third exercise: aptitude test of up to 100 questions (60 minutes; each correct answer is worth 1 point and each error subtracts 0.33) and a competence and potential test, graded as “pass” or “fail”.

The syllabus is listed in Annex I and consists of two groups of 20 topics each: Group I covers the Constitution, the Statute of Autonomy, local public service, administrative procedure, and regulations regarding minors; Group II focuses on the center’s educational project, residential care, child and adolescent development, abuse, and juvenile delinquency.

The Examining Board will be composed of seven members assisted by a secretary, with an equal number of substitutes. The order of appearance for the candidates will begin with surnames starting with the letter “B”, in accordance with the Resolution of the State Secretariat for Public Function of June 29, 2026.

Appointment and employment pool

Once the tests are completed, the Board will publish the final list in order of score on the Notice Board of the City of Ceuta, and cannot declare more candidates as having passed the process than there are positions announced. Those who pass will have 20 business days to submit the documentation to the General Directorate of Human Resources (Palacio Autonómico, Plaza de África, s/n, 51001 Ceuta).

The appointment as career civil servants will be carried out by a resolution published in the BOCCE, with the assumption of office within a period of 15 calendar days. Additionally, a temporary employment pool will be established with those who pass at least the first exercise, governed by the general bases published in BOCCE No. 6527, of July 4, 2025.

The call opens a stable route of access to public employment in the socio-educational field of Ceuta, a sector with high demand for personnel in protection and reform centers. Interested parties should note that the period only begins to count after the publication of the announcement in the BOE, so it is advisable to already prepare the required qualification and the proof of payment of fees.

Source: Official Gazette of the City of Ceuta (BOCCE), No. 6,658, of October 6, 2026, Authorities and Personnel, page 3592 (official reference: Decree 681).